New wave

If you've come across the Ibanez SW bass amps, you'd know they are some of the best value-for-money products out there- a respectable performer beyond brand name excess.

This year, the manufacturer added some features which are useful for us players as these are the common effects we'd invest in pedal form so the integration into the amp is much appreciated, especially the distortion & envelope filter.

Indecisive?

This is a neat effects unit by Empress; a 3-in-1 pedal on days when you can't decide what to employ in your set-up. It' sports a 3-band EQ & a further 3-channel offering for the distortion so there're options for you to experiment with- great! I'm not aware if this is in the shops here (if you see it, do disclose the location- thank you in advance) but seeing Davis GMC inventorizing the Empress pedals, the might be hope of its debut.