Category: Bass Guitars

Epiphone Goth Thunderbird IV Electric Bass

One of Epiphone’s best-selling basses just got even better! The Epiphone Goth Thunderbird IV Bass guitar has great looks, action and tone. Start with the classic look and feel of the legendary Thunderbird Bass, add 2 ceramic TB Plus bass pickups and gothic appointments and you’ve got a bass that is made to rock. Classic Thunderbird lines are executed with a mahogany body and 34″-scale hard maple neck with a rosewood fretboard and Gothic inlay at the 12th fret. The pickguard is dressed up with a Celtic cross while the black-on-black hardware and satin black finish give it a decidedly dark demeanor. 2 Thunderbird Plus pickups provide appropriate growl.

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Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass 24 V 5-String Bass Guitar Review

Five-star 5-string!

The gorgeous Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass 24 V (5-String) Guitar is an upgraded 5-string version of the popular new Fender Jazz Bass 24. It still has the handsomely figured quilted maple top, 24-fret maple neck with abalone dots, high-mass bridge and Basslines pickups and Hipshot licensed tuning machines; the difference is that this model also has a switchable onboard passive/active circuit for added versatility. A real stunner.

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Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass 24 Guitar Review

Sounds and feels as gorgeous as it looks!

Fender is very proud indeed to introduce its first 24-fret instrument, and a beautiful one at that – the new Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass 24 Guitar.
The sleek body features a striking quilt maple top. The 24-fret maple neck with rosewood fingerboard puts two full octaves at the disposal of adventurous bassists, and the twin Seymour Duncan Basslines pickups deliver everything from whisper to rumble to roar. Fender Jazz Bass 24 Guitar features other special including Hipshot – licensed tuning machines, active electronics with “slap” mid-scoop switch and a high-mass top loading bridge.

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Fender American Precision Bass Guitar Review

The American Series Precision Bass guitar that everyone knows and loves is better than ever! The new S-1 switching system makes this an extremely versatile bass that gives players an array of cool new sounds, and it comes in some fantastic new colors and finishes!
The American Series Precision Bass guitar features a solid alder or ash body (depending on color) and graphite-reinforced, modern C-shaped maple neck with satin polyurethane finish (available with maple or rosewood fingerboard). With the S-1 system, you can switch the split single-coil pickup from series to parallel, giving the bass a brighter, snappier tone similar to that of a Jazz Bass guitar.

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Fender American Deluxe Precision Bass Guitar Review

The American Deluxe Precision Bass Guitar offers tons of tonal variations. The three-band active EQ, combined with a vintage Precision Bass pickup and special-design humbucking pickup, make this a bass that can cut any gig. It also has new, deluxe lightweight tuners with a lower gear ratio for precise tuning and smooth feel. Available with a maple or rosewood fingerboard.

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Fender American Precision Left Handed Bass Guitar Review

The American Precision Bass guitar that everyone knows and loves is better than ever! The new S-1 switching system makes this an extremely versatile left-handed bass that gives players an array of cool new sounds, and it comes in some fantastic new colors and finishes!
The Fender American Precision Left Handed Bass Guitar features a solid alder or ash body (depending on color) and graphite-reinforced, modern C-shaped maple neck with satin polyurethane finish and rosewood fingerboard. With the S-1 system, you can switch the split single-coil pickup from series to parallel, giving the bass a brighter, snappier tone similar to that of a Jazz Bass guitar.

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Fender Artist Signature Victor Bailey 5-String Acoustic Electric Bass

an unique instrument!

Victor Bailey – man, what a resume. First-call session guy. Solo artist. Consummate sideman. And acoustic bassist extraordinaire. Veteran of more than 1,000 recordings by artists including Weather Report, Michael Brecker, LL Cool J and Mary J. Blige.
And when Fender started working on Victor Bailey Signature five-string Acoustic Bass, the man himself graciously spent a great deal of time and effort on it with us. The result is an unique instrument! The Victor Bailey Signature five-string Acoustic Bass features a beautifully arched back, figured dao back and sides, a laminated spruce top with a gorgeous dao veneer, an abalone rosette, tortoise-shell binding, a 34″ – scale neck modeled on Bailey’s signature Fender Jazz Bass Guitar, satin gold Hipshot licensed lightweight tuners, Fishman electronics and a deluxe gig bag. A truly stunning instrument.

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Epiphone Introduces New Models For 2007 At Winter NAMM Show

The 2007 NAMM Show took place January 18-21, 2007 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. As always, Epiphone was on hand to show all the latest Epiphone product and host the most popular VIP party of the week. If you were not able to be there, we have you covered! Check them out!

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Gibson SG Supreme Bass Guitar Review

a real stunner!

The Gibson SG Supreme Bass sports the AAA flame maple top that for decades has distinguishes the most valuable and desirable Gibson Les Paul models. Gibson’s classic dual-pickup, short scale, SG bass, with a slim neck for effortless playability, the SG Supreme Bass Guitar is fast, powerful, and beautiful.

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The Valley Arts Story

With the introduction of Valley Arts, Gibson has re-created the legendary custom guitar line and “pro shop” guitar store whose client list was once a who’s who of Los Angeles guitarists, from Larry Carlton to Lee Ritenour to Tommy Tedesco. The new Valley Arts facility, which opened in November 2002 in Nashville with the dropping of a grand piano from a helicopter, includes a full-line guitar store, a guitar repair service and a manufacturing facility, just like the original business. Even the original owners, Mike McGuire and Al Carness, are on hand – McGuire as operations manager of Gibson’s Custom division and Carness as Valley Arts product specialist – to ensure that the spirit of Valley Arts carries on.
Valley Arts had its origins in a music store owned by guitar teacher Duke Miller, whose students included McGuire and Carness. “Duke was more than a teacher,” McGuire said “He was more like a mentor, and he really nursed me along through the years. He got me my first teaching job at a store in Pacoima, California, called Music World. I was 15 at the time. Eventually I started teaching and working for Duke at his place, and at that time we started a little store, Duke Miller’s Guitar Center in North Hollywood.”

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Valley Arts Custom Pro Bass Guitar Review

tons of sonic variety,stable tuning and intonation.

The ultimate in looks, luxury, and playability! Made with Valley Arts legendary handcrafted attention to detail, this bass is the instrument of a lifetime. Constructed with choice tonewoods, it features a beautifully sculpted, figured maple top, solid alder body, strong and smooth birdseye maple neck, and a premium ebony fingerboard. Its versatile EMG pickup and preamp configuration gives you tons of sonic variety while the top-quality gold-plated Gotoh hardware delivers stable tuning and intonation. All of the elements that have made Valley Arts guitars the first choice of professional musicians are featured in the Custom Pro Bass.

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GIBSON USA ELECTRIC GUITARS / BASSES FINISHES

Today’s Gibson finishes bear the same classic status as Gibson’s guitar models, paying tribute to Gibson’s historic past while setting new standards for the future. The dusky Cremona brown sunburst, introduced on the top-of-the-line Style 5 models in 1922, has evolved into today’s Vintage Sunburst. The deep cherry stain and cherry sunburst finishes that turned heads in the ’50s live on as Heritage Cherry and Heritage Cherry Sunburst. The warm aura of a vintage guitar is embodied in an Antique Natural or Honey Burst finish. New models continue to add new finishes to the Gibson tradition.

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