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Nick Douglas | Regenerations

Posted by iBass | May 19, 2017 | Best New Music

Nick Douglas Regenerations “Inspiration for those looking for music of a pop/rock persuasion, but with brains to match the brawn.” Released: Febuary 2017 Featured Track: “Come Alive” Best known for his sideman work with Doro and Chris Caffery, this is the second solo release from bassist Nick Douglas. The album meshes together an amalgam of various strands of contemporary rock and melancholic indie riffing to good effect. What’s most refreshing is that while the basslines are certainly pumping, especially on the grinding groove of ‘Come Alive’, the layers of guitars, lashings of drums and Nick’s fine gravel ’n’ honey vocals,...

GHS Revamp Its Short-Scale Bass Strings

Posted by iBass | May 18, 2017 | Gear

GHS Strings has announced that their short-scale bass strings are now longer. The updated strings have been designed to work with bass guitars where a little extra length is required, such as those that use a tailpiece or a string-through-body. With the help of Big Country bassist and short-scale expert, Scott Whitley, GHS discovered the optimum winding length for short-scale bass strings to be 32.75-inches long. The result is the same string now in a winding length that’s more conducive to a wider range of short-scale basses....

Thomas Freckleton | Silent Planet

Posted by iBass | May 17, 2017 | Interviews

Snapshots of a bassist’s life by players who live it. Speaking to us on the eve of some packed US shows, Silent Planet’s bassist Thomas Freckleton told us that life in the band is turning out to be something of a blast – and that the bands new album is the best they’ve ever written… “It’s dark, it’s heavy and there are so many different progressive turns that all seemed risky until we starting adding vocals. My favorite thing about the record is that it’s a concept record. Garrett really nailed it lyrically and I think it’s a perfect...

Elrick Gold Series SLC

Posted by iBass | May 16, 2017 | Gear

Designed in conjunction with UK bassist Steve Lawson, the Gold Series SLC looks to define a new sound in the low-frequency universe. In keeping with Rob Elrick’s own progression as a builder, there’s a definite sense of growth evident throughout the Elrick bass range. The latest development and Rob’s most current model, is the Gold Series SLC Steve Lawson Signature model, designed specifically, in conjunction with Steve, for players who like to play chords and more progressive solo work. It’s essentially a revamp of a Rob’s Gold Series 6-string, incorporating a chambered semi-hollow body, medium scale length (33”), 17mm...

Roger Sadowsky

Posted by iBass | May 15, 2017 | Interviews

We talk wire, magnets and vintage tone with US bass guru Roger Sadowsky. Founded back in 1979, Roger Sadowsky and Sadowsky Guitars have established a fine tradition for building top-of-the-range hand-built custom basses considered by many, including the mainstay of the New York session scene, to be the best around. Testimony to these instruments’ quality and class is a list of top players who’ve commissioned a personalised model from Roger that includes Will Lee, Jason Newsted, Tal Wilkenfeld and Marcus Miller to name but a few. Having built a fine reputation as the ‘go-to guy’ when it came to...