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Signal of the week

Bass · 39 stories, +28 vs last week

Bass: 39 stories in seven days, +28 on the week before.

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Gear GodsGearSeymour Duncan Adds Eddie Van Halen-Inspired Stripes to Frankenstein Custom Shop Pickups Seymour Duncan's Frankenstein pickup collection is getting four new finishes inspired by Eddie Van Halen's iconic early guitar designs.

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Guitar WorldGuitarsHow a Memphis R&B guitarist became a Bob Dylan sideman mid-tour Dozens of world-class guitarists have passed through Bob Dylan’s backing band over six decades – and the current leg of his tour in support of 2020 album Rough and Rowdy Ways has seen several come…

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Guitar BombGuitarsRainger FX Microphonic Fuzz Pedal Turns Room Noise Into Chaos Rainger FX's new Microphonic Fuzz pairs high-gain analog fuzz with a digitally controlled internal microphone that captures room acoustics and feedback

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MusicRadarGear“A producer’s role in a rap record is different to what it is in a rock record”: How Rick Rubin broke the mould In the early months of 1989, Rick Rubin was in the process of building a new empire. The man who had produced many of the most powerful and influential albums of the ’80s had relocated from his…

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Attack MagazineGearHow To Deconstruct Any Beat In Ableton Live Two simple techniques for analysing any beat in Ableton Live and learning to programme better grooves of your own. We break it down.

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsJoe Satriani Got Steve Vai To Change His 'Snobbish Attitude' And Use Plugins: 'I Realized How Easy It Is' [News] Gear : "I was stunned because I had a very snobbish attitude: 'Oh, you have to have microphones.'"

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UK Jazz NewsEuropeDarius Brubeck Quartet at Ronnie Scott’s The Ronnie Scott’s album launch of “Live Again” was a celebration (*). As Darius Brubeck expressed it, he wanted to underline “the joy I’ve had working with these three musicians (saxophonist Dave…

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Guitar WorldGuitarsThe best new guitar gear this week, ft. John Mayer's most affordable Martin yet Welcome to Guitar World ’s weekly gear round-up, your one-stop-shop for keeping up to date with what’s been happening in the big wide world of guitar gear over the past seven days.

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Vintage GuitarGuitarsVG Q&A: Bruce’s Bass Tones I don’t recall ever reading how Jack Bruce got his sound. I think he used LaBella flatwounds on his EB-3, but does anyone know how he got his unique tone?

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Production ExpertStudios & prosIs Protility The Best Free Utility Plugin In 2026? Mike came across Protility, a versatile tool for gain staging, stereo width control, and phase correction.

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Guitar WorldGuitarsHow Gary Moore’s Greeny set Phil Collen on the path to 13-gauge strings Phil Collen has looked back on his surprising switch to heavy guitar strings – and revealed it was Gary Moore who set him on his path to conversion.

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Film Music ReporterIndustryWeekly Film Music Roundup (November 13, 2026) Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the gothic fantasy comedy Ebenezer directed by Ti West and starring Johnny Depp, Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Arthur…

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