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Spector Adds Walnut Stain Model to Legend Neck-Thru Series
Basses

Spector Adds Walnut Stain Model to Legend Neck-Thru Series

Spector has expanded their Legend series of instruments with the Legend Neck-Thru Walnut Stain bass. Available in four- and five-string versions, the model features the company’s flagship NS body design built with a figured maple top and carved maple body finished in a rich walnut stain. The bass is fitted with a pair of passive Aguilar DCB humbuckers matched to...

Oceans of Love: Chuck Rainey’s Life in Music
Bassists

Oceans of Love: Chuck Rainey’s Life in Music

“I wouldn’t be the musician I am today without Chuck Rainey,” said Victor Wooten. “If there was a musical soundtrack put to my childhood, Chuck would have played bass on most of it.” We should have taken Wooten’s adulation as fact, but we weren’t sure. Was Rainey some sort of musical superhero? As bass players, we had all made the...

Stuart Clayton: Giants of Bass – John Entwistle
Bass Videos

Stuart Clayton: Giants of Bass – John Entwistle

Stuart Clayton has released another video and preview of the upcoming revamp of his book Giants of Bass. This time around, his focus is on bass legend John Entwistle. “This track is a nod to classic tracks by The Who such as ‘The Real Me’, ‘Pinball Wizard’ and ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ – among others,” Stuart shared. Nailed it.

Bernhard Lackner Releases Three New Bass Instruction Books
Sheet Music & Instruction

Bernhard Lackner Releases Three New Bass Instruction Books

Austrian bassist/composer Bernhard Lackner just released a series of three bass play-along e-books. Lackner, is a player and educator who has worked with Mino Cinelu, Adam Holzman, Marco Minnemann, Horacio El Negro Hernandez, Adam Nitti, Victor Wooten, Jeff Coffin, Derico Watson, Chester Thompson, Pete Lockett. The books cover basic tunes (“Start Grooving”), increase in difficulty to the intermediate level (“Step...

Megadeth Announces Tour with Amon Amarth, Suicidal Tendencies, Metal Church, and Havok
Concerts & Tours

Megadeth Announces Tour with Amon Amarth, Suicidal Tendencies, Metal Church, and Havok

Megadeth have announced a new 18-date tour for September and October, and the billing is insane. The iconic metal group will be joined by Amon Amarth, Suicidal Tendencies, Metal Church, and Havok. If you’re a metal bass fan, that means you get to see David Ellefson, Ted Lundström, Ra Diaz, Steve Unger, and Nick Schendzielos all in one night. The...

On Harmony
Ask Damian Erskine

On Harmony

I spend quite a bit of time traveling both within the U.S. and abroad. As of this moment, I have been on a month-long trip that has brought me through Canada, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Cyprus, and I’m currently in Lebanon. Before this trip, I was in Hong Kong. In a few months, I’ll be in Shanghai. This isn’t to tell...

Rosa Passos and Paulo Paulelli: Só Danço Samba
Bass Videos

Rosa Passos and Paulo Paulelli: Só Danço Samba

Bassist Paulo Paulelli and vocalist Rosa Passos took the stage at Cafe 939 and performed this amazing cover of the Antonio Carlos Jobim tune “Só Danco Samba”. So good.

Sam Jones Album Reissued
New Albums

Sam Jones Album Reissued

Bassist/cellist Sam Jones’ late 1970s album, Changes & Things, has been reissued as part of the Elemental Music/The Orchard Xanadu Master Edition Series, which is composed of re-releases of work from the 1970s/80s jazz record label, Xanadu. Jones, who died in 1981, was best-known for his work with Cannonball Adderley, but also played with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Oscar...

Reader Spotlight: Uffe Lykke Kristensen
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Uffe Lykke Kristensen

Meet Uffe Lykke Kristensen, who at age 11 saw a video by Victor Wooten, and the rest was history. Uffe spends his time playing and studying music in Denmark. He’s this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I’m a 20 year old busy bass player based in Esbjerg, Denmark. Over the years, I’ve been playing...

LedBelli Bass Guitars Unveils Majestic Model
Basses

LedBelli Bass Guitars Unveils Majestic Model

Luthier Cleve Johnson of LeBelli Basses has unveiled a new flagship model called the Majestic. The bass, which is the company’s seventh model, sets itself apart in shape as well as construction. “The Majestic is a departure from the rest of the LedBelli line in that it is the only LedBelli model that does not use Maple as the primary...

Cody Wright and Andy Irvine: Funky Bass Jam
Bass Videos

Cody Wright and Andy Irvine: Funky Bass Jam

Cody Wright joined Andy Irvine for this bass jam on Andy’s The Daily Funk Club. Cody is playing a custom Jensen “Megacounstidon” – a beast of a bass, and Andy is playing a Nordstrand VJ5 charity bass. This one gets funky.

Tony Levin’s Trio Releases Second Album
New Albums

Tony Levin’s Trio Releases Second Album

Levin Minnemann Rudess, featuring superstar bassist, cellist and Chapman Stick player Tony Levin, has released its second album, From the Law Offices Of. The band consists of the progressive rock supergroup of Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel), drummer/guitarist Marco Minnemann (The Aristocrats, Joe Satriani) and keyboardist Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater). The year-in-the-making album’s title comes from a music journalist’s quip...