Successful EBS Artist appearances at the NAMM Show!
The NAMM Show was a great success with some unforgettable artist appearances at EBS. Without doubt the one that draw the largest crowd was Tal Wilkenfeld's Saturday signing at the EBS booth, where she brought legendary Clapton and Tom Petty drummer Steve Ferrone with her to jam in between signing!
We would like to thank ALL the artists contributing to make NAMM Show 2012 the best ever! Thanks to Tal Wilkenfeld (with Steve Ferrone), Etienne Mbappé with friends (Hadrien Ferraud, Damian Erskine, Jean-Christophe Maillard & Eddy Khaimovich), Mick Thomson (Slipknot), John Moyer (Disturbed), Tim King (SOiL), James Lomenzo (Hail!), Bjorn Englen (Yngwie Malmsteen, Soul Sign), Michael Devin (Whitesnake) and Pete Griffin (ex-Zappa Plays Zappa).
Other artists and celebrities spotted at EBS included: Alex Al (Paul Simon/Michael Jackson), Jackson Browne, Stanley Clarke, Nik West (Dave Stewart), Alan White (Yes), Hugh McDonald (Bon Jovi), Kevin Walker (Justin Timberlake), Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck), Branden Campbell (Neon Trees), Mike Davis (Halford), Traa (P.O.D.), Tommy Brown, Phil Chen (the Doors), Dick Lövgren (Meshuggah), Victor Brandt (Entombed), Kern Brantley (Lady Gaga), Demonterious Lawrence (Angie Stone), Jay Bratten (Drake), Jimmy Earl (Jimmy Kimmel), Oscar Dronjak & Fredrik Larsson (Hammerfall) etcetera, etcetera.
Picture: EBS Mats, Ralf and Bo with Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson.
Check out the EBS Blog for videos, day-by-day features etc.
NAMM SHOW, Anaheim Jan 19-22, 2012
NAMM Artist Appearances at EBS Booth, Hall B, 5391
We are proud to present the following artist appearances at EBS NAMM booth, 5391:
Bass Artist Signings & Demos:
Saturday, Jan 21
TAL WILKENFELD Meet-and-Greet
EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld is one of the most talked about and loved bass players in recent years.
When? Saturday, 2 PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Daily, Jan 19-22
ETIENNE MBAPPÉ w friends. Daily appearances.
John McLaughlin's current bass player that also the bass player of the All Star Band opening the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival 2011. That band also featured Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin and Dennis Chambers. When? Preleminary 4PM daily, and most likely at least one more appearance/day at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Thursday, Jan 19 and Sunday, Jan 22
PETE GRIFFIN Demo
EBS Artist and former Zappa Play's Zappa bassist Pete Griffin will do demos on the EBS Reidmar and Effects.
When? Thursday, 2 PM and Sunday 2 PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Rock & Metal Artist Signings:
Friday, Jan 20
JOHN MOYER (Disturbed) and TIM KING (SOiL).
EBS Pedal Artists John Moyer and Tim King join forces for a collective signing for all metal fans!
When? Friday, 1PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
MICK THOMSON (SLIPKNOT)
EBS Pedal Artist & Guitarist Mick Thomson (SLIPKNOT) signing for all metal fans!
When? Friday, 2PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Saturday, Jan 21
BJORN ENGLEN (Yngwie Malmsteen), JAMES LOMENZO and MICHAEL DEVIN (Whitesnake)
Join us for the Rocker's cometogether with EBS Artist Bjorn Englen (Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force) and
Pedal Artists James Lomenzo and Michael Devin (Whitesnake)
When? Saturday, 12 (noon) at the EBS Booth, 5391!
NAMM Artist Appearances at EBS Booth, Hall B, 5391
We are proud to present the following artist appearances at EBS NAMM booth, 5391:
Bass Artist Signings & Demos:
Saturday, Jan 21
TAL WILKENFELD Meet-and-Greet
EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld is one of the most talked about and loved bass players in recent years.
When? Saturday, 2 PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Daily, Jan 19-22
ETIENNE MBAPPÉ w friends. Daily appearances.
John McLaughlin's current bass player that also the bass player of the All Star Band opening the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival 2011. That band also featured Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin and Dennis Chambers. When? Preleminary 4PM daily, and most likely at least one more appearance/day at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Thursday, Jan 19 and Sunday, Jan 22
PETE GRIFFIN Demo
EBS Artist and former Zappa Play's Zappa bassist Pete Griffin will do demos on the EBS Reidmar and Effects.
When? Thursday, 2 PM and Sunday 2 PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Rock & Metal Artist Signings:
Friday, Jan 20
JOHN MOYER (Disturbed) and TIM KING (SOiL).
EBS Pedal Artists John Moyer and Tim King join forces for a collective signing for all metal fans!
When? Friday, 1PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
MICK THOMSON (SLIPKNOT)
EBS Pedal Artist & Guitarist Mick Thomson (SLIPKNOT) signing for all metal fans!
When? Friday, 2PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Saturday, Jan 21
BJORN ENGLEN (Yngwie Malmsteen), JAMES LOMENZO and MICHAEL DEVIN (Whitesnake)
Join us for the Rocker's cometogether with EBS Artist Bjorn Englen (Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force) and
Pedal Artists James Lomenzo and Michael Devin (Whitesnake)
When? Saturday, 12 (noon) at the EBS Booth, 5391!
NAMM SHOW, Anaheim Jan 19-22, 2012
NAMM Artist Appearances at EBS Booth, Hall B, 5391
We are proud to present the following artist appearances at EBS NAMM booth, 5391:
Bass Artist Signings & Demos:
Saturday, Jan 21
TAL WILKENFELD Meet-and-Greet
EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld is one of the most talked about and loved bass players in recent years.
When? Saturday, 2 PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Daily, Jan 19-22
ETIENNE MBAPPÉ w friends. Daily appearances.
John McLaughlin's current bass player that also the bass player of the All Star Band opening the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival 2011. That band also featured Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin and Dennis Chambers. When? Preleminary 4PM daily, and most likely at least one more appearance/day at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Thursday, Jan 19 and Sunday, Jan 22
PETE GRIFFIN Demo
EBS Artist and former Zappa Play's Zappa bassist Pete Griffin will do demos on the EBS Reidmar and Effects.
When? Thursday, 2 PM and Sunday 2 PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Rock & Metal Artist Signings:
Friday, Jan 20
JOHN MOYER (Disturbed) and TIM KING (SOiL).
EBS Pedal Artists John Moyer and Tim King join forces for a collective signing for all metal fans!
When? Friday, 1PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
MICK THOMSON (SLIPKNOT)
EBS Pedal Artist & Guitarist Mick Thomson (SLIPKNOT) signing for all metal fans!
When? Friday, 2PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Saturday, Jan 21
BJORN ENGLEN (Yngwie Malmsteen), JAMES LOMENZO and MICHAEL DEVIN (Whitesnake)
Join us for the Rocker's cometogether with EBS Artist Bjorn Englen (Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force) and
Pedal Artists James Lomenzo and Michael Devin (Whitesnake)
When? Saturday, 12 (noon) at the EBS Booth, 5391!
NAMM SHOW, Anaheim Jan 19-22, 2012
NAMM Artist Appearances at EBS Booth, Hall B, 5391
We are proud to present the following artist appearances at EBS NAMM booth, 5391:
Bass Artist Signings & Demos:
Saturday, Jan 21
TAL WILKENFELD Meet-and-Greet
EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld is one of the most talked about and loved bass players in recent years.
When? Saturday, 2 PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Daily, Jan 19-22
ETIENNE MBAPPÉ w friends. Daily appearances.
