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The Lowlander is a tribute and thorough reinterpretation of one of the world's most famous rockbasses. Some of the goals for this bass were that it should not suffer the hated neckdive and that it shouldn't feel 'extended'. Or more positively stated: it should maintain a comfortable position in every situation. It should encapture the classic sound you'd expect, but also have some added versatility. And it should be strong enough to minimise the risk of a broken headstock.

Features

• Spanish cedar neck and body
• 9 ply neckthrough
• original 34-3/8” scale
• reinforced headstock area
• reinforced neck
• custom logo
• Lollar T-bird pickups
• clever strapbutton positions
• Hipshot lightweight tuners
• custom bridge
• tapered bodywings
• available with many custom options

De Gier basses are handcrafted in the Netherlands by Sander de Gier, direct sales only. The price of a Lowlander starts at 2895 euro. We give an introduction discount of 500 euro on every...

Battle Creek, MI, 10th October 2017 – GHS is delighted to launch their new Balanced Nickels strings for bass guitars, a combination of traditional string materials and modern string design.

Traditionally, bass strings are made by wrapping one cover wire around the core to create the G, two covers for the D and A, and three covers for the E string. GHS’ Balanced Nickels bass strings change all this: in these new sets, they manufacture the G and the E strings by wrapping two covers around the core, bringing a fresh symmetry to the sets. The result is an equilibrium between tonality, tension, flexibility and playability.

Balanced Nickels are available in light and medium gauges for 4 and 5 string basses. Short Scale Balanced Nickels are also available.

GHS’ Balanced Nickel bass strings offer balanced construction, tonality, tension, flexibility and playability – that’s what they mean when they say, ‘play with the best, play GHS!’

To find more about GHS, the new Balanced Nickel...

Cabinets are probably the most underrated link on a musician's signal chain: we players obsess relentlessly about instruments, pedals and amplifiers, not realizing that without speakers all of these elements merely generate or process electric signals.

But music is heard and felt, not measured. It is made of sound, and speakers are what transform electric signals into sound.

The Darkglass sound is distinctive and unique. It is the foundation our reputation is built upon. We could not continue disrupting the bass guitar market without addressing the most essential part of the signal chain: speaker cabinets.

Loaded with 10" custom made Eminence drivers and a proprietary crossover circuit designed to enhance distortion excited-harmonics in a unique, pleasant way, our 210 and 410 cabinets are our answer to a market in dire need of a new player to shake things up.

DG410C

• Type: 4x10 Bass Cabinet
• Impedance: 4 Ohms
• Power Handling...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (Sept. 18, 2017) - Balancing timeless design and modernized features, Cort introduces the GB75JH model of electric bass guitar. This new addition to the GB7 series meets 21st century demand by combining a proven body and bridge design with enhanced electronics, machine heads and more. Players will make a statement with a bass tone that lives up to this model’s bold esthetic.

The tone, feel and look of the GB75JH centers around its Swamp Ash body. As one of the most popular and widely used woods for solid-body electric basses, Swamp Ash is lightweight but offers a surprisingly tight and punchy sound with a strong high-midrange. Discriminating bassists will appreciate how the GB75JH’s strong, fundamental tone cuts through a mix. They’ll also be drawn to the natural beauty of Swamp Ash, with its distinctive grain patterns that are visible through the transparent finish and clear pickguard.

Beauty meets power with the GB75JH’s Canadian hard maple neck, which...

Montclair, NJ (Sept 15, 2017) - This second edition of the popular The Rickenbacker Electric Bass: 50 Years as Rock's Bottom features 16 bonus pages with up-to-date information on Rickenbacker's latest electric bass models, more photo coverage of artists playing Ricks, and some eye-popping custom-built iterations of the classic Rickenbacker electric bass.

With the introduction of the two-pickup 4001 model in 1961, the Rickenbacker bass became a phenomenon. The Beatles's use use of Rickenbacker instruments was pivotal: teen groups everywhere wanted to have the same instruments the Beatles used so they could achieve the "right" sound. With its ultra-modern design that made the classic Fender precision bass look downright old-fashioned, the Rick quickly became a darling of progressive bands that loved its look as much as its different sound.
The Rickenbacker Electric Bass: 50 Years as Rock's Bottom is the first book to trace the history of the iconic guitar,...