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Our friend Grant Stinnett sent us his latest video showcasing what he typically does in a live show setting for solo bass. Armed with his bass, a BOSS GT-10 and some stunning technique, here’s Grant’s performance of “Primal”.

When a top 10 list of bass greatness includes new gear, an epic interview, a handful of bass videos, a lesson and a important column and discussion, it is a very good day. So here you go… the top 10 most popular features on No Treble for the week of March 2-8, 2014. Thanks as always for reading, watching, commenting...

Here’s a stellar performance of the Mike Stern Band in 2008 performing “Chromazone”, a song from Stern’s 1988 album, Time in Place. Tom Kennedy is laying down some serious bass, along with Dave Weckl on drums and Bob Franceschini on sax. This performance is from the . This one brings back some great memories… I saw this lineup of the...

Our friend Steven Iarusci shard this video saying “Here’s a video I found through Jørgen Munkeby, the sax player in this video. It features bassist Michel Falcão holding down the head by locking in with the bass drum, then taking a pretty great solo, then back to the bass drum. Great stuff!” Turns out, “great stuff” is an understatement. Wow!...

The Professors of the Cornel School of Contemporary Music got together and performed their take of “The Chicken”. The group includes Abraham Laboriel on bass, Jimmy Branly on drums, Otmaro Ruiz on keys and Allen Hinds on guitar. Many people think Jaco Pastorius wrote this tune, but it was actually composed by Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis, who arranged and co-wrote...

Meet Ryan Weber, a bassist who started bass at the young age of 11 – over half his life ago – playing in a successful band with his brother, guitarist Sam Weber. Ryan’s response to the “superhero” question is awesome, as is his story. So he was an easy choice for this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Bio...

Scott Devine wrote “Long Time Coming” and took it into the studio with his Project-Live Band. Scott said the tune “was recorded completely live, no rehearsals… just 5 guys in the studio having fun and seeing what they can come up with.” Great laid back tune, with great musicians and a terrific bass solo. What else is there?

Isn’t it great that when a week ends, we can look at all this great stuff from the world of bass? Here are the most watched videos and most read stories on No Treble for the week of February 23 – March 1, 2014. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Victor Wooten, Regi Wooten & Steve Smith: Studio...

Evan Marien is releasing his new album, We Are All You on March 18th. In advance of the release, he’s shared the video for the album’s first track, “I Can’t Complain”. The album is currently available for pre-order on Bandcamp.

News from the 2014 Winter NAMM Show continued throughout February (and I think we still have more coming). And that always makes for an exciting time in the world of bass. Here are the top 10 most popular gear stories on No Treble in February, based on readership. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Rickenbacker 4003W Bass...

Our friend Cory OBrien sent this video of Meshell Ndegeocello performing her tune “Loyalty” live on the Chris Rock Show. Cory said the tune “exemplifies the impact of tone + feel and and the power [of] defining the pocket.” I couldn’t say it any better than that. Enjoy.

Jaco, the much anticipated documentary film about Jaco Pastorius is in the news once again. The film, produced by Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo and directed by Stephen Kijak and Paul Marchand has been selected as the Official Film of Record Store Day 2014. The one day event takes place on April 19, 2014. “Record Store Day is a celebration of...