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Pino Palladino: The Story Behind “Wherever I Lay My Hat” Bass Line
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Pino Palladino: The Story Behind “Wherever I Lay My Hat” Bass Line

“Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)” was first recorded by Marvin Gaye in 1962. Twenty-one years later, Paul Young released his version, which went on to become a major hit thanks in large part to Pino Palladino and his fretless bass. In this video, Pino tells the story behind the song, as do others who were there. I...

Jim Bennett: Daft Bass… Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
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Jim Bennett: Daft Bass… Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Jim Bennett is hard at work on his “Daft Bass” project. Here’s the latest – an all-bass cover of the Daft Punk song, “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”, from the album Discovery. Jim said “Sorry for the jump cuts in the middle, I mixed two takes which I thought felt better.” We hardly noticed! (But we did notice his rocking a...

Janek Gwizdala: “Once I Knew” Live
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Janek Gwizdala: “Once I Knew” Live

Back in May, Janek Gwizdala performed with Bob Reynolds, Alan Pasqua and Peter Erskine at the Blue Whale in Los Angeles. This tune, “Once I Knew” features an incredible intro by Janek, who eventually creates a loop to solo over with bass and voice. “Once I Knew” is one of the tracks on Janek’s album, Theatre By The Sea. Read...

David Pastorius: Tech N9ne’s “Worldwide Choppers”
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David Pastorius: Tech N9ne’s “Worldwide Choppers”

David Pastorius recently wowed us all with his performance of Tech N9ne’s “Questions”. He’s at it again. Here’s David adding his thing to Tech N9ne’s “Worldwide Choppers”.

Jesús Rico Pérez: “Still Silhouette” Cover
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Jesús Rico Pérez: “Still Silhouette” Cover

Jesús Rico Pérez is a bassist we discovered earlier this year thanks to his cover of Michael Manring’s “Come With Me, My Love”, and later, his own original compositions. Here’s Jesús once again, performing a cover of Jeff Schmidt’s “And I Crumble”. [Editor’s note: we featured Jeff performing this tune in April.] Great tune, great performance, and you gotta love...

Reader Spotlight: Matt Lawton
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Matt Lawton

Meet Matt Lawton, a bassist who has played for more than half his life now, and covering many genres along the way. He didn’t start that way, first choosing the guitar. But once he discovered he was playing “single note lines” on the guitar, he knew he was really a bassist at heart and made the switch. Matt is No...

Led Zeppelin’s Celebration Day: “Black Dog” Live
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Led Zeppelin’s Celebration Day: “Black Dog” Live

A little over a year ago, Led Zeppelin released Celebration Day, recorded when the surviving members reunited for a 2007 concert. The lineup included singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones. Jason Bonham, the son of the late John Bonham, is on drums. Man, I dig JPJ’s tone on this performance of “Black Dog”.

Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in November
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Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in November

November is in the books, and that means it is time for our monthly bass gear roundup. Here are the 10 most popular new gear stories on No Treble, based on readership. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing. Sorry for the GAS. 1. F Bass Unveils VF-P Bass F Bass has expanded their Vintage Series of basses with the VF-P....

Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals: Jah Work – A Lewis Marnell Tribute
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Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals: Jah Work – A Lewis Marnell Tribute

Back in April, Ben Harper reunited with The Innocent Criminals to record a song to benefit the family of Lewis Marnell. Marnell, an Australian pro skateboarder, passed away at the age of 30 due to complications from diabetes. Harper, a big time skateboarding enthusiast, re-recorded his tune “Jah Work” with the band, performing together for the first time since 2007....

Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of November 24th
Weekly Top 10

Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of November 24th

The last week of November included some really popular bass videos. But our favorite (and the reader’s #5 favorite) was the Track by Track feature with Chuck Rainey, who gave us the inside story on his new album. Here are the most popular stories, columns and videos on No Treble for the week of November 24 – 30, 2013. Thanks...

Peter Erskine on Jaco Pastorius’ Stage Antics
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Peter Erskine on Jaco Pastorius’ Stage Antics

In celebration of the 62nd birthday of Jaco Pastorius today, we decided to share this awesome video of drummer Peter Erskine reminiscing about his first live experience with Jaco and Weather Report.

Vavá Rodrigues with Edson Barreto: Leave Me Alone
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Vavá Rodrigues with Edson Barreto: Leave Me Alone

Bassist Edson Barreto shared this video of him performing with Vavá Rodrigues, and man… this band cooks! A lot of it has to do with Edson’s playing… as I’m sure you’ll agree.