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Michael Manring is kicking off another busy fall and winter season, with several performances and clinics planned in the U.S., Finland and France through January 2012. “Manring Bass Workout” will be held in New Hampshire over the weekend of October 21st and 22nd, with hands-on instruction, performances and demonstrations. A solo masterclass is planned for France in November. Michael Manring...

Miles Davis toured Europe many times during the 1960s with some of the most legendary bands of his career. Sony/Legacy is introducing some previously unreleased footage from that era, with a new series of “bootleg” recordings. Live in Europe 1967 – The Bootleg Series Vol. 1 features Davis’ “second quintet”, including the all-star cast of Ron Carter on bass, Wayne...

Meet Ade Heslop, a bassist from Northampton who went from glam rock in the 80’s to pop/rock/indie currently. Ade is our player in the spotlight for September 20, 2011. Bio: Ade Heslop, aka Tenacious Ade and never one to ‘let it go’, is the diving force behind Northampton covers band BOXEDDY. I’ve done a lot, played a lot, had a...

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Back in June, we featured Dirty Loops’ cover of Lady GaGa’s “Just Dance“, thanks to a tip from our friend Helge Rudolph. This time around, Steven Iarusci sends us the band’s cover of Britney Spears’ “Circus”. Here are two names we never, ever thought we’d type in a No Treble article: Lady GaGa and Britney Spears. But bassist Henrik Linder...

On September 1st, Pearl Jam and Columbia Records launched the “20 Days of Pearl Jam Countdown”, leading up to the theatrical release of Pearl Jam Twenty, debuting today. Directed by Cameron Crowe, the film features Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder, and chronicles the band’s remarkable 20 year run. Over 1,200 hours of rare and...

Last week’s top 10 features on No Treble include two columns on practicing and the mind. Damian Erskine weighs in with Mindfully Mindless Practice, and Dr. D. shares his thoughts on Mental Practice. Plus, Ryan Madora posted her latest Blues Bass column, focusing on major and minor chords. On the gear front, we took an inside look at M Basses...

Tony Levin is at it once again, teaming up with other powerhouse musicians on a new album that is as unique as they come. The first-time collaboration of Levin on bass and Stick, along with guitarist David Torn and drummer Alan White of Yes, has released Levin Torn White, an album the band describes as “a collaborative beatdown of original...

Here’s bassist Jonas Hellborg showing off his signature Warwick bass in a live performance… and his crazy skills.

BOSS is introducing their latest in the Loop Station series, with the all-new RC-300. This is BOSS’s new flagship model, replacing the popular RC-50. The new device includes multi-track loop phrases, built-in effects, enhanced real-time control options and USB. The recording time gets a big boost in the RC-300, with up to three hours of stereo recording time – seven...

Add one more album to the list of 2,500+ (and counting) albums for legendary bassist Ron Carter. But in one way, Carter’s newest album, Great Big Band, is a first. Surprisingly, Carter has never recorded a big band album. Carter says Great Big Band was “more accidental than intentional. Having done every conceivable recording under my name, the only project...

We shared Simon Fitzpatrick‘s solo bass performance of “Bohemian Rhapsody” from our archives last night, and Simon responded with his latest video, a solo bass performance of the “Family Guy” theme. Have a video to share? Send it to [email protected].