John McLaughlin's current bass player that also the bass player of the All Star Band opening the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival 2011. That band also featured Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin and Dennis Chambers. When? Preleminary 4PM daily, and most likely at least one more appearance/day at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Thursday, Jan 19 and Sunday, Jan 22
PETE GRIFFIN Demo
EBS Artist and former Zappa Play's Zappa bassist Pete Griffin will do demos on the EBS Reidmar and Effects.
When? Thursday, 2 PM and Sunday 2 PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Rock & Metal Artist Signings:
Friday, Jan 20
JOHN MOYER (Disturbed) and TIM KING (SOiL).
EBS Pedal Artists John Moyer and Tim King join forces for a collective signing for all metal fans!
When? Friday, 1PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
MICK THOMSON (SLIPKNOT)
EBS Pedal Artist & Guitarist Mick Thomson (SLIPKNOT) signing for all metal fans!
When? Friday, 2PM at the EBS Booth, 5391!
Saturday, Jan 21
BJORN ENGLEN (Yngwie Malmsteen), JAMES LOMENZO and MICHAEL DEVIN (Whitesnake)
Join us for the Rocker's cometogether with EBS Artist Bjorn Englen (Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force) and
Pedal Artists James Lomenzo and Michael Devin (Whitesnake)
When? Saturday, 12 (noon) at the EBS Booth, 5391!
NAMM SHOW, Anaheim Jan 19-22, 2012
EBS Artist Ruben Rubio Awarded 'Best Spanish Bass Player 2011'
EBS Artist Ruben Rubio recieved an Award for Best Spanish Bass Player & Best Bass Album 2011 at the recent Bass Day in Madrid. The winner was decided by the votes from Spanish fans and bass players through the internet. Congrats to Ruben! Find out more about him at: www.rubenrubiobass.com
EBS Artist Ruben Rubio awarded!
EBS Artist Henrik Linder and his Dirty Loops are the talk of the town...
280 000 (!) hits in less than 48 hours, and ticking...mentions at Bass Player's Facebook and Blog, and an explotion among bass players all over the place. Seems like EBS Artist Henrik Linder and his Dirty Loops are about to make it! See what we're talking about, if you've happened to missed it?
Henrik performed at EBS on Musicians Planet
NOVEMBER 2011
First international artist picking up on the EBS Reidmar head: Keith Duffy
KEITH DUFFY is the first international artist to play EBS Reidmar lightweight heads! After checking out the new head at EBS headquarters in Stockholm with different cabinets, he made the following statement: "This is the most musical sounding Class-D amp I've ever played!" and commented, "...the EBS Reidmar 250 with a 410 cabinet will do it on just about any gig!" and was amazed about the amount of power coming out of this 250 W RMS amp! Keith is currently playing with Ronan Keating, Boyzone and Sharon Corr from The Corrs.
Keith Duffy with the EBS Reidmar head!
New EBS Artists
UK session bassist & guitarist Lael Goldberg is new EBS Artist. He's the touring bass player for UK synthpop sensations Hurts, with top 10 hits in 12 different countries, is new EBS Artist and other credits include artists like: Alexandra Burke, Kylie Minogue, Mike Posner, Dappy (NDubz), Taio Cruz, Tinchy Stryder, Chipmunk, Dionne Bromfield, Amelle (Sugababes), Devlin, Yasmin, The Drifters. Lael is using EBS Classic 450 heads, Classic Line 410 cabinets and various EBS pedals since spring 2011.
Zornheym the new bass player of the Black Metal legends Dark Funeral is new EBS Pedal artist. Sweden’s Dark Funeral are without doubt one of the most notorius and highly regarded of the Black Metal genre and is currently heading for a South American tour. See www.facebook.com/darkfuneral for info.
Robert Triches from Swedish rocker's The Quill is new EBS Artist. The Quill is one of Swedens most acclaimed hard rock/stoner bands, and with their sixth album ”Full Circle” they're looking for more scalps. With an intense touring schedule the band is more vibrant than ever and the new album has been warmly recieved by fans and reviewers all over the world. Rob's gear: EBS Classic 450 Amp, ClassicLine 810 Cabinet, EBS WahOne. Check out www.thequill.se
Daniel Karlsson is new EBS Artist and the new touring bass player of progressive rockers Pain Of Salvation, currently on tour opening for Opeth across Europe. Daniel play the EBS TD660 heads and ClassicLine 410 cabinets. Check out the tour schedule here: www.painofsalvation.com
Dutch EBS Artist Jay-Tee Teterissa, that many of you have seen and heard at the Frankfurt MusikMesse has a new solo album released, featuring guitarist Mike Stern, bassist collegue Alain Caron and Martijn van Iterson.
These are times when plenty of bands hit the road touring, and EBS Artists are no exception!
Here are some of the tours in progress and coming up....
EBS Artists Jonas Björler with The Haunted and Victor Brandt with Entombed, join forces with
Swedish Close-Up magazine on the "Close Up Made Us Do It" for three concerts in Sweden celebrating the magazines 20th Anniversary.
11/24/11 Stockholm, Göta Källare
11/25/11 Gothenburg, Brewhouse
11/26/11 Malmö, KB
Rival Sons with EBS Pedal Artist Robin Everhart continue their
European conquest:
11/17/11 Rival Sons in Stockholm Strand Sweden
11/19/11 Rival Sons in Turku Vegas Club Night Finland
11/20/11 Rival Sons in Helsinki Tavastia Finland
11/21/11 Rival Sons in Tampere Klubi Finland
11/22/11 Rival Sons in Tallin Rock Cafe Estonia
11/24/11 Rival Sons in Warsaw Hydrozagadka Poland
11/25/11 Rival Sons in Berlin Lido Germany
11/26/11 Rival Sons in Hamburg Gruenspan Germany
11/27/11 Rival Sons in Cologne Underground Germany
11/29/11 Rival Sons in Bochum Zeche Germany
11/30/11 Rival Sons in Munich Ampere Germany
12/01/11 Rival Sons in Vienna Vienna Arena Austria
12/02/11 Rival Sons in Lucerne Schuur Switzerland
12/03/11 Rival Sons in Scandiano (Reggio Emilia) Corallo Italy
12/05/11 Rival Sons in Solothurn Kofmehl Switzerland
In Flames with EBS Artist Peter Iwers, Europe and North American dates to come. The band also just recieved a Gold Record for their latest album, Sounds from a Playground Fading.
Nov 19 Scandinavium Heden, Sweden
Nov 21 Arena Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg, Germany
Nov 22 Stadthalle Offenbach Offenbach Am Main, Germany
Nov 23 Zenith, die Kulturhalle Munich, Germany
Nov 25 Turbinenhalle Oberhausen, Germany
Nov 26 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle Hamburg Hamburg, Germany
Nov 27 AB Brussels, Belgium
Nov 28 L'Olympia Paris, France
Nov 30 013 Tilburg, Netherlands
Dec 01 Southampton Guildhall Southampton, United Kingdom
Dec 02 Civic Hall Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Dec 03 Academy Manchester, United Kingdom
Dec 04 O2 Academy Brixton London, United Kingdom
Dec 06 O2 Academy Glasgow, United Kingdom
Dec 07 o2 Academy Newcastle, Australia
Dec 08 Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth (Stonehouse), United Kingdom
North America 2012
Jan 12 The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
Jan 13 Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
Jan 14 Rams Head, Baltimore, MD
Jan 15 The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
Jan 17 The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City, FL
Jan 18 Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
Jan 20 Warehouse Live Ballroom, Houston, TX
Jan 21 Emo's East, Austin, TX
Jan 22 Granada Theatre, Dallas, TX
Jan 24 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Jan 25 Burton Cummings, Winnipeg, Canada
Jan 27 Edmonton, Canada
Jan 28 MacEwan Hall Ballroom, Calgary, Canada
Jan 31 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Canada
Feb 01 Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
Feb 02 Knitting Factory, Boise, ID
Feb 03 Showbox SODO, Seattle, WA
Feb 04 Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA
Feb 06 The Regency, San Francisco, CA
Feb 07 Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Feb 08 The Marquee, Tempe, AZ
Feb 09 Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
Feb 10 Summit Music Hall, CO
Feb 11 The Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO
Feb 13 House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
Feb 14 Sound Academy, Toronto, Canada
Feb 15 Métropolis, Montreal, Canada
Feb 17 The Palladium, Worcester, MA
Feb 18 Best Buy Theater, New York, NY
Feb 19 STAGE AE, Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 21 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
RIVAL SONS is a raucous, maximum-blues-infused, hard rock band, who explodes with the rhythm and roughness of some of the greatest rock acts of all time. The band gains major attention everywhere they play. Recent accolades include opening up for legends like AC/DC and ALICE COOPER, several shows with KID ROCK, and a televised performance at The Indianapolis 500, the world's largest sporting event. Despite the achievements and rabid following RIVAL SONS have already attained on their own accord, any member of the band will say creating quality music and leaving a lasting impression is what matters most. RIVAL SONS' impressive full length debut “Pressure and Time” was released worldwide in July 2011 and has already led to RIVAL SONS being nominated for two Classic Rock awards, in the categories of "Best New Band" and "Best Album". We are very happy to introduce bass player Robin Everhart as new EBS Pedal Artist!
