Archive for July 2010 - Page 9

Aguilar Amplification is introducing a new dual envelop filter to their line of pedals. The Filter Twin uses two identical filters sweeping in opposite directions, one up and one down to deliver 70’s-inspired funk sounds as well as new filter tones. The Filter Twin uses a four-knob layout, including blend, threshold, velocity (up and down). Aguilar’s Chief Technical Officer Geof...

Victor Wooten has released his hit novel, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music, as an audiobook, featuring the voices of Vic’s family and friends, as well as bass legends like Chuck Rainey. Original music performed by Victor, Regi Wooten, Steve Bailey, Bela Fleck, and more accompanies the reading of the novel. The Music Lesson contains the...

Here’s Viaceslav Svedov presenting his slap bass adaptation of the classic Russian criminal song, “Murka”.

Boulder Creek’s display at NAMM this summer featured a nice array of acoustic bass guitars, including their new Koa model. One of the unique things about these basses, as well as their other basses, is the Boulder Creek Suspended Bracing System. The system utilizes tone bars with a brace instead of traditional bracing to support the top. The “SBS” works...

The Virginia Bass Forum has announced they will be hosting a clinic with Stu Hamm on Sunday, at 12pm on July 18th in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $30, and at the door $35. Contact Brittany Frompovich ([email protected]) for advance ticket purchases. Details: Fredericksburg Academy, Hazel Arts and Sciences Building Room number 104 10800 Academy Drive...

Check out the great Australian bass player, Dane Alderson, and his solo on this tune by thumpR called “Nail in the Coffin”:

Heads Up International and No Treble are giving away signed copies of Stanley Clarke‘s latest, The Stanley Clarke Band! Ten lucky winners will receive a copy of The Stanley Clarke Band, signed by Stanley himself. Five runners-up will receive a No Treble t-shirt. Winners will be announced here on No Treble on July 15, 2010. Enter here, and good luck!

Bassist Harold Cowart died on June 27th in his home. He was 66. Cowart had an impressive musical history. He created one of the most memorable bass lines around, playing on “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” with John Fred and His Playboy Band. The song was a Number 1 hit for 1968 in the USA and many other countries. Cowart’s...