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Aguilar Amplification is pleased to announce their first in-house clinic on Saturday, August 30, 2008 with endorsing artist, Jazz-great Avishai Cohen.
This free of charge event will be strictly “first come, first seated” as space is limited. Attendees will get a chance to get a tour of the Aguilar factory and try out Aguilar products such has the forthcoming Tone Hammer™ Preamp/DI pedal.
Cohen’s recently released trio album, Gently Disturbed, has won critical praise for his lyrical compositions and stellar upright bass playing. The Avishai Cohen Trio will be in New York City for a four-night stand at the legendary Blue Note from August 28-31st, 2008. For more information about Avishai Cohen, visit: www.avishaimusic.com or www.myspace.com/avishaicohenmusic
Godlyke is proud to announce the release of the long-awaited Chunk Systems Octavius Squeezer analog bass synthesizer. The Octavius Squeezer is the world’s first analog/digital hybrid bass synthesizer to be housed in a compact stompbox format. With an analog audio path that features a variety of synth, octave, fuzz, and filter effects and a digital preset system that allows constant reconfiguration of the audio signal path and storage of parameter settings as well as an on-board tuner and tap-tempo metronome, the Octavius Squeezer is one pedal that no bassist will want to be without!
Octavius Squeezer Features Include:
* Designed for bass guitar.
* Wide range of synth, octave, envelope filter, fuzz and other effects.
* True bypass - input is connected directly to output by a mechanical relay when switched off.
* True analog signal path with reconfigurable analog technology.
* Over 50 digital onboard presets with bank organization for easy selection.
* SD card socket allows you to save/load additional presets, upgrade firmware, etc.
* Analog two pole lowpass and bandpass filter circuit.
* Analog fuzz circuit.
* Digital pitch tracking with advanced harmonic rejection.
* Analog waveform synthesis.
* One octave down, one octave up and two octaves up synthesis.
* Runs from a single 9V battery or external power supply (not included).
* No-tools battery drawer.
* Sturdy steel case finished in an eye-catching red.
* Two user-assignable foot switches and two digital control knobs.
* Backlit 2 line, 16 character LCD and blinking tempo LED.
* Auxiliary output for click tracks and Agent 00Funk Mark II envelope input.
* On-board Tuner.
* Metronome and beat-locked effects with tap tempo mode.
* 3-year limited warranty.
* Lovingly manufactured in Australia.
The Octavius Squeezer List/Street Price is $599. For more information on the Octavius Squeezer and the complete line of Chunk Systems products, visit our website at www.godlyke.com or call us toll-free 1-866-246-3595 (973-777-7477 for international callers).
Chicago, IL August, 2008. Eden Electronics is pleased to introduce the new David Series Neo bass cabinets. Designed with the fine craftsmanship and quality that Eden is known for, this new series took over five years to develop. These Neos are superior to others in that they have a longer lifespan without extra weight. Some of the unique attributes of the cabinets include their light weight, durability, and increased cooling efficiency.
The David Series Neos are constructed with AA furniture grade plywood. The Dado and Rabbet construction gives the cabinets extra durability. As a result, they are able to withstand even the harshest touring conditions. The enclosures are all designed to reproduce the true sound of your bass with the proper character and clarity. The new cabinets are equipped with a Neo driver to flawlessly reproduce the sound of our standard driver. The porting is optimized for high level performance and the boxes are tuned to maximize sound quality and performance.
The series includes 3 models: D410XST, D210XST, and D112XLT which are tailored to fit the needs of all levels of performers. Because of our unique design, we are able to use our standard enclosures while maintaining the balanced and clear tone of our signature cabinets.