New EBS Artist: German Bass Player Ralf Bienioschek
Ralf Bienioschek is new EBS Artist. He is one of the most wanted Bass Players on German TV (RTL, ZDF, KiKa). He works with Andrej Borejko (Conductor of the New Yorker Philharmonic Orchestra and Düsseldorfer Symphoniker), Robin Gibb, Shaggy, Limahl, Howard Jones, Right said Fred, Albert Hammond, George McCrae, Howard Carpendale and many others. His musical range goes from classic to rock.
He is responsable for booking the musicians on several TV-Shows in Germany. You can see him regularly at the "Ultimative Chart-Show" on RTL.
Likewise he is the leader of the most wanted Supertramp-Coverband SUPERDREAM.
These are times when plenty of bands hit the road touring, and EBS Artists are no exception! Here are some of the tours coming up....
EBS Artist Bjorn Englen take his new EBS Fafner II with ClassicLine cabinets on a US tour with Yngwie Malmsteen as follows. Visit www.yngwiemalmsteen.com for further details and tickets:
OCTOBER
13th, New York, NY Irving Plaza
15th, Silver Spring, MD Fillmore
18th, Montreal, QC Club Soda
19th, Toronto, ON Phoenix
21st, Chicago, IL House Of Blues
23rd, Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
26th, San Francisco, CA Fillmore
28th, Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
29th, Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia
NOVEMBER
1st, Houston, TX House Of Blues
2nd, Dallas, TX House Of Blues
4th, Orlando, FL House of Blues
5th, Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Revolution
EBS Artist Victor Bailey will go on a European Tour with his own band, and apart from doing regular shows, adding clinic performances in Hungary, UK, Norway and Poland as well. Check out www.victorbailey.com for details. First gig in Hungary on October 21, including a Bass Day Budapest on october 22 with Victor Bailey arranged by EBS Hungarian distributor PMS Audio.
In Flames, with EBS Artist Peter Iwers recently won the German Metal Hammer Awards for "Best Live Act". The band is currently on tour over Europe, and will continue with a tour package featuring, among others, Trivium later this fall. Check out www.inflames.com for info.
Jorn, with EBS Artist Nic Angileri will open up for none the less than Motorhead on their coming up European tour. Dates as follow:
DECEMBER
2nd, "Skraeen Multi" Aalborg - Denmark
4th, "Vega Main Hall" Copenhagen - Denmark
5th, "Sentrum SCENE" Oslo - Norway
7th, "Peer Gynt Salen" Bergen - Norway
9th, "Lisebergshallen" Gothenburg - Sweden
10th, "Arenan" Stockholm - Sweden
12th, "Conventum" Orebro - Sweden
13th, "Sporthallen" Sundsvall - Sweden
15th, "Pontushallen" Lulea - Sweden
17th, "Pakkahuone" Tampere - Finland
18th, "Cable Factory" Helsinki - Finland
EBS Artist Lee Pomeroy from Take That on the cover of Bass Guitar Magazine
This month's Bass Guitar Magazine feature EBS Artist Lee Pomeroy on the cover. Follow Lee backstage on the Take That stadium tour and check out his rig from the tour!
EBS Artist Fabio Fraschini bring his sound in the pocket to Il Volo's World Tour
Italian EBS Artist Fabio Fraschini is currently backing up the sensational three young tenors Il Volo on their World Tour promoting the world wide release of their debut album, that already made them Gold and Platinum status in their home country. The tour includes TV-appearances on Ellen De Generes, Jay Leno and American Idol Shows. In his pocket for the tour Fabio brings an EBS MicroBass II to secure his tone on every gig, even when an EBS rig will not be available. The MicroBass II is like an extended DI-box and can be used as a preamp on any type of amp, giving you the powerful EQ known from EBS amps, while using the amp that is available for the gig flat or with eq bypassed, as a power amp. Read more about the many features of the MicroBass II here, and check out more about Fabio here. For tour dates, check out Il Volo's website.
Fabio Fraschini
New EBS Artists
Aleks Brdarski is the bass player for Swedish latest contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest, Eric Saade, that finished on a third place in the 2011 competition. He's been touring Sweden all summer drawing crowd's of 10th of thousands to each and every gig using EBS and being on top of the album charts in Sweden.
Julia Falthin is a very talented Swedish bassist that's getting more and more gigs lately, backing up artists like Parasto Sazvar , Ak Von Malmborg, Lisa Lindal , Veronica Maggio (stepping in for another EBS Artist, Jesajah Mårskog) , Viktorious and Stephen Simmonds, as well as being the house bassist for several shows at Stockholms Stads Theater.
Two more young female bass players that we are supporting at the beginning of their careers are Elin Sandberg, that recently got a Schoolarship for Berklee College Of Music, Boston, and has been backing up artists like gospel/soul singers Samuel Ljungbladh and Gladys Del Pilar, and Jennie Andersson with Spitchic, a Swedish hardrock 'n' roll band based on heavy and catchy tunes, sarcasm and determination, that could be seen and heard at the Sweden Rock Festival in June.
Swedish session great Jerker Odelholm, bass player with Swedish top artists like Ulf Lundell, Lars Winnerbäck, Melissa Horn, Nicklas Strömstedt and many more is new EBS Pedal Artist.
Julia Falthin
Coming up for the October news...
Victor Bailey Group tours Europe, Bjorn Englen goes back on the road with Yngwie Malmsteen, and more...
AUGUST 2011
EBS Artist's Bjorn Englen and Rob Math release new album with Soul Sign
SOUL SIGN, consisting of EBS Artist Bjorn Englen (Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine) on bass, Michael Olivieri (Leatherwolf) on vocals, Mike Taylor (Robin McAuley) on drums and EBS Pedal Artist Rob Math (Player) on guitar, released its long-awaited album "Life In The Dark" on August 3 through most major on-line digital outlets. Preview here!
The press has described the album as "song-oriented, melodic modern and classic rock and metal with heavy grooves and strong, harmonized choruses", while the band prefers to simply call it "heavy, melodic music that will touch your soul!"
According to the band's official bio, "SOUL SIGN is based out of Los Angeles and was founded with the intention to deliver honest, original, strong modern rock through world-class musicianship. All of the members are the most extraordinaire musicians and personalities, who have had their craft perfected through many years of extensive worldwide touring and recording."
Bjorn Englen
JULY 2011
New EBS Pedal Artist: Whitesnake's Michael Devin
We are happy to introduce bass player Michael Devin as new EBS Pedal Artist. Michael currently uses the EBS MultiComp, WahOne and Dphaser pedals and is on tour with legendary rockers Whitesnake.
