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Juraj Griglák & Company Live Album Now Available
New Albums

Juraj Griglák & Company Live Album Now Available

Bassist Juraj Griglák has released a new live CD with a killer band. Juraj Griglák & Company Live features Bobby Sparks, Poogie Bell, and Chris Hemingway performing five of the bass player’s songs from a May 2015 concert at Barmuseum in Martin, Slovakia. “I listened to a recording from a concert in Martin and I found out that there are...

Bass of the Week: Sadowsky Guitars NYC Will Lee 5-String
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Sadowsky Guitars NYC Will Lee 5-String

One of the great things about writing the Bass of the Week column is that builders send us photos of some of their best work. This recent Sadowsky NYC Will Lee 5-string hit my inbox and stopped me in my tracks. Built with a chambered swamp ash body, the bass’s candy apple orange finish and black pearl pickguard are enough...

New Year’s Resolutions for Bass: 5 Ingredients to Get You Results
Talking Technique

New Year’s Resolutions for Bass: 5 Ingredients to Get You Results

I ran a survey a few weeks back asking bass players what they struggled with the most. With an overwhelming majority, the response had to do with practicing. Specifically, how to: Practice effectively so as to see improvement. Not be distracted. Know what to work on next or where to even start. Some people formulated it perfectly, asking for very...

Ben Titus and Brittany Frompovich: These Walls
Bass Videos

Ben Titus and Brittany Frompovich: These Walls

Ben Titus and Brittany Frompovich took the stage at Roy Vogt’s 7th Annual Thunder Row Bass Invitational and performed this excellent bass and vocals cover of the Tedeschi Truck Band’s “These Walls.” Thanks to our friend, Vuyani Wakaba, for shooting the video, and to Brittany for sending it to us.

Bass Battle Branches Out with “Electric Play”
New Albums

Bass Battle Branches Out with “Electric Play”

Bass Battle, aka Bogdan Diaconeasa, has released a new album, but this one is a little different from his previous efforts. While it still has some killer bass on it, Electric Play focuses on the guitar. “Guys, for some of you, this new release could sound a little bit paradoxical, a project called Bass Battle with a new album has...

2017 Reader Favorites – #1: Joe Dart
2017 Reader Favorites

2017 Reader Favorites – #1: Joe Dart

Outside of his incredible bass playing, no one knew much about Joe Dart. That changed in August when he sat down with Mitch to record episode #32 of Groove – the No Treble podcast. (That episode was the most popular of 2017 too.) And as always, Vulfpeck shared a healthy dose of videos over the year featuring Dart’s solid grooves....

2017 Reader Favorites – #2: Geddy Lee
2017 Reader Favorites

2017 Reader Favorites – #2: Geddy Lee

Geddy Lee wowed everyone by filling in for the late Chris Squire at Yes’s induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year. The video footage from the show was one of the hottest videos of the year. In other news, Geddy teamed up with Tech 21 for a for Signature SansAmp GED-2112, which we announced during the Winter NAMM show.

2017 Reader Favorites – #3: Thundercat
2017 Reader Favorites

2017 Reader Favorites – #3: Thundercat

Thundercat had a pretty monster year in 2017. Back in March, he released his long-awaited full-length album, Drunk, which was followed by a world tour announcement. In November, Ibanez announced the new TCB1006 bass they teamed up with Thundercat to produce. His videos were also some of the most watched of the year. Add it all up, and this put...

2017 Reader Favorites – #4: Marcus Miller
2017 Reader Favorites

2017 Reader Favorites – #4: Marcus Miller

Marcus Miller is an annual favorite on No Treble and this year, he lands at the #4 slot. News of Sire’s Marcus Miller P7 and V9 Basses was a huge hit, as were the various videos we shared my Marcus over 2017. 1. Sire Guitars Unveils Marcus Miller P7 and V9 Basses The popular Marcus Miller line of basses by...

2017 Reader Favorites – #5: Stuart Clayton
2017 Reader Favorites

2017 Reader Favorites – #5: Stuart Clayton

Stuart Clayton started an ambitious effort in 2017 with a year-long series entitled “Bass Lick of the Week.” We featured a handful of his videos since the debut in September, as well as some of the videos from his new edition of Giants of Bass, which published in March. These videos (and others) were such a huge hit in 2017,...

2017 Reader Favorites – #6: Michael League
2017 Reader Favorites

2017 Reader Favorites – #6: Michael League

To say Michael League was busy in 2017 is an understatement. He toured with Snarky Puppy and recorded with Bokante and Forq. I’m sure there was probably more than that, but those three things alone generated enough buzz to land Michael at #6 on the No Treble reader favorites list for 2017. 1. Snarky Puppy with Esperanza Spalding: Grown Folks...

2017 Reader Favorites – #7: Geezer Butler
2017 Reader Favorites

2017 Reader Favorites – #7: Geezer Butler

Geezer Butler made the news with some new gear: an Ashdown signature head and a Dunlop signature Cry Baby Wah. Both stories generated a lot of visits. We also featured an isolated track of “Sweet Leaf”, which was another major hit. 1. Geezer Butler Reveals New Ashdown Engineering Signature Head of Doom Amplifier Geezer Butler shocked fans earlier this year...