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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!
Just like NAMM, you will get daily updates from the show at: http://ebssweden.wordpress.com (between March 24-27, 2010)
SOiL's Tim King, New EBS Pedal Artist!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. www.myspace.com/timkingmusic / www.myspace.com/soil
New EBS Artist: Simon Rowlands of My Passion!Simon Rowlands is 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 DriveMason Pitts is 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!
More new EBS Artists...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
EBS Artist Fernando Mainer on Jorge Salan's new DVDCheck out the trailer here:
Jonathan Harvey December 2009 EBS Artist Jay-Tee Teterissa Video from Strings & Things Clinic
EBS Artist Jay-Tee Teterissa did a clinic at Strings & Things, Netherlands recently. Check out this video from the event!
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.
 Solomon Walker. Photo by Tim Griffin New EBS Artist: Dan Nyby - Prima DonnaDan 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 PedalsDick 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
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 RenteriaBass 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 AngelesEBS 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 MbappéGuitarist John McLaughlin made the following comment on his new bass player EBS Artist Etienne Mbappé on his website recently: John and the band is currently in the studio working on a new album. From: www.johnmclaughlin.com  Marco Renteria - Jaguares New EBS Artist: Fibes Oh Fibes' Edvin EdvinssonSwedish 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 VidlundSmash 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 & ToursKatatonia, 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
Feedback on EBS Artists? September 2009 New EBS Artist: Dead By April's Marcus Wesslén!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.  Photo by Etoall More new EBS Artists...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. www.myspace.com/serpentsaints (Entombed @ MySpace)
Summer breeze crowd. Photo taken by 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. Katatonia just finished mixing their coming up album to be released in November. Stay tuned for more... Pic of the month: Colin Edwin's Pedal Board for the upcoming tourPorcupine 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!  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.  July 2009 Marcel Jacob 1964-2009
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. June 2009 Pic of the month: Justin Meldal-Johnsen recieve his EBS pedals!Justin Meldal-Johnsen from Nine Inch Nails / Beck is new EBS pedal artist! Here's a pic from when he recieved the goods from Jack Thompson at MDG (EBS US distributor). May 2009 Warren McRae from the Tina Turner World Tour!EBS Artist Warren McRae just finished the final shows on the Tina Turner world tour. We had the privilege to meet Warren in Stockholm and made an interview with him. Read the interview with Warren at the brand new EBS Blog at www.ebssweden.wordpress.com  New EBS Pedal Artists: Chico Willcox and Fred Schneider!Brazilian bass player Chico Willcox is new EBS Pedal Artist. French bass player Fred Schneider is a new EBS Pedal Artist. Welcome to the EBS family!  April 2009 |
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.
available as a live album as well as on DVD and features Jeff Beck, Tal Wilkenfeld, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and keyboard player Jason Rebello. Visit the album website
