Winter NAMM 2013: D’Addario Balanced Tension Strings
D’Addario’s innovative Balanced Tension electric guitar and bass strings use a unique nickel-wound string gauge formula to provide even tension... Read more »
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Jan 22, 2013, 2:15 PM
Jan 22, 2013, 10:03 AM
Winter NAMM 2013: Orange CR50BXTBlk
The popular Orange CR50BXT bass amp gets a facelift with a cool new black finish. Packing a 12″ speaker, built-in tuner, and an aux input for... Read more »
Jan 22, 2013, 9:32 AM
Winter NAMM 2013: Korg Pitchblack Portable
Korg unveiled an innovative new tuner for guitar and bass, the Pitchblack Portable polyphonic floor tuner. The vivid LED display makes it easy... Read more »
Jan 22, 2013, 9:27 AM
Winter NAMM 2013: Kala Rumbler U-Bass
Ever since they made their debut in 2010, Kala’s U-Bass series of uke-sized basses has been making serious waves in the bass word. The Rumbler... Read more »
Jan 4, 2013, 12:00 AM
Protecting Gear in the Winter Months
Here in Indiana, the temperatures have plunged below freezing — it’s the time of year when you break out the coats, hats, gloves, and boots for... Read more »
Jan 4, 2013, 12:00 AM
Finish Checking
A crack in a guitar or bass’s finish. Checking can result when the temperature changes. As the temperature increases or decreases, the... Read more »
Dec 26, 2012, 12:00 AM
Buffered Bypass
A bypass feature that uses a buffer circuit to condition the audio signal. Buffered bypass is typically found in guitar and bass stompboxes,... Read more »
Nov 16, 2012, 8:00 AM
All-new Gibsons!
Gibson guitars has been making historic, standard-setting guitars for many decades. But the company is anything but stuck in the past! They’ve... Read more »
Oct 26, 2012, 2:07 PM
Sweetwater Minute – Vol. 169 Doug “dUg” Pinnick from King’s X Interview
Mitch Gallagher interviews Doug "dUg" Pinnick, bassist/vocalist for King's X. Enjoy! Read more »
Oct 10, 2012, 12:00 AM
Analog Dry Through
A feature of some digital effects pedals where the incoming guitar or bass signal is split. One side is converted to digital and sent through... Read more »