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Aguilar Amplification Unveils 2018 Limited Edition Cabinet Color
Amps

Aguilar Amplification Unveils 2018 Limited Edition Cabinet Color

After adding the SL 212 to their lineup, Aguilar Amplification has unveiled their limited edition cabinet color for 2018: Dorian Gray. The outfit will be available on the SL 112 (250 units), the SL 410x (100 units), and the SL 212 (100 units). All of the Dorian Gray cabs will feature a “Limited Edition 2018” label on the crossover as...

Leonid & Friends: Hard to Say I’m Sorry/Get Away
Bass Videos

Leonid & Friends: Hard to Say I’m Sorry/Get Away

Leonid Vorobyev’s Leonid & Friends continue their work through the Chicago catalog with this impressive cover of “Hard to Say I’m Sorry/Get Away.” The group pulls out all the stops with a complete string section and more.

James Jamerson’s Family Starts GoFundMe to Raise New Headstone, Scholarship Fund
News

James Jamerson’s Family Starts GoFundMe to Raise New Headstone, Scholarship Fund

Without a doubt, James Jamerson is a huge figure in the history of the electric bass. His work on countless Motown hits inspired scores of bassists while creating the groove that made a generation dance. Now his family wants his burial site to have a headstone to match his legacy. Jamerson’s cousin Anthony McKnight has started a GoFundMe crowd-funding campaign...

The Lightbulb Moment: Batman and Bruce Wayne
The Lightbulb Moment

The Lightbulb Moment: Batman and Bruce Wayne

It’s a cold, dark night and a white light beckons in the distance. We’re drawn to it, like a moth to the flame, acknowledging how it signifies the evening’s potential for adventure. Perhaps that image is the bat signal, or maybe it’s just the marquee of the club that we’re loading in to. Gosh, I hope there’s parking. It demands...

Bass Transcription: Andy Fraser’s Bass Line on “Mr. Big” by Free
Transcriptions

Bass Transcription: Andy Fraser’s Bass Line on “Mr. Big” by Free

Free was formed in 1968 in London, and they followed in the footsteps of bands such as Cream and Fleetwood Mac, who grew out of the British Blues Explosion of the mid-sixties. By moving away from some of the restrictions of the genre, Free (alongside Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple), helped to define British heavy rock music of...

YYNOT: Natural Science
Bass Videos

YYNOT: Natural Science

YYNOT is back with a new Rush cover – and a new drummer. In this clip, they play “Natural Science” from Rush’s Permanent Waves. Joel Stevenett is the new drummer, and as always, the bass is handled by No Treble reader favorite Tim Starace.

The Stray Cats Reunite For 2018 Concert
Concerts & Tours

The Stray Cats Reunite For 2018 Concert

Rockabilly fans rejoice: The Stray Cats are reuniting to perform their first North American performance in 10 years. The original trio of Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, and Lee Rocker will be performing at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend on Saturday, April 21st. The band, known for hits like “Stray Cat Strut” and “Rock This Town”, got their start...

Earthquaker Devices Introduces Westwood Translucent Drive Manipulator
Pedals & Effects

Earthquaker Devices Introduces Westwood Translucent Drive Manipulator

Earthquaker Devices has introduced the Westwood, a pedal they describe as “a mild mannered light-to medium-gain translucent overdrive manipulator.” Its EQ section includes Treble and Bass controls with up to 20 dB of cut/boost while its drive section offers a host of tones. “The Westwood’s Drive control sets the level of gain for a near-clean boost at lower settings, to...

Pawn and Prophecy: An Interview with Mike LePond
Interviews

Pawn and Prophecy: An Interview with Mike LePond

Symphony X bassist Mike LePond is gearing up to release his second album with his solo project, Silent Assassins, and it’s a beast of an album. Pawn and Prophecy is an eight-song adventure leading listeners through the bassist’s favorite literature. Songs vary in story from Greek mythology to literature like H.P. Lovecraft. The masterpiece of the album is a 20-minute...

Richard Bona and Metropole Orkest: Engigilaye
Bass Videos

Richard Bona and Metropole Orkest: Engigilaye

We’ve featured Richard Bona and Metropole Orkest before, with their take on the Jaco Pastorius tune, “Three Views of a Secret.” Here’s another terrific performance from that concert, with a performance of the tune, “Engigilaye.”

Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces Wheels of Soul Tour 2018
Concerts & Tours

Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces Wheels of Soul Tour 2018

Each summer the Tedeschi Trucks Band puts on their Wheels of Soul Tour with a killer lineup. This year is no different as the band has tapped Drive-By Truckers and The Marcus King Band to join them on the 19-date trek. “We all draw from some of the same roots,” co-bandleader Derek Trucks explains. “But we also share a different...

Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (December 2017)
Top Ten

Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (December 2017)

Clear your schedule, because it is time for our monthly roundup of the best bass videos. Here are the No Treble reader favorite videos from December 2017. Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing! 1. Phil X & The Drills: Superstition I stumbled upon this excellent video of Phil X & The Drills recently, and I was an instant fan. Anchored...