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Nathan Williams: Pick Up The Pieces
Bass Videos

Nathan Williams: Pick Up The Pieces

Yesterday, we featured a performance by Average White Band, performing “Cut the Cake” live. Today, another AWB tune – “Pick up the Pieces” – this time performed as a solo bass looper arrangement by Nathan Williams.

Adam Ben Ezra: Tumbada – Singing With My Bass
Bass Videos

Adam Ben Ezra: Tumbada – Singing With My Bass

Any time a new Adam Ben Ezra video hits, I’m all ears. And Adam never disappoints. Check out this nice fretless work (and singing) from Adam, on his original tune “Tumbada”.

Junior Ribeiro Braguinha: Groove!
Bass Videos

Junior Ribeiro Braguinha: Groove!

Bassist Junior Ribeiro Braguinha uses these words to describe his performance in this video: “de groove de pizzicato”. I say, “holy smokes!”

Top Ten

Top 10: Best Bass Looper Videos

This week, we look back at the top 10 most popular bass looper videos all time on No Treble. This list is based on number of views by No Treble readers. 1. Victor Wooten: Ari’s Eyes (Bass Day 2002) Here’s Victor Wooten in this performance of “Ari’s Eyes” in 2002. This tune was later released on his 2005 album, Soul...

Todd Matthews: Kashmir, the Double Bass, Live Looping Performance
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Todd Matthews: Kashmir, the Double Bass, Live Looping Performance

Bassist Todd Matthews gets the Led out with his unique double bass arrangement of Led Zeppelin’s tune “Kashmir.”

Gear Watch: BOSS RC-3 and RC-30 Loop Stations
Bass Gear, NAMM 2011

Gear Watch: BOSS RC-3 and RC-30 Loop Stations

To celebrate 10 years since the release of their Loop Station, BOSS has unveiled the RC-3 and RC-30 loopers, each featuring three hours of stereo looping, 99 on-board memory locations, and USB 2.0 connectivity for importing and exporting audio to your computer. A step up from previous loop stations, the new models have multiple inputs, including 1/4” A and B...

Miles Hancock: Solo Loop Bass
Bass Videos

Miles Hancock: Solo Loop Bass

Here’s bassist Miles Hancock, performing an original solo bass composition for the BOSS Loop Station contest.

BOSS Wants Your Bass for the “Loop Station World Championship” Contest
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BOSS Wants Your Bass for the “Loop Station World Championship” Contest

The BOSS “Loop Station World Championship” contest is in full swing, but so far, there’s a very important segment of the music population missing out: bassists. So Roland wants you, the No Treble community to get in on the looping action! To enter, you need to upload a video of you using one of BOSS’s RC-series looping products to Youtube,...

Bass Videos

Simone Vignola: FAQ, Boss Loop Contest

When Simone Vignola entered the EuroBassDay solo bass contest in 2008 he won the whole thing. This time he’s entering the Boss Loop Station World Championship with the following video of a piece he calls “FAQ”.

Bass Videos

Mesh Machine: Cico Cicognani, Pier Foschi and Mattia Dallara

Live looping videos are a favorite around No Treble HQ. We usually find videos featuring of a solo bassist working alone with a looper pedal. Not the case with bassist Cico Cicognani, who performs with a trio with Pier Foschi and Mattia Dallara. Check out Mesh Machine:

Bass Videos

Maelz: Space Harrier Theme for Solo Bass

I love the nostalgia of hearing the theme song from a video game you played a lot when you were a kid. Youtuber “Maelz” presents his bass adaptation of the wonderful main theme from Space Harrier (1985):

Xiaohe Shi: A Bass Song About Beijing
Bass Videos

Xiaohe Shi: A Bass Song About Beijing

Xiaohe Shi is a Chinese bass player living in Germany. This is his bass song about his hometown Beijing and about how a lot of its history, culture and tradition was lost in the building of the modern big city.