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Melville, NY - Spector Musical Instruments announces the release of its latest two series - the NS Dimension and NS Ethos. Expanding on Spector’s influential design legacy, these instruments feature compelling features like multi-scale design, exotic wood tops, and premium electronics.

Spector’s NS Dimension Series combines iconic design with multi-scale construction, bringing a new level of playability and tonality to Spector’s dedicated legion of players. In addition to the multi-scale, neck-thru construction, the NS Dimension features a variety of premium tone woods and cutting-edge Fishman Fluence electronics.

The NS Ethos Series offers players a fresh take on this Spector’s now classic design with updated finishes and premium electronics from Aguilar. The NS Ethos and its neck-thru construction provides players with striking mid-range presence and the unrivaled playability that Spector is known for.

“The NS Dimension Series and NS Ethos Series represent the future of...

REVIVED WAL BASSES REFERENCE DATABASE AT
WAL.NEDCOM.NL

Ever since Ian Waller started building Wal basses in the early ‘70's,
the excellent quality and distinctively recognizable tonal character
of these instruments have inspired many bassists to want to own
and play a Wal bass. After Ian Waller's untimely death in 1988,
production has been continued for a long time by his partner
Pete Stevens, while today Paul Herman in Cobham, Surrey, UK continues the tradition.
A large number of famous instrumentalists have managed to
own one, such as Percy Jones, John Entwistle, Kim Karnes,
Jonas Helborg, Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee and others.

While production has always been manual labor and a Wal
is made to customer specification, availability has never been
abundant and nowadays a waiting period of two to three years
after ordering is not uncommon. As a result, there is a large
crowd of Wal enthusiasts (referred to among themselves as...

Phil Jones Bass (PJB) has announced the release of the PE-5, a pedal designed for bass guitar and upright bass which incorporates a sophisticated 5 band EQ and also offers superior function as a Pre-Amp, Direct Box, and signal booster.

The PE-5 is engineered with a unique switchable input impedance which allows the pedal to match exactly to either a magnetic or piezo pickup. It achieves the full band spectrum for either pickup source. In addition it is a signal booster which compensates for low output pickups and will also provide ample drive for any amplifier. The input level and gain controls are designed to precisely match the pickup output to an amplifier.The line output is strong enough to use directly into a power amplifier or a powered speaker.

The 5-band EQ is a high precision equalizer which means that each boost or cut level is identical to each adjacent band. Plus the Q factor of each band is identical. This makes it far easier for the player to accomplish the tone...

MERIDIAN, MS — There have been many small bass amplifiers on the market, yet none have sounded like their full-sized counterparts… until now. Trace Elliot® introduces Trace ELF Combos, taking the finest speaker components and delivering on big tone, all in an ultralight, ultraportable package that players can carry in one hand.

The ELF 1x8 Combo measures 12.0” x 10.2” x 13.3” and weighs only 17 pounds, while the slightly stockier ELF 1x10 Combo measures 13.3” x 12.0” x 14.0” and weighs just 18 pounds. Both units are purpose-built to amplify the player’s skill and the tone of their instrument, while being expandable and flexible to meet the needs of the setting. For instance, when it’s time for a big gig, take an ELF Combo and simply use the ultra-quiet Trace DI to easily send the optimized tone to the house. The Trace DI is ideal for recording applications as well.

The magic of the ELF Combo is in the built-in Trace Elliot ELF ultra-compact bass amplifier. Weighing just...

Following the highly successful limited Launch Edition and Tribute Series, the USA made Fullerton Deluxe fallout bass is now available in four great new color schemes. This USA short scale dynamo is available in Black and 3-Tone Sunburst with a Caribbean rosewood fingerboard or Tangerine Metallic and Shell Pink with a maple fingerboard. All other specs remain the same:

It’s a 30” scale bass, featuring a G&L Magnetic Field Design® humbucking pickup controlled by a volume control, tone control and 3-way switch offering 3 distinct tonalities, making this bass much more flexible and with greater tonal possibilities than other short scale basses.