Recently I browsed the Bass Gear Magazine and found an interesting new product in their blog: Phil Jones bass plans to offer a solar-powered version of their Briefcase amp. After charging it for 10h, you can play on battery for one hour. Bass Gear Mag has more details.

While browsing their Musikmesse pictures, I also found Löwenherz basses gestoßen. In addition to an extravagant design, these basses feature no less than six pickups. It seems Stanley Clarke rather likes them. A worthy addition for my Liste of bass builders in Germany.