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Leo De Santi: Ananda
Bass Videos

Leo De Santi: Ananda

Bassist Leo De Santi sent us this video, saying it was the first time he’s published one of his tunes. Leo’s composition skills and remarkably fluid playing are on display in this song he calls “Ananda”. Enjoy.

Gary Willis Launches Groove A Day App
Apps

Gary Willis Launches Groove A Day App

If you’re looking for a New Year’s resolution to start grooving more, bass master Gary Willis has you covered. He’s just released an app for iOS called “Groove A Day” that aims to help teach building grooves. The app includes grooves of various styles and difficulties performed by Willis and drummer Gergo Borlai. “In decades of teaching, Gary Willis has...

Reader Spotlight: Steve Fabry
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Steve Fabry

Meet Steve Fabry, who took quite a musical journey as a kid before finally finding the bass. Steve is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I was born the 29th of April, 1985 in Verviers. I lived with music. My father was a sound engineer, and I took drum lessons from age 6 to...

Best of 2016: The Top 10 Bass Videos
Best of 2016

Best of 2016: The Top 10 Bass Videos

Out of the 365 or so videos we’ve shared this year, we have a lot of favorites. But the “Best of” lists include only 10, and are always ranked by No Treble reader views. Here are the top 10 most watched bass videos for 2016. Enjoy! 1. Brian Wilson and Carol Kaye: Good Vibrations Carol Kaye is a living legend...

Linus Klausenitzer: Obscura’s “Akroasis” Bass Playthrough
Bass Videos

Linus Klausenitzer: Obscura’s “Akroasis” Bass Playthrough

Buckle up: Obscura bassist Linus Klausenitzer has posted a new playthrough for the title track to the band’s latest album, . Armed with a seven-string fretless, the Klausenitzer tears it up with blazing sixteenth-note runs alongside melodic counter lines. For those wanting to try it for themselves, Obscura has a bass transcription book on their website.

Victor Wooten Trio Announces 2017 Tour
Concerts & Tours

Victor Wooten Trio Announces 2017 Tour

After recently completing their European tour, Victor Wooten and his trio with drummer Dennis Chambers and saxophonist Bob Franceschini have announced a winter/spring U.S. tour for 2017. The trek will kick off with a six-night residency at The Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City before covering the East Coast and heading to the Midwest. Victor Wooten Trio Winter/Spring...

Bass of the Week: The Painted Player Yellow Submarine Bass
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: The Painted Player Yellow Submarine Bass

The Painted Player Guitar Company makes some fantastic finishes for their instruments, but they really went all out on this bass tribute to the Beatles. Their “Yellow Submarine” bass is a heavily modded Fender Mexican Precision that was crafted to resemble the psychedelic boat. “[The bass was created] in the UK using a stunning Fender Mexican Precision Bass as a...

Exercises: Thumb Position in the Lower Positions
The Lowdown with Dr. D

Exercises: Thumb Position in the Lower Positions

When many of us first learn to play in “thumb position” (using thumb on top of the fingerboard to press the string down) we begin by placing thumb on the half-string harmonic (G on the G-string, 12th fret, if we had frets). In fact, much beginning thumb position study starts here. From here, intermediate thumb position study often focuses on...

Dean Brown Group: Lucky Number 9 / Lampshade
Bass Videos

Dean Brown Group: Lucky Number 9 / Lampshade

The Dean Brown Group took the stage in September in Tokyo with Hadrien Feraud on bass, Gerry Etkins on keys, Marvin “Smitty” Smith on drums, and of course, Dean on guitar. Here’s the band performing “Lucky Number 9” and “Lampshade”, which offers up some sweet grooves by Hadrien.

Best of 2016: The Top 10 Interviews and Podcasts
Best of 2016

Best of 2016: The Top 10 Interviews and Podcasts

Over the course of 2016, we talked with many bassists through our Groove podcast and interviews. Here are the top 10 reader favorites of the year. 1. Groove – Episode #13: Felix Pastorius In this episode of Groove, we chat with Felix Pastorius about the “JACO” movie, his father’s legacy, what he would like to bring to this instrument with...

Bass Transcription: Dee Murray’s Bass Line on Elton John’s “Step Into Christmas”
Transcriptions

Bass Transcription: Dee Murray’s Bass Line on Elton John’s “Step Into Christmas”

Dee Murray is a giant of the bass guitar many people do not rate as being among the best of all time, but I certainly do. His playing on the holiday single “Step Into Christmas” by Elton John is nothing short of impressive as he finds many inventive ways to make very simple chord changes sound exciting and new. After...

Berklee Bass Department: Little Drummer Boy
Bass Videos

Berklee Bass Department: Little Drummer Boy

One of our favorite holiday traditions is getting a holiday video from Steve Bailey and the Berklee Bass Department. This year, Steve, and fellow Berklee bass faculty Victor Wooten, John Patitucci, James Genus and Lincoln Goines put together this terrific arrangement of “Little Drummer Boy”. The bassists dedicate this year’s video to the late Victor Bailey. They’ve also announced Victor...