Michael Devin - Whitesnake
Photo: Hans Brendestam, frantiqstudios.com
EBS Artist Etienne Mbappé in the Grand Opening All Star Band at Montreux Jazz
EBS Artist Etienne Mbappé was picked as the bass player for the All Star band to open the Montreux Jazz Festival this year. The band also featured guitarists Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, as well as drummers Dennis Chambers and Cindy Blackman-Santana, among others.
Coming up rock band United We Stand with bass player Peo Hallgren is new EBS Artist. Peo play EBS Classic 450 amps and ClassicLine cabinets, as well as EBS pedals. More at www.unitedwestand.se
Henrik Sandelin - Avatar Photo: Daniel Falk
New EBS Pedal Artist: Tom Kent
Tom Kent is a UK based session musician with many credits to his name, including Chad Smith, Mike Rutherford and Kenny Jones. Teaching, songwriting, clinics and production are a few of his other specialties which make him a versatile and key member of any project. Tom is now equipped with EBS pedals.
Etienne Mbappé featured in All-Star Band to Open Montreux Jazz 2011
EBS Artist Etienne Mbappé will be the bass player in an All-Star Band to open the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival 2011! The band also include guitarist legends John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana, drummers Cindy Blackman Santana and Dennis Chambers, percussionists Raul Rekow and Karl Perazzo, and keyboardist David K. Mathews. Read more at www.montreuxjazz.com
Etienne Mbappé
Spain's Jose Vera "jvera"
return to his roots - EBS!
Jose Vera one of Spain's most respected bass players is back with EBS amps. After several years with EBS he went on a search curious to see if there was something new and interesting out there, only to find his way back to EBS - for the simple reason he couldn't find anything to match the quality and sound of EBS! We are more than happy to have JVera back with us, and encouraged by the fact he really went out there with an open mind and came back for the right reasons realizing EBS is his roots.
Welcome back!
New EBS Pedal Artists: Malcolm Bruce and Black Stone Cherry's Jon Lawhon
Guitarist, bassist, composer and producer Malcolm Bruce is new EBS Pedal Artist. Malcolm is the son of legendary bass player Jack Bruce. Among other projects currently spinning, Malcolm is working on a solo album. Check him out at www.malcolmbruce.com
Black Stone Cherry's bass player Jon Lawhon is new EBS Pedal Artist! He's using the EBS MultiComp and Dphaser on the current tour in support of their new album "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea", due to be released on May 31. Check out the tour dates and the new album at www.blackstonecherry.com
Welcome onboard!
New and coming up albums with Swedish EBS Artists!
IN FLAMES with EBS Artist Peter Iwers will release their 1oth album Sounds From A Playground Fading in June. The band will do some heavy touring to support the release, including several dates on the Sonisphere Festival, as well as the Mayhem Rockstar Energy tour in USA. Check out www.inflames.com for more.
BLINDSIDE with EBS Artist Tomas Näslund will release their new album With Shivering Hearts We Wait wordlwide on June 7th. The album was recorded in Los Angeles with monster producer Howard Benson, that produced the bands previously two most succesful albums, Silence and About a Burning Fire, that reached the Top 40 on the US Billboard Album list. More info and album preview at www.blindsideonline.com
THE HAUNTED with EBS Artist Jonas Björler has taken a slightly new direction with their newly released and highly praised Unseen album. Catch one of the most heavily touring bands in the world on a show near you and check out the new album at www.the-haunted.com
THE SOUNDS with EBS Artist Johan Bengtsson just released their new album, Something to die for. Check out the band on tour and the new album at www.the-sounds.com
HAMMERFALL with EBS Pedal Artist Fredrik Larsson will release their new album Infected in May, followed by heavy touring through out the year! More at www.hammerfall.net
Video of the month! Bruno Mars rehearsals before the Grammy Awards
MARCH 2011
New EBS Artist: Jamareo Artis
Jamareo Artis is the bass player with Grammy Winner and one of the most talked about debut artists in 2010 - Bruno Mars. The band is currently on a sold out world tour, hitting Europe in March. Jamareo was first recognized as the Winner of MTV's Making His Band with P. Diddy as bassist. He has also toured with Multi-Platinum R&B Artist Monica on the PPP Tour in 2010 as well as on Tyler Perry's Stage Play Tour. Jamareo play EBS TD 650/660 heads and ProLine cabinets.
Welcome onboard!
Jamareo Artis. Photo: Jason Bowers
New EBS Pedal Artist: Neon Trees' Branden Campbell
Branden Campbell is the bass player and co-songwriter of Utah based rock band Neon Trees who's #1 alternative smash "Animal" is making waves worldwide. The band first won nationwide recognition back in 2008, and has ever since created a big and growing fan base through consistent touring alongside bands like The Killers and 30 Seconds To Mars as well as appearances on most of the major US talk shows, including the Jay Leno, David Letterman, George Lopez, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon shows, and is now making their way Worldwide. Branden also lends his talent to studio session work. With 20 years of bass experience, Branden is continually working to improve his playing and tone. "Tone and technique are relative to the song at hand. Plus our ears and interests change over time. So I'm always open to trying new sounds. Not for the sake of trying to keep up with others, but to be anxiously engaged in being the best I can be at my craft." To expanding his toolbox, Branden has added EBS Black Label Pedals, Micro Bass II, and WahOne pedals to his sound tools.
We are happy to have Branden on board with EBS Pedals!
F.K.Ü. is a Swedish metal band known for their horror themed thrash metal shows, and for being a kick ass live band. That explosive combination has taken them around the world and won recognition in the Metal community. The band is currently touring in support for their latest album Where Mosher's Dwell. Bass player Pat Splat plays EBS Fafner II amps and ProLine cabinets.
Pat Splat F.K.Ü. Photo: Daniel Falk
Video of the month: Nate Kearney Jr. with Taio Cruz on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Check out EBS Artist Nate Kearney Jr. on keyboard bass with Taio Cruz, performing the monster hit "Dynamite" on Ellen DeGeneres Show, backed up by a TD650 and ProLine 810:
February 2011
New EBS Pedal Artist: Sekou Bunch!
Sekou Bunch's long and solid music career include working with Quincy Jones, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Roger Daltry, Whitney Houston, the late Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Anita Baker, the late Ray Charles, Chaka Khan, Paul Anka, George Benson, Wayne Shorter, the late George Howard, Tom Browne, the Winans, Lionel Richie, Toni Braxton, Freddie Hubbard, the Isley Brothers, Roberta Flack, Liza Minneli and the Tonight Show band just to provide a partial list.Most recently Sekou has completed his new CD entitled "The Next Level" featuring recording artists such as; George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Boney James, Angela Winbush, Everett Harp, Sheila E., Rodney Franklin and several other major artists. Read more about Sekou's incredible career at www.sekoubunch.com
We are happy to have Sekou onboard with EBS pedals!
Sekou Bunch
New EBS Artist: Chuck Smith!
Chuck Smith has played with artists like Kirk Whalum, Jeffrey Osborne, Bobby Lyle, Roy Hargrove, Jeff Lorber, Phil Perry, Frank McComb, Peter White, Eric Marienthal, Kim Burrell, Fred Hammond, Mary Mary, Erykah badu, Lucky Peterson, Patrick Henderson and the list goes on... He's a trusted and respected bass player in the Jazz and Gospel scene, and has been using EBS products for quite some time, now adding pedals to his setup too. We are happy to have Chuck onboard with EBS! Chuck play EBS HD350 heads, ProLine cabinets and EBS pedals.
Chuck Smith
New EBS Pedal Artist: Nik West!
Nik West just released her first solo album Just in the Nik of Time, where she besides from playing bass handles the vocals as well. While working on her first album, Dave Stewart of Eurythmics called Nik and asked her to play bass for him and work on a project that he was putting together with Glen Ballard and other great musicians. Nik’s resume also includes model appearances in Coca Cola, Ipod, and MTV commercials just to name a few.
