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First Look | Mesa Boogie Subway D-800

Posted by iBass | Sep 21, 2017 | Articles, Gear

Mesa’s first lightweight, professionally powered class D bass amp Built in California, the D-800 weighs in at 2.5kg (5.5 lbs). The designers set out to produce a portable amp that everybody, from beginners upwards, can enjoy, and in that, it looks as though they have succeeded. In terms of features, there’s a single input for your bass, followed by toggle switches for mute, active/ passive and Mesa’s ‘deep’ function. The remaining controls cater for input gain, variable voicing, 4-band active EQ and master volume. There’s also a balanced XLR DI, line/mic and ground lift, headphone output and aux input,...

Markbass Distorsore & Riverbero

Posted by iBass | Sep 13, 2017 | Gear

Mark Beazley Road-test two stomp boxes from the Markbass stable of specialist bass equipment. Markbass continue to spearhead a new generation of amp technology, with the Italian bass specialist’s current range boasting a host of innovative designs. These chunky black and yellow effects pedals utilise ‘true bypass’ circuitry, so when the pedal is switched off, your signal is sent straight to the output jack without any processing. With the Riverbero you can download free software from the Markbass website to edit and save six available reverb patches. All you need to do is register and supply the serial number of...

Dmitry Lisenko | Minimilist

Posted by iBass | Sep 7, 2017 | Best New Music

Dmitry Lisenko Minimilist “An all-acoustic solo bass album.” Released: September 2017 Featured Track: Eye of Providence http://www.ibassmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dmitry-Lisenko-minimalist-06-Eye-of-providence-feat-Michael-Manring.mp3 www.dmitrylisenko.com What remains undeniably exciting about Dmitry Lisenko is that he refuses to acknowledge musical boundaries. Striking different parts of his acoustic bass to mimic a drum kit – for example, beating on the strings over the soundhole for a bass drum or flicking the top with his fingernail to ape a snare. Dmitry’s been delivering in the studio too, with this all-acoustic solo bass album, Minimilist. It’s perhaps best not to approach it with any preconceived expectations that the term ‘solo’ can often bring...

Ampeg SVX 2 for AmpliTube

Posted by iBass | Sep 6, 2017 | Gear, News

IK Multimedia and Ampeg release Ampeg SVX 2 for AmpliTube It seems that the clever people at Ampeg and IK Multimedia feel that they haven’t quite got the digital modelling concept covered yet, and have consequently developed the Ampeg SVX 2 for AmpliTube, which brings a collection of bass amps and cabinets from the Ampeg Heritage and Classic series to AmpliTube for Mac and PC. Thanks to IK’s industry-leading modelling technologies, the sounds of these amps and cabs have now been recreated in virtual form. You can even configure two rigs to run in stereo. Designed to work with...

Bass Buddha

Posted by iBass | Aug 31, 2017 | News

Brand-New Bass Store Launches in Denmark If you’re looking for a bass that offers something a little different to the modern standard, then we’d suggest you connect with ‘Da Bass Buddha’. We’re, of course, talking about bass dealer extraordinaire and founder of bassbuddha.com, Morten Ehlers. With a showroom in Denmark, Bass Buddha is an Aladdin’s cave of bass treasures. As well as more familiar brands such as Sandberg, Dingwall, Sadowsky, MXR and Aguilar, Bass Buddha also sells gear from a number of boutique luthiers and builders – Marleaux, Stenback and Vanderkley among them. “I’ve tried to pick a wide selection...