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John Garrison: Tour Diary (Part 2)

Posted by iBass | Aug 8, 2017 | Articles

John Garrison, Bassist with James Blunt, reports from week 2 of the band’s US tour with Ed Sheeran. Day 8 | Toronto ACC We’ve had a few days off here with the family in upstate New York. We even had a flying visit from Ed Sheeran who arrived on a seaplane that landed on the Hudson River! My 7 year-old son (and no.1 Ed fan) Viktor, bombarded him with questions about his songs: “What shape is your girlfriend and why do you love it so much?” I have to say, he was wonderful and incredibly patient. He even let Viktor win at table...

First Look | Warwick Thumb SC 5-String Fretless

Posted by iBass | Jul 24, 2017 | Articles, Gear

Thumb SC 5-string Fretless Buckeye Burl Top #3288 The story of the Warwick Thumb bass begins back in the early 1980s. Taking the basic shape of the Streamer as a starting point, the original Thumb featured a radically smoothed and rounded outline, neck-through-body construction and a diminutive body designed to give users more freedom to move about on stage. The Thumb was eventually released in 1985 and has since become a permanent fixture among both funk and rock players. Over the years Warwick has continually updated the design, adapting the shape and upgrading the electronics. A version with a bolt-on neck...

Cog Effects T-47 Octave

Posted by iBass | Jun 13, 2017 | Gear

Scott Devine checks out this fantastic two channel octave pedal… Design We looked at the Grand Tarkin fuzz from Cog Effects back in February, revealing the UK company’s keen ability to incorporate quality effects into roadworthy stompboxes. The latest addition to the range is the T-47 Octave, which is aimed towards bass players who already have knowledge and experience of using octave effects, but require greater scope for creating more than one octave sound. This is a two-channel octave pedal, with level controls for your clean signal and for one octave-down, plus a filter control for each channel that...

Vox Adio Air BS

Posted by iBass | Jun 6, 2017 | Gear

A New Bluetooth Amp From Vox We all need a small bass amp for those impromptu jam sessions, even if it’s just noodling along with the TV. The new Adio Air BS from Vox weighs in at just under 3kg (6.39 lb) and is equipped with Bluetooth technology, which means you can stream music from your computer or smartphone and add to the existing built-in amp models and effects. Elsewhere, you get a power amp boasting 50W of stereo output, a pair of 3-inch speakers, a built-in tuner, a USB audio interface, four preset EQ settings, Vox’s Bassilator circuit and...

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’...