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Evan Marien with Nigel Hitchcock and Sebastiaan Cornelissen: Lewis
Bass Videos

Evan Marien with Nigel Hitchcock and Sebastiaan Cornelissen: Lewis

Bassist Evan Marien shared his latest video with us, featuring saxophonist Nigel Hitchcock and drummer/guitarist Sebastiaan Cornelissen performing Cornelissen’s tune “Lewis”. While this video includes some nifty bass work by Marien (and a sweet solo), it also includes one of the smallest drum kits I’ve ever seen!

In Memoriam: Adam Yauch, aka MCA, of the Beastie Boys
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Adam Yauch, aka MCA, of the Beastie Boys

The news of the passing of Beastie Boy member Adam Yauch hit the web on Friday, with a massive outpouring that followed on the social web. What wasn’t mentioned as often was that Yauch held down the low end in addition to being a rapper in the group. Yauch, aka MCA, had been battling cancer for some time. He was...

Weekly Top 10: New Bass Gear from Fender, Warwick, Hofner and Epiphone, Andrew Gouche Interview, Plus the Top Bass Videos
Weekly Top 10

Weekly Top 10: New Bass Gear from Fender, Warwick, Hofner and Epiphone, Andrew Gouche Interview, Plus the Top Bass Videos

So much new bass gear! Last week, No Treble readers hit the gear coverage hard, especially the new basses from Fender, Warwick, Hofner and Epiphone. Readers either loved the ML Basses Volcan, our Bass of the Week, or they didn’t, but it did get a ton of attention as well. The latest “Ask Damian Erskine” column was another great conversation...

Schecter Now Shipping Baron-H Vintage Semi-Hollow Body Bass
Basses

Schecter Now Shipping Baron-H Vintage Semi-Hollow Body Bass

Schecter has unveiled the Baron-H Vintage, a semi-hollow body bass with an f-hole that drips with old school vibe. Also available in a lefty version, the bass features a mahogany body with a bolt-on maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. The bass comes with a Seymour Duncan SMB-4D hum-canceling pickup paired with an active 2-band EQ. Hardware on the Baron-H Vintage...

Lynyrd Skynyrd Announces New Album and Bassist
News

Lynyrd Skynyrd Announces New Album and Bassist

Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced that they’ll have a new album on the shelves on August 21. Last of a Dying Breed will be their first effort since 2009’s God & Guns, and promises to be a real fan-pleaser. “It was great to get back in the studio with [producer Bob Marlette] for this new album,” guitarist Gary Rossington said. “We...

Nik West: “Wait a Minute” (Live)
Bass Videos

Nik West: “Wait a Minute” (Live)

Here’s bassist/vocalist Nik West performing her funky tune, “Wait a Minute”. The song is from the bassist’s album, Just in the Nik of Time. Love the scat singing with Nik doubling the line on bass.

Asia to Celebrate 30th Anniversary with New Album and Tour
News

Asia to Celebrate 30th Anniversary with New Album and Tour

The original line-up for Asia, anchored by bassist John Wetton, along with Geoff Downes, Steve Howe and Carl Palmer, is gearing up for the British rock band’s 30th anniversary with the announcement of a new album, XXX and tour. XXX will be available in multiple formats, including a standard CD, a collector’s edition CD/2-DVD set and a limited edition vinyl....

Mike Watt Releases “On and Off Bass” – A Book of Photos, Reflections and Diary Excerpts
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Mike Watt Releases “On and Off Bass” – A Book of Photos, Reflections and Diary Excerpts

Mike Watt, bassist for the Stooges, the Minutemen, fIREHOSE and others, has released Mike Watt: On and Off Bass, featuring photos, thoughts and diary excerpts culled from his archives over the last ten years. Watt, who has a deep interest in photography, has had his work featured at Track 16 Gallery, in his home town of San Pedro, California. The...

Ibanez Introduces Maple Fingerboards to BTB Line of Basses
Basses

Ibanez Introduces Maple Fingerboards to BTB Line of Basses

Ibanez has added to their BTB series of basses with the BTB675M and BTB676M, which sport maple fingerboard and an natural finish. The neck-thru bass is comprised of a 5-piece maple/bubinga neck and a light ash body with a walnut top. Five and six-string basses respectively, the BTB675M and BTB676M sport all the features of their predecessors, including deep cutaways,...

MarloweDK: Funky Fusion Jam
Bass Videos

MarloweDK: Funky Fusion Jam

Usually when we see a video with Thomas “MarloweDK” Risell, he’s teaching us something. Today, we’re sharing a video where MarloweDK is letting loose, laying it down and getting funky. He said this is his “rehearsal” fusion band, playing a tune based on John Scofield’s “Chank”. I suppose that MarloweDK is teaching us something, even when he’s not. (And if...

Eddie Gomez Releases “Per Sempre”
New Albums

Eddie Gomez Releases “Per Sempre”

Jazz bassist Eddie Gomez has released Per Sempre, a new album with his quintet. Recorded in Bologna, Italy during his 2009 tour, the album features original compositions by his band as well as an inventive version of the jazz standard “Stella by Starlight.” Drawing on his varying experiences, Gomez’s refined arco work blends beautifully with the timbres of the horns...

Epiphone Introduces Thunderbird Classic-IV PRO Basses
Basses

Epiphone Introduces Thunderbird Classic-IV PRO Basses

Epiphone is unveiling a new version of a classic with the Thunderbird Classic-IV PRO. The bass is set apart from its siblings by being equipped with a pair of Gibson TB Plus Humbucking pickups featuring ceramic magnets, which the company says produce “high gain, smooth tone and high-end definition.” The pickups are controlled with separate volume knobs as well as...