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Paul McCartney | Pirates of the Caribbean

Posted by iBass | May 25, 2017 | News

Paul McCartney to Appear in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Following in the footsteps of Keith Richards who played Captain Teague, the father of Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow, in a number of Pirates of the Caribbean films, Paul McCartney is set to join the Disney franchise in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. A cast list reportedly revealed that the Beatle would portray a jail guard in ‘an extra big set-piece scene,’ which was filmed after production had initially ended in order to add his cameo. McCartney debuted...

Arc Effects Big Green

Posted by iBass | May 24, 2017 | Gear

This roadworthy stomper from Arc Effects delivers some classic Big muff tones. Design Bassists now more than ever seem to have a particular affinity with fuzz. From valve grind to rich saturated distortion, you are never far away from the thunder of low-end grit. For many, the stompbox daddy of all fuzz is the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, and here we are focusing on this new take on the classic ’S’ Tall Font Green Russian Distortion. As the name suggests, this pedal is similar in footprint to the original Big Muff fuzzes of the ‘70s and seems to possess the...

Sigma BMC 15-E

Posted by iBass | May 23, 2017 | Gear

From construction to sound quality, this acoustic has it all. A well-built bass, at a great price. Design The Sigma BMC-15E has a solid mahogany top, with mahogany back and sides and a mahogany neck that’s topped with an Indian rosewood fingerboard. The body is neatly put together both inside and out, giving an immediate sense of solid build, and thanks to its on-board Fishman electronics it comes well equipped for the modern stage. The control panel has rotary controls for master volume, bass and treble, as well as a phase switch, which has been designed to ‘notch out’...

Janek Gwizdala

Posted by iBass | May 22, 2017 | Interviews

Magician, author and bassist Janek Gwizdala is taking on music as a language. If you were putting together a shortlist of the world’s top players in terms of ability and all-round technical prowess, Janek Gwizdala would likely be one of the first names on the list. Driven by an unshakeable dedication to music, Janek easily qualifies as one of the most important bass voices of his generation. A flair for melodic improvisation and vocal-like attention to phrasing has marked him as an innovator of the highest order....

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,...