When the first news about the death of legendary guitarist Gary Moore reached us last week, we could not believe it was true. One of the greatest guitarist of all times has left us way too early at the age of 58. Gary Moore was one of the first major guitarists to discover the benefits of using EBS bass effects with guitar, and we had the privilege to support what was becoming his last tour with bass amps. "Sitting on the stage watching Gary and the band play all those classic songs from his long and successful career less than a year ago at the Sweden Rock Festival will be a life-lasting memory", comments EBS Artist Relations Manager Ralf Bjurbo. Our thoughts goes to Garys family, the band and crew.
Pictured: Gary Moore at Sweden Rock Festival 2010
Photo: Daniel Falk
December 2010
In Flames & The Sounds in the studio...
EBS Artist Peter Iwers is currently in the Studio recording for In Flames next album. With him is the new EBS Fafner II bass head. The band plan to release the new album some time in 2011. Follow the process at
Acclaimed Swedish pop band The Sounds with EBS Artist Johan Bengtsson just finished recording for their coming up album, using EBS Classic 450 amps and Classic Line cabinets, as well as EBS UniChorus and MultiDrive effects in the studio, both for bass AND keyboard! Sounds killer according to the band, and the album should be out some time in the spring 2011.
Peter Iwers - In Flames Photo: Daniel Falk
New EBS Artists: K2's Ken Sandin and M.A.N.:s Rob Hakemo
New EBS Artists this month are Ken Sandin from Kee Marcello's K2 and Alien, as well as Swedish metal band M.A.N.:sRob Hakemo. Both has choosen to play the new EBS Fafner II, and it reported to serve well on M.A.N.:s recent European tour, where all four bands on the tour pounded it night after night and really put the amp to test. We are happy to have Ken and Rob onboard!
Ken Sandin - K2
Video of the month: Dirty Loops cover on Lady Gaga's "Just Dance"
This video came up on Youtube just a little more than a moth ago, and has already gained more than 75'000 views. Add to that the band has been on top of the Swedish MySpace charts, coming from nowhere, and you figure this must be spectacular! The band's bass player Henrik "Mini" Linder plays EBS amps, effects & cabinets, (although not visible in this video), and is also the bass player of the band Blowsight. Enjoy!
November 2010
New EBS Pedal Artist: Bill Laswell!
Bill Laswell’s career spans 30 plus years and has encompassed an astonishing and diverse array of genres. From Soul, Hip Hop, Electronica, Reggae, Metal, Techno and Underground it is safe to say there is not much musical ground he has not covered. Perhaps most well known for his production and bass playing on Herbie Hancock’s seminal recording Future Shock, Mr. Laswell has also produced/played with Motörhead, White Zombie, Material, Iggy Pop, Praxis and many, many others.
Regarded as one of the icons of the New York underground music scene, Mr. Laswell continues to push the boundaries of music with an innovative mix of passion, talent and innovation. We are happy that he has chosen EBS pedals as one of his creative tools.
Bill Laswell
Victor Bailey on tour with Jeff Lorber
Victor Bailey will be on tour in Europe with Jeff Lorber, starting in London on November 22.
Victor Bailey
New EBS Artist: Mikael Wildén from Benea Reach!
Mikael Wildén is the bassplayer of the Norwegian metalband Benea Reach. Benea Reach have been praised for breaking new ground in the metalcore genre. They have released two albums (Monument Bineothan 2006 and Alleviat 2008), which both were Grammy-nominated. They are now writing for their 3 album, planned to be released late summer/fall of 2011.
"Before I got the Fafner II, I always used two amps to get both a nice distortion and a tight bottom end. But with the Fafner II, I can get a killer tube distortion and a really tight bottom end in the same amp, I absolutely love it!",
says Mikael.
Etienne Mbappé on North American tour with John McLaughlin in November!
EBS Artist Etienne Mbappé will be seen and heard on John McLaughlin's coming up North American tour now in November.
Etienne Mbappé. Photo: Lasse Eklöf
Raised Fist, Darkwater and more...
Raised Fist with EBS Artist Andreas Josse Johansson will do a Scandinavian Tour in November/December. Check out the dates here: www.myspace.com/raisedfist
EBS Artist Simon Andersson has a new gig with progressive metal band Darkwater. The band release their new album "Where Stories End" in November 2010. For more information as well as samples from the album, head over to the Darkwater myspace profile at www.myspace.com/darkwaterofficial
Patrick Andy is new EBS Pedal Artist. He's a New York based session and solo bassist and guitarist with credits from playing with, amongh others, Andrae Crouch, Meshell Ndengeocello, John Scofield and more. He just released a solo album called Joy. More info at patrickandy.com
An interview with Porcupine Tree's bass player Colin Edwin is currently presented at the EBS Blog. Check it out here.
October 2010
Interview with EBS Pedal Artist Will Davies from Attack! Attack! UK
Will Davies from UK band Attack! Attack! was interviewed lately by Tonefactor.com , heres what will said about his EBS pedals: "From the bass I’m running into a selection of EBS effects pedals. I’m using the Multi Comp, Octabass, Valve Drive and Wah 1. I find these pedals really versatile and used in various combinations can create so many tones and sounds from just the four pedals, it’s amazing! I’m using the Valve drive as a sort of gnarlier amp tone for some of the heavier songs and have the compressor running on all the time. The octaver goes crazily low and tracks really well. I use it on lowest setting with the valve drive and the wah with the filter on and I get this awesome sub synth bass tone, not far off some kind of cool dub step bass sound."
We are soon launching a new feature on the website - a guest blog where you will find EBS Artists blog right from the road or the studio! First blogger will be Victor Brandt, who recently became full time member of Swedish metal band Entombed, and just kicked off a massive tour together with Volbeat.
Expect a first post in the tour blog soon, straight from the tour, with exclusive back stage material!
Nic Angileri is an Italian bassist, living in Switzerland with his main gig in Norway! His musical credits is just as diverse, ranging from playing fusion and pop to hard rock and progressive metal. Besides from nailing down bass lines with Norwegian acclaimed singer Jorn Lande, he has been stepping in with Swiss rockers Gotthard, playing with Francesco Baccini, Alberto Camerini, Ivan Cattaneo, Carl Verheyen, Alto Voltaggio, The Art of Zapping (selected by Guido Elmi for MEI 2007), Ian Paice (Deep Purple) and Milan Polak, and just launched his own Nic Angileri Trio!
Mike Davis with Halford and Stephen Drennan with Engel and Amon Amarth appears at Loudpark festival in Japan on October 16 with EBS on stage!
Danko Jones with John Calabrese perform at the NHL-premiere game between Columbus and San Jose Sharks at the Globe Arena in Stockholm in October. The band is currently on tour with Guns 'n Roses, and will continue tour through out the year in support of their latest release, Below the Belt.
Victor Bailey and Dave Marks appears at the Bass Day UK in Manchester on October 10th. Other bass players at the event include Billy Sheehan and Stu Hamm, etc.
Alex Al and Tal Wilkenfeld appears on the Bass Player Live event in Los Angeles on October 24-25.
Peter Sonntag play at Bass Professors' Feel the Bass in Mannheim, Germany, on October 10.
Victor Bailey
September 2010
New EBS Artist: Karin Axelsson from Sonic Syndicate!
Karin Axelsson is one of the coolest female musicians on the modern metal scene and the bass player of Sweden's own Sonic Syndicate. After signing with Nuclear Blast records just a few short years ago the band has been given awards for Best Swedish newcomer 2009 and Best Swedish act in 2010 and continues to roll full speed ahead with with the release of their 3rd album on Nuclear Blast Records entitled We Rule The Night which has now hit the charts in a numerous countries across Europe.
