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Ben Allison Trio: Pony Express
Bass Videos

Ben Allison Trio: Pony Express

Ben Allison has a new album out with saxophonist Ted Nash and guitarist Steve Cardenas called The Quiet Revolution, and it’s sublime. Modeled after the drummerless trios of Jimmy Giuffre and Jim Hall, the band’s configuration allows for freedom while pushing each member to get creative. Here’s a video of the trio performing Giuffre’s “Pony Express” with Allison starting things...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Add More 2017 Tour Dates
Concerts & Tours

Red Hot Chili Peppers Add More 2017 Tour Dates

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced the second leg of their 2017 North American tour. The outing starts April 12th at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. and will focus on the East Coast with several Canadian dates mixed in. The new dates are in add to their existing Winter tour and will now take the band on tour...

Reader Spotlight: Calum Craig
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Calum Craig

Meet Calum Craig, once a classical guitarist who saw the light and switched to bass. Calum is part of a multi-national band known as Frontierer. He’s this week’s reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I’m from Edinburgh in Scotland. I played in a few bands at home before I moved to Spain three years ago. I currently live...

Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (October 2016)
Top Ten

Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (October 2016)

Time to celebrate some great music – and great bass playing – via the top 10 reader favorite videos of the month. Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing! 1. Anthony Crawford: Jazz vs Hiphop Bassist Anthony Crawford shared this on his Facebook page and it immediately caught my attention. He recorded it as a demo for his Mirura MB-2 bass,...

Federico Malaman and Marco Venturini: At Last
Bass Videos

Federico Malaman and Marco Venturini: At Last

Federico Malaman joined vocalist Marco Venturini in the studio to record their own version of “At Last.” The iconic tune was made popular by Etta James in 1960. We love the what these two did with the song, including Federico’s jam at the end.

Burnt Belief, Featuring Colin Edwin, Release “Emergent”
New Albums

Burnt Belief, Featuring Colin Edwin, Release “Emergent”

Bassist Colin Edwin and guitarist Jon Durant have teamed up once again under the name Burnt Belief to release Emergent, an album they say is inspired by the unspoken and hidden truths behind our daily reality. The experimental duo called upon their prog chops to create an ambient and hypnotically rhythmic experience. “One of the things that makes Burnt Belief...

Bass of the Week: Barton Basses 11-String Fretless Harpbass
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Barton Basses 11-String Fretless Harpbass

Barton Applewhite of Barton Basses sent this in for us to check out and it stopped me in my tracks. This monstrous 11-string fretless Harpbass includes a four regular bass strings plus seven standalone harp strings. “[The bass is] constructed of swamp ash [and] a flame maple neck through with a cocobolo top,” the luthier shares. “It has Bartolini pickups...

Talking Technique: Octaves on Overdrive
Talking Technique

Talking Technique: Octaves on Overdrive

Today we’re going to go over a few tips on how to spice up a groove using octaves. Of course, we’ll focus on good fingering practices to make the notes sound smooth and connected. You can use this technique when practicing rudiments and scales, but check out this PDF to work up an example using one- and two-chord grooves.

Eduardo Machado: Dançando na chuva
Bass Videos

Eduardo Machado: Dançando na chuva

Eduardo Machado gets down on this video with his trio, which features pianist Gil Reis and drummer Marcio Bahia. These guys bring it!

Peter Hook Releases “Substance: Inside New Order” Book
News

Peter Hook Releases “Substance: Inside New Order” Book

New Order fans will get an inside look at the band from the perspective of bassist Peter Hook in his new book entitled Substance: Inside New Order. The 768-page documents the band’s beginnings, which grew from their previous work as Joy Division. “We didn’t really think about it afterwards. It just sort of happened. One day we were Joy Division,...

Weekly Top 10: Leland Sklar Joins Phil Collins, Top Bass Gear Stories, New Videos, Danny McCulloch Transcription and More
Weekly Top 10

Weekly Top 10: Leland Sklar Joins Phil Collins, Top Bass Gear Stories, New Videos, Danny McCulloch Transcription and More

Another exciting week from the land of the low end is in the books. Time to celebrate the top 10 reader favorites on No Treble. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Phil Collins Taps Leland Sklar for New Tour Phil Collins has revealed he is coming out of retirement to perform in a tour he’s calling “Not Dead...

Iron Ether Electronics Retools FrantaBit for 2016
Pedals & Effects

Iron Ether Electronics Retools FrantaBit for 2016

Iron Ether Electronics has revamped their FrantBit effects pedal for 2016 with upgrades and a new feature. The bit crusher/sample rate reducer now has a built-in expression attenuator knob that allows for dialing in the range of the expression sweep, plus better audio fidelity and improved expression response. “In all modes, the expression value is now added to the on-board...