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Jaco Pastorius: Unreleased “Teen Town” Live Video 1978
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Jaco Pastorius: Unreleased “Teen Town” Live Video 1978

Here’s some amazing and really rare footage of Weather Report performing Jaco Pastorius’s “Teen Town”, filmed live in Reading, PA in 1978 by Dr. Fred Erskine (drummer Peter Erskine’s father). While the video isn’t very good quality, the performance is top notch, with the quartet of Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Peter Erskine and Jaco.

Legoland Empire Releases EP Featuring Trip Wamsley
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Legoland Empire Releases EP Featuring Trip Wamsley

Bassist Trip Wamsley shared on his Facebook page that Legoland Empire has released Guard the Point, a new 4-track EP on Bandcamp. Wamsley, whose playing on the album ranges from funky grooves to gnarly distorted riffs, describes the album as masterminded by former Wild Cherry bassist Allen Wentz. The group also includes Neil Alexander on keys and guitarist Rob Michael....

Reader Spotlight: Jeanette Jones
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Jeanette Jones

Meet Jeanette Jones, a busy person and busy bassist from Staten Island, NY, and our player in the spotlight for April 19, 2011. Bio: I am an overextended mother of four who fits playing with multiple bands into my life because of how important it is for me to be connected to music. I stopped playing for quite some time...

Berthold Basten: Streets of Montreal
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Berthold Basten: Streets of Montreal

Berthold Basten‘s love for his Godin fretless bass inspired him to write a tune. We thought you’d enjoy it too.

Duff McKagan’s Loaded Releases “The Taking”
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Duff McKagan’s Loaded Releases “The Taking”

Duff McKagan‘s side project, Loaded, has just released their latest album, The Taking, the group’s third studio effort and the follow up to the 2009 release, Sick. The album was recorded in August, 2010 with veteran producer Terry Date (Pantera, Slipknot and others), and features newcomer Isaac Carpenter on drums. The former Guns ‘N Roses bassist/cofounder had a busy 2010,...

Warwick Announces WA Bass Amps and WCA Cabinets
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Warwick Announces WA Bass Amps and WCA Cabinets

Warwick has unveiled the WA bass amp series, a line based on their Hellborg series but at a lower price point. Available as rack mountable or in sleeves, the WA300 and WA600 amp heads pump out 300 and 600 watts respectively and feature 10-band EQs with additional Bass and Treble controls. A one-knob adjustable compressor is built-in for dynamic control....

Incognito: 1975 Live
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Incognito: 1975 Live

Facebook friend Eran Fuld shared this video with us, saying “It doesn’t any groovier than that…(definitely bass oriented music), personally I’m sold on these guys…” Now we are too! Francis Hylton is the bassist laying down that nice groove. Thanks, Eran.

Weekly Top 10

Rewind: New Basses and Amps, Rare Cliff Burton Performance, Playing by Ear, and the Best Bass Videos

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of April 10 – 16, 2011 1. Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (March 2011) This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass videos from March, 2011, based on the number of views by No Treble readers. 2....

DigiTech Debuts New Line of Amps
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DigiTech Debuts New Line of Amps

HARMAN DigiTech is moving into new territory, with their announcement of their new amplifiers at Musikmesse 2011. The company has focused mostly on a line of guitar amps (five of them), but is introducing a bass amp in the mix, the Classic-15B. The Classic-15B is a 15 watt combo bass amp and a new addition to the world of lightweight...

Stanley Clarke: Live Bass Solo – Royale Boston (2011)
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Stanley Clarke: Live Bass Solo – Royale Boston (2011)

Here’s an excellent fan-shot video of Stanley Clarke taking a solo during a performance at Royale in Boston, MA on March 24, 2011. (Well, the audio is terrific… the video might cause dizziness at times.)

Ben Allison Releases Action-Refraction
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Ben Allison Releases Action-Refraction

Bassist/composer Ben Allison has released his tenth album as a bandleader, entitled Action-Refraction. The disc features Allison’s takes on songs by his favorite artists, including PJ Harvey, Donny Hathaway, Thelonious Monk, Neil Young, Samuel Barber and Roger Nichols. This is a new approach for the composer as only one of the tracks, Broken, is an original. The idea for the...

Kala Announces Solid Body U-Bass
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Kala Announces Solid Body U-Bass

Kala Brand Music Co. has released a solid body version of their U-Bass. Though the original model was a bass-version of a ukulele, the Solid Body U-Bass takes a step to more closely resemble a bass guitar. Featuring a 21” scale, the bass is available in 4 and 5-string versions and fretted or fretless. It utilizes Kala’s proprietary polyurethane strings,...