New TC Electronic Bass Amp - Staccato'51 - the sound of a legend

The bass world's response to our introduction of award winning RH450 and Classic450 has been overwhelming. Now, with the help of a true world-class bass legend, we introduce our third amp to deliver instant world-class bass tone - we are proud to present our cooperation with, Tower Of Power's Rocco Prestia on Staccato'51

Think of legendary bass players and Francis Rocco Prestia features on every list. For over 40 years now Rocco's bass has been underpinning the groove for Californian funk legends Tower of Power. In that time Rocco has defined his own style and become synonymous with the much-imitated 'Finger Style Funk' that he pioneered back in the '60s and '70s.

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Laura Clapp & Rocco Prestia
Laura Clapp presents the new Staccato'51 bass amp to Francis Rocco Prestia of Tower of Power. Afterwards, they talk about how it all came together and how it was to develop the amp together with TC Electronic. We also hear the response from other members of ToP including Rocco's bass tech.
Now TC and Rocco have joined forces to make Staccato'51 - a custom-tuned version of the RH450 that's been made to Rocco's exact specification and ear. It may look like the RH450 bass head, but the sound design is completely different and meets the demands of a legend like Rocco Prestia - both on stage and in the studio.

Rocco's sound design on Staccato'51 fits his legendary finger-muting technique like a glove. The full-bodied tone with plenty of highs and lows as well as the ultra fast precision response enhances the percussive elements of Rocco's playing to perfection.

In addition to the sheer tone shaping, Rocco has added a touch of our SpectraComp™ per-string compression to tighten the sound even more. And finally a touch of TubeTone™ brings out the growl of Staccato'51 when really digging into those low-end notes with his powerful right hand technique.

To achieve perfect tone, Rocco pairs his Staccato'51 with a stack of our RS cabinets - An RS410 and two RS212s - giving him both punch and enough low end to stand out on stage with the 10-piece Tower of Power band.

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Adam Nitti & Band @ European BassDay 2009

Adam Nitti has been establishing himself as both a bass-wielding frontman and recording artist for well over a decade. Having also performed and recorded with a diverse collection of artists, including The Dave Weckl Band, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson, Peter Erskine, Susan Tedeschi, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jeff Coffin Mu'tet, Phil Keaggy, and Heather Headley, he has likewise earned his reputation as a distinguished studio bassist and sideman based out of Nashville, TN. A passion to inspire excellence in musicianship led Adam into co-founding www.MusicDojo.com, the first-ever interactive online music school. Adam is a tireless educator and touring clinician and is also a regular columnist for both Bass Player Magazine and Bass Musician Magazine. He has been featured in hundreds of music publications and on stages around the world and continues to bring unique voice and perspective to the bass playing community. He currently celebrates the recent release of his fourth album, entitled, "Liminal." Learn more at www.adamnitti.com and www.myspace.com/adamnittimusic. 

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De Gier Basses @ European BassDay 2009

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Glenn Gaddum plays De Gier Basses

Glenn Gaddum jr., was born in Alkmaar and raised in Amsterdam, Holland. He came from a musical family and was influenced early on by his father, a jazz piano player and owner of a recording studio, as well as his musical artistic extended family.
He displayed an early affinity for jazz music. By the age of fifteen he was already proficient on the bass guitar and piano and had begun composing music. The bass guitar, however, was his love and by the age of sixteen, he was working regularly with various bands. Soon thereafter, he was playing bass and writing music for various artists. Glenn also spent the next few years as a studio musician. He has appeared as a bassist on over all kinds of records.He was also a member of the succesful group the Mindmenders in wich his sister Patty Gaddum was the leading singer. They won in 1999 the 'Popprijs Amsterdam' award and also won the "Grote prijs van Nederland' award. As the bassplayer of the Sanne van Hek Trio, they won the Dortse Jazz Price in 2003. Glenn graduated cum laude at the Conservatory, University School of Music in Amsterdam.
He playes/has played with:
Glenn Gaddum sr., Franky Douglas, Eddy Veldman, Karel Boehlee, Ruth Jacott, N'dambi, Ferial Karamat Ali, Jose James, Postman, Berget Lewis, John Scofield, Anouk,
Frank Mc Comb, Harmen Fraanje, Peter Tiehuis, Eef Albers, Boris, Branford Marsalis, Candy Dulfer, Sven Hammond Soul, Sanne van Hek, Ton Dijkman, Rose, Raymzter and so on.
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