TC Electronic announces Blacksmith, new crown jewel of the bass amp 2.0 concept

TC Electronic has introduced the Blacksmith, a bass amp which unites immense power and versatility, achieving raw excellence. Relative News

[NAMM] Alesis PerformancePad Pro

Alesis announces the PerformancePad Pro, described as a high-end version of the PerformancePad multi-pad percussion instrument. Relative News

Pro-Mark PW515W, Pro-Mark TXDC17W, Pro-Mark TXXB3 Drum Sticks: New Joey Jordison And Scott Johnson Models

From Houston, Texas, Pro-Mark announced the release of three new drum sticks: the PW515W, an autographed, Japanese Shira Kashi Oak version of Joey Jordison’s hickory model; the TXDC17W Scott Johnread more Relative News

How to Create Amazing Bass Patterns for Electronic Music

// Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in September 2008. Following my tutorial on creating a house drum track we received requests for information on creating bass lines, lead sounds, FX and arrangements. So, over the coming weeks I will be supplying step-by-step tutorials, demonstrating possible techniques for completing an electronic house track. I will build on the track in each tutorial so you can see things develop and make the Logic project available at each stage. Even though these tutorials are completed in Logic Pro 8 and in a one particular style of house, the techniques are very much generic and can be applied to any software and genre of dance music. Note: this tutorial contains embedded audio that will not display in a feed reader. Click back to the site to read the tutorial with audio or download the Play Pack at the end of the tut. 1. Choose your weapon Once... Relative News

[NAMM] DigiTech Guitar & Bass Amps

DigiTech announced the introduction of its first guitar and bass amplifiers at NAMM 2011(Booth #212A). Relative News

Endangered Audio Gristleizer version 1

via this auction"For the first time ever, Throbbing Gristle's legendary effects unit, The Gristleizer, is now available in its classic tabletop form. Though the original design by Roy Gwinn is over 30 years old, The Gristleizer had never seen commercial production until the summer of 2009, when Endangered Audio updated and improved the circuit. The tabletop version is designed to sit within Relative News

[NAMM] Alfred Dethklok: Bass Anthology

Alfred Music Publishing presents the first bass TAB transcriptions of songs by Dethklok, the animated metal band from Adult Swim's Metalocalypse television series. Relative News

[NAMM] Pro Mark BP 1 Backpack

Houston-based Pro-Mark, an affiliate of D’Addario and Company, Inc. announces the addition of a backpack to its line of percussion accessories. Relative News

Dethklok: Bass Anthology Released By Alfred Music Publishing

Alfred Music Publishing is proud to present the first authentic bass TAB transcriptions of songs by Dethklok. Relative News

Lace Ultra Slim Acoustic Bass: Low-Profile Bass Pickup Now Shipping

New in a series of low-profile pickups, the Lace Music Products "Ultra Slim Acoustic Bass" pickup (also known as the USAB) features a slim profile and special design created especially for the bassread more Relative News