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Jeff Schmidt Releases “SUBCORTIA”
New Albums

Jeff Schmidt Releases “SUBCORTIA”

Jeff Schmidt has an unreal solo bass style, but he’s also a master of production and composition. His new album “SUBCORTIA” uses bass, guitars, and processing to create a 36-minute soundscape that will transport you to another dimension.

Jeff Schmidt is Back: “And I Crumble” Solo Fretless Bass
Bass Videos

Jeff Schmidt is Back: “And I Crumble” Solo Fretless Bass

Jeff Schmidt made a solid impression with many great videos a couple of years ago. He has been away from the solo bass scene for quite a while now, but the wait is over. Jeff is back with a brand new solo bass performance of a composition he calls “And Now I Crumble”. Great to have you back, Jeff! If...

Jeff Schmidt Solo Bass: Still Silhouette
Bass Videos

Jeff Schmidt Solo Bass: Still Silhouette

I was trading emails with bassist Jeff Schmidt the other day, and realized it has been a long time since we featured him. Way too long. This one goes way back to 2007, with Jeff performing his original tune, “Still Silhouette”. Jeff shared the tech behind his fretless’ synth-like sound, saying “it’s a long tail reverb into a harmonizer that...

Jeff Schmidt: “Little Sunflower” Solo Bass
Bass Videos

Jeff Schmidt: “Little Sunflower” Solo Bass

Check out Jeff Schmidt performing Freddie Hubbard’s “Little Sunflower”: For more, check out Jeff’s CD, Outre.

Bass Gear

Jeff Schmidt and Melodyne Editor

There’s a new product coming out that may re-shape the way we think of music. Melodyne Editor, a Direct Note Access (DNA) program offered by Celemony, is the first of it’s kind. You can analyze a piece of music and change any note in polyphonic material. Watching this software in action borders on spooky. Bassist Jeff Schmidt has posted a...

Weekly Top 10

Rewind: our top features of the week

In case you missed them, here are the top headlines from No Treble, for the week of October 12th. Lessons Jon Burr’s Pivots in Chord Inversions Evan Kepner’s Fingering Strategies for the Upright Bass Columns & Features Ask Damian Erskine: Reading Scenarios Ray’s Raving About… Kenny Werner’s “Effortless Mastery” Our Player Spotlight is on Mantis Evar We’re thrilled to welcome...

Jeff Schmidt: Solo Piccolo Fretless Bass
Bass Videos

Jeff Schmidt: Solo Piccolo Fretless Bass

Here’s bassist Jeff Schmidt, performing on his Pedulla Pentabuzz fretless piccolo bass. This solo bass performance took place at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA. Preview and download Jeff’s CD, Outre: Amazon.com Widgets Outre is also available at CDBaby.

Jeff Schmidt: “From Under the Weight of Knowing” Live Solo Bass
Bass Videos

Jeff Schmidt: “From Under the Weight of Knowing” Live Solo Bass

Someone said “Michael Hedges’ devil’s advocate plays electric bass, and his name is Jeff Schmidt.” We can’t think of a better way to describe it, so here goes… Jeff Schmidt, performing “From Under the Weight of Knowing” live at Solo Bass Night in Berkeley, California in 2006.