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I always find it fascinating as to how long a pedalboard lasts. For the most part in my career, the next board is already being planned before the current one is even fully wired and operational.
Things seem to be a little different this time around though, and I’m excited to share with you what makes this one of the most musical builds I’ve ever completed.
Enjoy,
Janek
P.S. For the first time in the store I have signed physical copies of Ultimate Chop Builder available! Both Minor and Major modes versions, plus a fresh batch of Bass Player’s Guide to Pentatonics.

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After a fantastic week on the road and in the studio with Steve Smith and Vital Information, I'm back home in my studio to examine the most insane pedal delivery my collection has ever seen.
As you may have heard I'm getting ready to start shoot the biggest Bass DI/Pre Amp video of all time.
As you'll see from today's episode, that's not click bait or overselling, it's as accurate a description as I could make considering the companies I reached out to that said yes!
So far in the lineup I have Jad Freer, Jule Amps, Noble, Origin Effects, Aguilar, Ampeg, JHS, Caveman Audio, Miura, MXR, REDDI, Sushi FX, DSM & Humbolt, Radial, and there are still more to come.
If there's something you'd like to see featured in the video that you don't see on the list, drop it in the comments!
For anyone in the Denver area, I’m very excited to be heading to play at Dazzle this coming weekend, Saturday April 20th, with two of my best friends and long-time musical colleagues Gabriel Santiago and Justin Vasquez.
More soon,
Janek


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It’s hard to put into words what it means to meet your heroes. To be able hit record 5 minutes later and get to share that conversation with you is one of the prouder moments of my career.
With stories about how he started out, practicing in a shed in Steve Smith’s backyard, to walking into Electric Ladyland in New York City for a record date where the horn section was Michael and Randy Brecker and Barry Rogers, we cover a lot of ground in this conversation. John Tesh, Tracy Chapman, Chick Corea, Lee Ritenour, Vince Neal, Billy Cobham, Mike Stern, Vinnie Colaiuta, Frank Gambale, about a thousand other legendary recording artists grace the pages of Tim’s career highlights.
I hope this is the first of many times I get to pick Tim’s brain and share it with you. The man is a treasure chest of knowledge and experience with some of the best music and bass related stories you could hope to hear.
Enjoy!
Janek


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Today I'm shooting out my wife's first $200 bass from when she was 13 years old against my Master-Built $10,000 signature Mattisson.
It's such a fun experiment to see where the two are similar and then push the limits to where those similarities evaporate.
Get in the comments on YouTube and let me know if you have two basses on opposite ends of the cost spectrum that are closer in actual value than you might like to admit!
More Soon,
Janek
P.S. we have very limited numbers of signed copies of my books that have just come back in stock. Check them out before they’re gone!
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Ranking the best and the worst flights cases and gig bags for basses and pedals from my entire career.
I still have at least one example of almost every single style of case I've ever used, and I have them all out of storage for this video to share my thoughts with you, and hopefully help you figure out what might work for you.
The bass I mention in the video that is for sale can be found here: https://janekgwizdala.com/store/p/fjr5v0q0momv6tg1awtui3mrjc3mtx
Enjoy,
Janek


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I'm programming new sounds for my HX Stomp today, and getting into some fundamental and more importantly useful sounds for regular bass players.
As much as the YouTube algorithm might feed you some of the more flashy and soloistic moments of my career, the bigger portion of my bass playing life has been spent in the lower register of the instrument holding the band together.
With that in mind, I would like to put some more useable presets out into the world, and I just started breaking the ice in today's podcast with the HX Stomp and what might be possible.
You can get my existing HX Stomp Preset Pack HERE https://janekgwizdala.com/store/line6-presets
And fresh copies of Bass Player’s Guide to Pentatonics just arrived last night. Get a signed copy before they’re sold out again! https://janekgwizdala.com/store
More soon,
Janek


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