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Adding to the company’s line of innovative fretted instrument strings, S.I.T Strings has released multiple 6-string versions of their Foundations bass strings adding to the already popular Foundations bass line.

• State-of-the-art core material that delivers a string that is both flexible and bright.
• Available in both nickel and stainless-steel.
• 4 new items available.

- Custom Light Nickel .030-.120 (FN630120L)
- Medium Light Nickel .030-.125 (FN630125L)
- Custom Light Stainless .030-.120 (FS630120L)
- Medium Light Stainless: .030-.125 (FS630125L)

• Manufactured in Akron, Ohio

The new 6 string Foundations line carries the following price: suggested retail price is $50.99 with a street price of $30.

At the request of a customer this bass was derived from the Reiver Guitars Kompakt model. For those in the bass world I also build guitars under the Reiver Guitars name. I did not need much persuading to get started on the changes need to make the guitar shape work as a bass. This lead to the first of this new body shape.

The first bass is an Uber Series bass.

Specifications:
ART (Acrylic Resin Treated)Maple Burl Dual Dyed top with a Black Limba body.
5 piece Wenge/Maple neck and Indian Ebony finger board. 32” scale with Aluminium side/face dots and partial fretlines.

Electronics:
ACG DFM (Dual Filter Modular) 4K pre-amp with ACG MC6 Multi-Coil pickups.
East Low Battery Indicator.

Hardware:
ETS tuning and bridge unit with ACG Custom Headpiece. Dunlop Dual Design Straplocks.

Satin Lacquer finish and supplied with a Fusion Urban Gigbag.

Uber Series basses start from £2800.

More info: AC Guitars | The home of ACG

Bensalem, PA – The SR500E, SR505E, SR505EL, & SR506 feature an Okoume body which offers a warm and fat low end. The thin, sturdy and stable Jatoba/Walnut neck offers superior playability when combined with the extended neck joint, making the upper frets easily accessible.

These basses are equipped with Bartolini® BH2 pickups in a dual-coil style configuration with a lower resonant frequency, providing a balanced, warm response with a tighter bottom end and a fuller midrange. The Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ features a 3-way mid-frequency switch, allowing for precise tonal control (250 Hz, 450 Hz, and 700 Hz) and an EQ bypass switch for passive-only operation. When the EQ bypass is activated, the treble tone control knob becomes the global tone control for the passive circuit.

The B500 bridge (B505 & B506 on 5 and 6 string) has adjustable saddles for string spacing adjustments, answering every bassist’s individual string spacing demands, no matter the playing style. The...

New from Aguilar: the SL 115 bass cabinet. The SL 115 is the latest expansion of Aguilar’s SL line of cabinets; the first super lightweight bass cabinets with no compromise in tone.

The SL 115 offers incredible sonic flexibility whether used as a stand-alone cabinet or paired with another cabinet such as the SL 410x. Weighing only 34 lbs. (15.42 kg), the SL 115 is available in 4 or 8 ohm versions and can handle 400 watts RMS. With a frequency response of 35 Hz – 4 kHz, the SL 115 provides the deep lows, articulate midrange and smooth treble for which Aguilar is known. The SL 115 also features a custom-voiced woofer with Neodymium magnet and includes one Neutrik Speakon and two 1/4” inputs.

The SL 115 carries a US street price of $999 and is now shipping.

We are thrilled to announce the opening the GR Bass Amplification forum on TalkBass. Check out this amazing line of gear and get answers straight from the source. We sincerely thank GR for their sponsorship of TB.

The GR Bass line includes amplifiers, speaker cabinets, and combo amplifiers. GR Bass also offers customized graphics and colors on the amplifiers, speakers, and combos which are available by special order.

Now, for the first time ever, GR Bass Amplification products are available in the US thanks to Sonata Marketing helmed by John Files (you may remember John as the owner of the Bass Emporium retail shop in Austin TX). Mr. Files' Sonata marketing is the sole importer of the GR Bass line in the US.

Check out the GR Bass Amplification forum where John is standing by ready to answer any and all of your pre-sales questions!

GR Bass Amplification