"HUGE GUITARS, EVIL BEATS, SINGALONGS 'WE RULE THE NIGHT' IS THE REAL THING FOR A NEW GENERATION!" SAYS SIMONE SACCO, METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE.
Among the many artists currently touring the world with EBS are Niklas Sandin with Katatonia, on tour in USA. Etienne Mbappé & Su La Take, on tour in Europe. Simon Rowlands with My Passion & Marcus Wesslén with Dead By April join forces on a UK tour to kick off soon. Entombed with EBS Artist Victor Brandt are currently touring Sweden, and will join Volbeat as support on an arena tour in October. Keep an eye on your favourite bands and artists by visiting their websites - usually linked from their Artist Profile pages.
Etienne Mbappé. Photo: Lasse Eklöf
August 2010
EBS Amps & Pedals on Ozzfest with Halford!
Halford is performing at the main stage of the current Ozzfest tour using EBS ProLine cabinets with Classic 450 heads. Check out the band with bass player Mike Davis and EBS Pedal Artist and guitarist Roy Z on any of the announced dates. For more info, visit www.ozzfest.com
July 2010
EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld on tour with Herbie Hancock
EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld is on tour with jazz legend Herbie Hancock this summer in Europe and USA.
Catch the show on some of the biggest European jazz festivals including the big Montereux and Nordic Sea Jazz festivals, and later on some of the gigs across USA. For all dates, see www.talwilkenfeld.com
New EBS Artists...
New EBS Artists include UK top session player Marc "Archie" Arciero whose credits include playing with James Morrison, The Waterboys, Pharrell Williams, Beyonce, Robbie Williams, Gareth Gates, The Christians, Mark Owen, Rod Stewart, Hugh Cornwall and Ron Wood.
Another new EBS Artist is Irish bassist Joe Csibi whose work include playing with Luka Bloom, Sinead O Connor, Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras, The Priests, The Chieftains, Sting etc. He is currently the musical director of Ireland’s National Saturday Night Show “Tonight with Craig Doyle” and principal bassist with the Internationally renowned "Wexford Opera Festival Orchestra" and was the Musical Director for Riverdance - The Show.
Other new EBS Artists include Austrian bassist Christian Wendt from Taucher/Wendt/Thier Trio, German session bassist Freddi Lubitz and Dutch session player Sola van Motman.
In Sweden we are happy to introduce Peter London from Crashdiet and Katatonia's new bass player Niklas Sandin as new EBS Artists!
Joe Csibi
June 2010
New EBS Pedal Artist: Mike D'Antonio from Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage's bass player Mike D'Antonio is new EBS Pedal Artist. The band has seen an ever growing popularity since the start about a decade ago. They had their peak in their career so far with the latest album that entered Billboard 200 at #7.
We are happy to have Mike onboard and say welcome to the EBS family!
Mike D'Antonio. Photo: Jeremy Saffer
EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld featured on several new albums!
EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld features on the latest Jeff Beck album, Emotion & Commotion as well as on coming up albums with Herbie Hancock, Macy Gray and the guitarist compilation Six String Theory where she play with guitar hero's like Slash, Neal Schon, Steve Lukather, Joe Bonamassa, Robert Cray, Lee Ritenour and Guthrie Govan. All three albums will be released in June.
May 2010
New EBS Pedal Artist: Guitarist Mick Thomson from Slipknot!
Slipknot's guitarist Mick Thomson is new EBS Pedal Artist. Although few have seen the face behind the mask, he is one of the most recognized guitarists on the modern metal scene, and the final proof that EBS pedals is not just for bass, but equally good for guitar!
The band's groundbreaking music has taken metal into a new era exploring new sound and rythm landscapes making Slipknot one of the most influential bands on the scene today. Not to mention the reputation as a killer live act with a show that is not just a great musical experience, but equally impressive to watch!
We are happy to have Mick onboard and say welcome to the EBS family!
Mick Thomson. Photo: Paul Brown
Etienne Mbappé on new album and tour with legendary John McLaughlin!
John McLaughlin's new album, To The One, was released only a few days ago. His new band, reffered to as The 4th Dimension features EBS Artist Etienne Mbappé. The band are currently touring Europe, and will follow up in the fall with a US and Canada tour. Check out the tour dates here, and more about the album here.
Photo by By John Bouchet.
More EBS Artist news...
Hypocrisy's bassist Mikael Hedlund is new EBS Artist. The band will tour the US along with Scar Symmetry in May. Read more about Mikael here.
Guitarist Rob Math (Soul Sign, Toni Braxton, Seal etc) is new EBS Pedal Artist. Read more.
Rikard Swahn from new Swedish band Skiller is new EBS Artist. Read more.
Pain of Salvation with EBS Artist Per Schelander will release their new album Road Salt in May.
April 2010
New EBS Pedal Artist: John Campbell of Lamb Of God!
Lamb Of God's bass player John Campbell is new EBS Pedal Artist. EBS met up with the band at soundcheck before the recent Stockholm gig and an EBS MultiComp where already put in the pedal board for the show!
We are happy to have John onboard and say welcome to the EBS family!
John Campbell. Photo: Daniel Falk
Guitarists on EBS Pedals! John Wesley and Jeff Pevar
Since the update to true bypass on EBS Black Label Pedals, a lot of guitarists have discovered the benefits of using EBS pedals. Two of these are now introduced as new EBS Pedal Artists.
John Wesley might be best known to the bigger audience as the "fifth" member of Porcupine Tree, as touring guitarist and back up singer alongside official guitarist/vocalist Steven Wilson. Everyone that has experienced the band live, or on DVD can tell John is a great musician with a great tone. He is also writing and releasing his own music as well as doing clinics for PRS guitars, where he got introduced to using EBS pedals for guitar by another PRS and EBS Pedal Artist, Timbaland's Mike Scott. Here's what John says after his first encounter with EBS pedals: "The BassIQ is amazing and the DynaVerb is the best reverb pedal I have ever used!"
Equally impressed was guitarist Jeff Pevar, currently on tour with the This Is It band on a tribute to Michael Jackson tour. His previous work include touring with Crosby, Stills & Nash, Marc Cohn and Joe Cocker, to mention a few. Here's what Jeff says: ”The EBS Multicomp is my favorite compressor out there, and I also love the EBS distortion pedals!”
We are planning for a release of the EBS Guitar Zone - a blog focusing on using EBS pedals with guitar, and both John and Jeff will contribute to that, as well as other EBS Pedal Artists and guitarists. So, stay tuned for that!
John Wesley. Photo: Daniel Falk
Tours, DVDs, CDs, and more...
Look out for the coming up DVD release by Porcupine Tree - Live in Tilburg! The Special Edition will be released in April, and the reglar edition will come out in May featuring EBS Artist Colin Edwin, as well as John Wesley, that just recently became EBS Pedal Artist.
Danko Jones with EBS Artist John Calabrese will release their new album Under the Belt in May. The band open up for Clutch on their coming up US tour and are currently booking festivals for the summer.
The Haunted with EBS Artist Jonas Björler will go on a European tour with legendary metal band Slayer in April.
Colin in Tilburg. Photo: Lasse Hoile
February/March 2010
Frankfurt MusikMesse coming up - Artists at the Booth!
EBS will be at an expanded stand from last year at the 2010 Frankfurt MusikMesse in March. Artists appearing will include German bass legend Peter Sonntag, Cameroonian bass monster Etienne Mbappé (currently in John McLoughlin's band), Dutch bass artist JayTee Teterissa and more. Stay tuned for further info! EBS Booth at Hall 4.0, E64.
Tim King- the bass player of american metal band SOiL is new EBS Pedal Artist. Having been discovered by the legendary Clive Davis in 2001, SOiL have brought their music to huge international success over their 5 album span. Currently on tour in support of SOiL's latest effort "Picture Perfect" , Tim King is best known for his unique "snarling" bass tone. A tone which only EBS pedals can provide.
