BASS GEAR
FENDER
MUSTANG PJ
Whether in the hands of Bill Wyman, Tina Weymouth, or Television’s Fred
Smith, the short-scale Mustang bass was always an expressive, fast, uniquesounding bass. This new version feels authentically original, and at $549
street is among the most affordable Fender basses. fender.com
GRETSCH
TOM PETERSSON 12-STRING FALCON
The Gretsch USA Custom Shop unveiled Cheap Trick bassist Tom Petersson’s
most tantalizing signature 12-string bass ever this NAMM. The anachronistic
wonder doesn’t come cheap with its street price of $11,999, but it looks
100-percent badass—as if it’s seen decades of loving yet gentle road use.
Features include Filter’Tron-style blade humbuckers, a metal armrest, and a
faithfully quirky ol’ belt-buckle protector around back. gretschguitars.com
SONIC FARM AUDIO
TANTRA & MICHAEL ARNOPOL
SOUNDWORKS CABS
The 1,200-watt, class-D Tantra bass head ($2,799
street) offers a truly stunning array of tweakable
features, from parametric EQ to studio-quality
compression, effects loop, DI, overdrive, mute,
and more. Paired with collaborator Michael
Arnopol Soundworks’ proprietary cabinet
technology ($999 street), which features unique
internal porting and eight drivers—four 6.5"
speakers, three 3.5" tweeters, and a horn—the
Tantra sounds warm and massive, yet alive with
detailed nuance.
sonicfarm.com / masoundworks.com
52 PREMIER GUITAR SEPTEMBER 2016
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