FiddleStar and the Murphy Method present the International Bluegrass Camp, held September 25-28th in beautiful Ridgetop, TN. Improve on your bluegrass instrument of choice (or more than one – learn ‘em all!) with some of the best in the business. Become a better singer, work on the craft of songwriting, and meet people from around the world. Clinicians include Lonesome River Band bassist Mike Anglin, among many others. Tuition of $500 includes meals and lodging. For more information, visit www.fiddlestar.com
TalkBass member "bassiscoolae", a double bassist currently completing her Masters Degree with Lawrence Hurst at Indiana University, has developed and is now selling a custom stool cover for double bassists. The "ButtCradle" is made with high quality, high density foam with a special attachment for optimal comfort of the front right edge, which otherwise can be chronically uncomfortable. The slanted design helps the player sit more naturally forward. Drawstring top allows for easy removal for use with different stools, or other colored covers.
Designed for a 13” stool top (most typical wooden stools), but also available for larger stools (pricing upon request). Black is standard, but custom colors and patterns are available upon request. Additional cost may apply.
The UK’s biggest public guitar show is back and boy do we have a line-up to get your fingers itching and jaw dropping.... we have none other than the guitar god himself Joe Satriani playing live at the London Guitar show. Combine that with performances from Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and the premier live performance of “C3” featuring undisputed guitar greats Richie Kotzen, Guthrie Govan and Greg Howe and you’ve got a guitar show you can’t miss.
The London Guitar Show is part of the UK’s Biggest Music exhibition, The London International Music show. It takes place at www.excel-london.co.uk/, now firmly established as one of the UK’s premier (and largest) exhibition venues. Located in the heart of London's Docklands, ExCeL is set within a stunning waterfront environment in the dynamic and thriving Docklands and just across the water from The O2 arena. There’s easy access to ExCeL via the Docklands Light Railway/ Jubilee Line and easy road access from the M25, M11, A406, A13 plus there’s plenty on site parking. For international visitors ExCel is situated next to http://www.londoncityairport.com/ and is five minutes taxi journey away.
Velvet Strings, the Swiss Double Bass strings maker is proud to present their newest string, Velvet Blue. The Blue is the first Velvet string that doesn’t have a silk core, instead having a synthetic core that took almost 2 years to develop. "We wanted to make a more affordable string that still sounds like a Velvet, following the philosophy of the other Velvet strings: great articulation, big volume and sustain and equal tension on all 4 strings. The Blue has it all, it’s a bit brighter than the silk cousins, but offers a fast response with a great articulation and nice volume. This is a string with a student price but with a professional sound."
"After 15 years of the company existence, we are proud to offer a Velvet String with a great sound at a mainstream price, entering into a market, where price calculation is an issue."
New York, NY—Aguilar Amplification is pleased to announce that their new, DB 285 JC cabinet is now shipping. The DB 285 JC was designed with legendary Hot Tuna/Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady who was looking for a portable cabinet that would reproduce the dynamics and articulation in his playing. Aguilar CEO Dave Boonshoft worked closely with Jack to get just the right blend of deep bass, accurate midrange, and smooth treble. The result of their collaboration is the "Little Jack"; a cabinet that is perfect for any bassist who wants big studio quality sound in a package that is easy to get around.
The powerful cabinet handles 300 watts RMS into 4 ohms and houses two 8" cast frame woofers and one 6.5" midrange driver for a full range of tones. With a wide frequency response and a sensitivity rating of 95 dB 1W 1m, the DB 285 JC is designed to pick up subtle nuances in your playing style.
The Aguilar DB 285 JC is available at Aguilar dealers worldwide and carries a US MSRP of $849.00.
The NS-2JA-R is a limited edition bass made in our Czech factory. This is areissue of our USA made NS-2JA from 1983 and features our world famous original Spector NS curved body design, since 1977, and our NS-2JA originaldeep inset neck pocket design.
Other features include a maple body, chrome hardware (Leo Quan bridge,Schaller tuners) and EMG active J pickups with EMG BT active tone controls.
Available in high gloss finishes: solid white, solid black, and natural gloss. Natural Gloss includes a figured maple top. No more than 83 of each finish will be produced. MSRP $2099.00, plus optional case or gigbag.