Tim is using EBS MultiDrive, MetalDrive and OctaBass pedals.
Simon Rowlandsis the bass player of London’s electronic punk, horror rock, metal band My Passion. The band was nominated in Kerrang! 2009 Awards as one of the best new acts in UK, and also featured on the recent Kerrang! Tour, as well on the cover of the magazine after the tour as "The New Stars of 2010". Simon uses EBS ClassicLine 810 cabinets, TD660 amps and EBS pedals. Check them out at www.myspace.com/mypassion
New EBS Artist: Mason Pitts of Apollo Drive
Mason Pittsis the bass player of a new Swedish rock outfit called Apollo Drive, produced by the acclaimed duo of Anders Bagge and Johan Glössner (Anders resume includes: Madonna, Santana, Janet Jackson, Celine Dion, J Lo, Toni Braxton etc.) The band just released their first US single 'Papercut' (available on iTunes). The band also features on a new single with rapper Lazee, “Calling out”, which is released in Scandinavia. Much of the proceeds for this song goes to "BRIS" (Barnens Rätt I Samhället / Childrens Right In Society). An organization for Underprivileged Children and Kids who come from troubled Homes. Listen to the song here www.callingout.se
There will be a lot more coming from this band in the future!
Ronnie Garrett, MD and bass player with Tyler Perry is new EBS Artist.
Jan Adefelt, one of the finest Jazz bassists in Sweden, is new EBS Artist.
Tim King - SOiL
My Passion
Apollo Drive
On new albums...
EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld is featured on Jeff Beck's coming album Emotion & Commotion.
January 2010
EBS Artist Appearances Contributed to the NAMM experience!
We had a great time at the NAMM Show and are very greatful for the appearaces by our excellent artists that shared their time with us for various appearances and signings. Also a big thank you to all the artists visiting just to hang out and have a good time with the EBS Family. Full report with videos and pictures at the EBS NAMM Blogg: http://ebssweden.wordpress.com
EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld signed for nearly two hours straight (!) at the booth on Friday.
New EBS Artists:Her Bright Skies, Paul Randolph and more...
Joakim Karlsson of new promising Swedish rockband Her Bright Skies is new EBS Artist. The band is currently on tour in Europe along with Adept and are releasing a new album in March. Joakim play EBS Fafner amps and ProLine cabs, and a MicroBass II pedal. www.herbrightskies.com
Paul Randolph is new EBS Artist. He is NYC based solo bass Artist as well as touring bassist for Jazzanova, Amp Fiddler, Innerzone Orchestra, and Josh White Jr. Paul plays EBS TD650 heads and NeoLine cabinets.
Jonathan Harvey is new EBS Artist. He is one of the UK's finest young bass players. Performing a broad range of music around the globe, Jonathan is building his reputation as a respected musician playing with an individual sound and soulful touch. Jonathan play EBS HD350 heads, NeoLine cabs and EBS Pedals. www.myspace.com/jharveymusic
Swedish young fusion bassist Johannes Zetterberg whose solo debut album feature keyboard wizard Jay Oliver and saxophonist Eric Marienthal is new EBS Artist. www.myspace.com/johanneszetterberg Swedish hardcore band Ape Rape Escape's bassist Niklas Lennartsson is new EBS Artist. www.myspace.com/aperapeescape
Hungarian bass player Temesi Berci is new EBS Artist. www.berci.hu
Jonathan Harvey
November 2009
New EBS Artist: Morrissey's bass player Solomon Walker!
Solomon Walker has played bass with the great Morrissey since 2007. Prior to that he spent twenty years playing in bands such as The Joy Circuit, Year of the Rabbit, German Shepherds, Cupcakes, the Cremations, and Blood on the Badge.
Solomon, who has always favored vintage tube amps, was blown away by his new EBS Classic 450 Bass Head. According to Solomon, "It looks vintage and it sounds vintage. The amp produces tons of powerful low end with a vicious growl. The only difference is that I don't have to worry about it breaking down every night."
Solomon is currently on tour with Morrissey in support of the album Swords.
In his spare time, Solomon enjoys lifting weights.
Dan Nyby is currently on tour with his band Prima Donna, opening up for Green Day on stadium size arenas all over Europe. The band pick's up a cool vibe from old bands like The Ramones and Rolling Stones and put in plenty of energy and attitude and deliver pure punk rock'n roll for a new generation! Dan uses Fafner amps and ClassicLine cabs. Check them out at www.myspace.com/primadonna
Meshuggah bass player Dick Lövgren updated with EBS Pedals
Dick Lövgren, bass player of one of the most influential metal bands in modern time, Meshuggah, has added some EBS Pedals to his arsenal of sounds and is now armed with EBS DynaVerb, UniChorus, OctaBass and WahOne. Read about the band at www.meshuggah.net
Tom Witt from The Brian McKnight Show new EBS Pedal Artist!
Tom Witt is the bass player of the band in the Brian McKnight Show - the latest nationwidebroadcasted late night TV-show in USA. The band back up some of the finest artists in R'nB and pop music at the show, that includes at least three music performances per episode. Tom added the EBS Black Label Pedal line to be able to change his sound to all possible situations that will occur playing with such wide variety of artists. www.tomwittonline.com / www.brianmcknightshow.com
Dan Nyby - Prima Donna
Tom Witt - Brian McKnight Show
EBS Artists: Albums, tours and news in short...
EBS Artist Jonas Reingold has a new fusion album out with a constellation named 3rd World Electric featuring drummer Dave Weckl and guitarist Roine Stolt (Flower Kings / Transatlantic). The album shows an amazing musicianship in the tradition of Weather Report, Chick Corea´s Return to forever. Listen to and order the album here.
Hellfueled with EBS Artist Henke Lönn, is back with a new album called 'Emission of Sins'. Release in Sweden on November 27 and Worldwide on January 1, 2010. Prelisten to the album here. And preorder the album here. Bass was recorded with EBS Classic 450 amps and ClassicLine 810 cabs. www.hellfueled.com
Jaguares with EBS Artist Marco Renteria are nominated for two Latin Grammy's in this years Latin Grammy Awards. www.myspace.com/marcorenteria
Pain Of Salvation with EBS Artist Per Schelander will support legendary progressive rockers Dream Theater on their upcoming Australian tour in December. Check out tour dates and info on their new EP Linoleum at www.myspace.com/painofsalvation
The Haunted with EBS Artist Jonas Björler will support metal legends Slayer on their coming up European tour! www.the-haunted.com
Danko Jones with EBS Artist John JC Calabrese will support Gun's N Roses on their coming up stadium tour in Canada in January/February. www.dankojones.com
Igneous Human bass player Mikael "Redbeard" Gustavsson is new EBS Artist. The band has a brand new album out called Pyroclastic Storms. www.igneoushuman.com
EBS Artist Yuri Daniel is currently on tour with Jan Garbarek Group feat Trilok Gurtu. The tour will continue into the new year. www.garbarek.com
Yuri Daniel - Jan Garbarek Group
October 2009
New EBS Artist: Jaguares' Marco Renteria
Bass player Marco Renteria from Mexican band Jaguares is new EBS Artist! Jaguares won the 2008 Latin Grammy Award for 'Best Rock Band' and are currently in the studio to record a new album. Beside playing with Jaguares, Marco is also doing a lot of session work in Mexico and LA. We are proud and happy to have Marco on board with EBS! Read more at: www.myspace.com/marcorenteria
Tal Wilkenfeld to perform at Bass Player Live! in Los Angeles
EBS Artist Tal Wilkenfeld will perform at the annual Bass Player Live! event, this year held at SIR in Los Angeles, on October 24-25. Also performing at the show will be EBS Pedal Artists Justin Meldal-Johnsen and Rufus Philpot. Read more at: www.bassplayerlive.com
John McLaughlin comments on Etienne Mbappé
Guitarist John McLaughlin made the following comment on his new bass player EBS Artist Etienne Mbappé on his website recently: "Some of you may recall Etienne in one of the last incarnations of the Joe Zawinul Syndicate. I’m very happy to have Etienne in the band. He’s not only an amazing bassist and musician, but a great human being."
