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Jump in on the Source Audio Online Jam Session!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Source Audio peoples...We want to hear you play!   Recently we promoted the Soundblox Tri-Mod Wah, a senior member of our line of bass effects, by creating a multitrack videosong using it's slew of filter sounds sent through a bass and accompanied by only a drumtrack.  The end…

New England Talkbass Get Together

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Perhaps the most populated forum for bass players on the web, Talkbass is a corner of the internet that plays host to endless conversations between bass players form all walks of life.  For Source Audio, Talkbass has been a great place for us to talk shop with other musicians and…

My Morning Jacket to headline 2010 Voodoo Experience

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

At this point in music history, nobody has an excuse to not be "experienced". First, of course, we need a focused definition of the word "experience". It that means to fully envelope onself in the music making-creating-appreciating world, I think we are already there! The 2010 Voodoo Experience

The Best of Phish Tour 2010 and How Mike Gordon Gets That Cactus Sound

Monday, July 19, 2010

"Play it cactus!"   I remember being at a Phish show when was about 17 years old and hearing guitarist Trey Anastasio scream into the microphone what I thought was "play a cactus!" to bassist Mike Gordon.  Immediately afterwards, his bass took on a spindly, thick and bouncy sound that…

Steven Wilson - Porcupine Tree and Much More

Thursday, June 17, 2010

One would think that with Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson would have all the room and resources which he would need to fully explore all of his musical interests. Surrounded by stellar musicians and having complete artistic freedom, the band has spent much of  2010 on tour in support of “The…

Trombone Shorty Guitarist, Pete Murano Plays the Classic Pro Distortion and Tri-Mod Wah

Friday, June 11, 2010

Sadly, it’s been a few years since I’ve visited the old town of New Orleans, but lucky for me, a guy they call Trombone Shorty brought a hot and spicy taste of “The Big Easy” to me.  Last Tuesday, in front of a sold out Paradise Rock Club in Boston,…

Mountain Jam Live!

Saturday, June 05, 2010

You don't need to get in your car, in a plane or on a Greyhound bus to enjoy the great musicianship taking place at Mountain Jam live right now in Hunter, New York.   Not in the mood for "Breakfast in bed for 400,000" as exclaimed by the infamous Wavy…

Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers Spotted with a Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion

Thursday, June 03, 2010

      Have you seen this man? We just got word from the folks at 30th Street Music in Manhattan that Gibby Haynes of the iconic punk/psychadelic/art rock band The Butthole Surfers was in their store shopping for a new dirt box and walked out with the Soundblox Pro…

Cool Mike Keneally Interview in the June 2010 Issue of Guitar Player

Thursday, June 03, 2010

        There is a great interview in this month’s (June, 2010) issue of Guitar Player magazine with Mike Keneally, one of the great guitar architects of our time. Mike is widely known for his work as Frank Zappa’s “stunt guitarist” in the late 80s, as…

The Ghosts in the Machine:  The five-year listening study behind the Soundblox Classic Distortion

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Ghosts in the Machine The five-year listening study behind the Soundblox Classic Distortion     Referred to as the “best distortion box ever” by both vintage tone champion Adrian Belew of King Crimson and neo-shredder Herman Li of DragonForce, the newly released…