John and the band is currently in the studio working on a new album.
Swedish pop sensation Fibes Oh Fibes bass player Edvin Edvinsson is new EBS Artist.
The band has been a rocket on the Swedish Charts with their new album '1987' and the latest single 'Run To You', a duet with 80's pop icon Kim Wilde. Check out more about the band here: www.fibesohfibes.com
New EBS Artist: Smash Into Pieces' Viktor Vidlund
Smash into Pieces made it into Swedish TV4 talent show "Sweden..s got talent" in 2009 but after being offered a spot in the semi finals the band dropped out of the competition to sign a record deal with Ninetone Records. They are now in the studio recording their debut album to be released in early 2010. Bass player Viktor Vidlund is new EBS Artist. More at: www.myspace.com/smashintopieces
Edvin - Fibes Oh Fibes
Albums & Tours
Katatonia, with EBS Artist Mattias Norrman, will release their new album 'Night is the new Day' at the beginning of November. The band will do massive touring through out Europe during the fall to support the album. Follow Katatonia at www.katatonia.com
Swedish rockers Bonafide has a new album out called 'Something Drippin'. Check it out at www.bonafiderocks.com
LA rock band Prima Donna is currently opening up for Green Day on their European stadium tour. Prima Donna's bass player Dan Nyby will use EBS Fafner and Classic Line cabs on the last 20 dates of the tour. www.myspace.com/primadonna
Check out some pictures from the Stockholm Show at the EBS blog!
Wolf with EBS Artist Anders Modd is currently on tour in the UK, and will open up for legendary Wasp in December. More at www.wolf.nu
Watch out for a new album coming out soon with Eggs & Dogs. Eggs & Dogs features EBS own Michael Stolt on vocals and bass :-), along with Tomas Bodin and Marcus Lilijequist known from progressiove rock greats Flower Kings and JJ Marsh from Glenn Hughes band on guitars. The bass was recorded using an EBS Classic 450 head. Check out the band here: www.myspace.com/eggsanddogs
We are happy to introduce Marcus Wesslén from new Swedish metal sensation Dead By April as new EBS Artist. The band recieved a "Best New Swedish Act" award before they even released an album, and by the time of the release of their debut they had already passed 1 million hits on their MySpace. Their mix of catchy, strong melodies and brutal Swedish death metal is a deadly inviting and the band is by many seen as the next big thing on the Swedish metal scene after In Flames worldwide success the last couple of years. Marcus play Fafner heads and ProLine cabinets.
Bass player Robin Zielhorst from US progressive rockers Cynic is new EBS Artist.
Abbi Roth, bass player for Bo Bice, is new EBS Artist. She plays EBS TD650 heads and ProLine 810 Cabinets.
Jeff Watts is new EBS Pedal Artist. He uses EBS DynaVerb and OctaBass pedals.
Erkan Özdemir of Memo Gonzales is new EBS Artist (pictured).
Victor Brandt new touring bass player for Entombed!
EBS Artists Victor Brandt, that used to play for Norwegian Black Metal band Satyricon, has now joined Swedish legendary metal band Entombed on tour. First gig with the new band was infront of 27'000 fans at the Summer Breeze festival in Germany. Victor is also busy touring with his original band Totalt Jävla Mörker, supporting their latest release Söndra & Härska. Check out Entombed and TJM on tour this fall! Sound samples of EBS new MetalDrive, played by Victor, can be found here.
Summer breeze crowd. Photo taken by
Victor himself :)
New Albums & Tours...
September is a really busy month with new releases and tours that kicks off! Here are some involving EBS Artists:
Progressive supergroup Porcupine Tree will release their new album "The Incident" in September, and kick off their new World Tour. See www.porcupinetree.com for details. Bass player Colin Edwin uses TD650 heads, NeoLine cabinets and EBS pedals.
Katatonia, with EBS Artist Mattias Norrman will join Porcupine Tree on the Scandinavian dates. Follow Katatonia at www.katatonia.com
Raised Fist has a new album out called "Veil of Ignorance". Catch Andreas "Josse" Johansson and the rest of the band on tour this fall. www.raisedfist.com
In Flames with EBS Artist Peter Iwers, will co-headline the European leg of the Taste Of Chaos along with Killswitch Engage. Joined by, among others Dead By April, with new EBS Artist Marcus Wesslén! www.tasteofchaos.com
In the studio...
Blindside is back in the studio in LA with producer Howard Benson (P.O.D., Hoobastank, Papa Roach etc) to record their first album since 2005 for an early 2010 release. www.blindsideonline.com
Soilwork is in the studio recording for a new album to be released some time in 2010.
Pic of the month: Colin Edwin's Pedal Board for the upcoming tour
Porcupine Tree's bass player, Colin Edwin, sent this pic from rehearsal for the upcoming "Incident" world tour.
August 2009
Victor Bailey returns to EBS!
We are very happy to welcome back mr Victor Bailey to EBS! Victor Bailey is a true master of the bass instrument that has played with them all, and with a great solo career as well. After a few years with a different brand, Victor decided it was time to come back to the sound he loved from his EBS Fafner heads and ProLine cabinets.
Here's Victors own statement:
'In our search for our musical selves, often times we travel to the far ends of the universe, only to end up back home. EBS is home. Simply the best bass amps in the world!'
We say welcome back and are happy to have Victor onboard again!
Read more at www.victorbailey.com
New EBS Artist: Julian from aVid*!
aVid* bassplayer Julian is now armed with EBS. The four German guys have shared the stage with acts like the Smashing Pumpkins and Chris Cornell.
New album coming soon!
It is with great sadness we recieved the news that our friend and long time EBS Artist Marcel Jacob passed away on July 21, at the age of 45. Marcel was a fantastic bass player and musician that helped put Swedish hard rock and metal on the map with his early commitment as bass player for Yngwie Malmsteen in the 80’s (as well as a short period with Europe). In 1988 Marcel formed the band Talisman along with his friend and singer Jeff Scott Soto. Talisman became his main gig for his last 20 years – saluted with a big Anniversary gig at the Sweden Rock Festival 2007. Marcel also performed as a solo bass player at the EBS Bass n Drum Days, a yearly event that was arranged between 2001 – 2007. Our thoughts goes to Marcel Jacob’s family and close friends.
We would like to thank ALL the artists contributing to make NAMM Show 2012 the best ever! Thanks to Tal Wilkenfeld (with Steve Ferrone), Etienne Mbappé with friends (Hadrien Ferraud, Damian Erskine, Jean-Christophe Maillard & Eddy Khaimovich), Mick Thomson (Slipknot), John Moyer (Disturbed), Tim King (SOiL), James Lomenzo (Hail!), Bjorn Englen (Yngwie Malmsteen, Soul Sign), Michael Devin (Whitesnake) and Pete Griffin (ex-Zappa Plays Zappa). 
Nov 19 Scandinavium Heden, Sweden
Spain's Jose Vera "jvera" 
Raised Fist with EBS Artist Andreas Josse Johansson will do a Scandinavian Tour in November/December. Check out the dates here: 
EBS will be at an expanded stand from last year at the 2010 Frankfurt MusikMesse in March. Artists appearing will include German bass legend Peter Sonntag, Cameroonian bass monster Etienne Mbappé (currently in John McLoughlin's band), Dutch bass artist JayTee Teterissa and more. Stay tuned for further info! EBS Booth at Hall 4.0, E64.
