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Best of 2010: Top 10 Bass Lessons
Best of 2010, Top Ten

Best of 2010: Top 10 Bass Lessons

Our Best of 2010 series continues today with the top 10 most read lessons on No Treble. Get your bass on! 1. Introduction to Bebop Scale Forms In this lesson we’ll explore the basic forms of Bebop scales so you can start getting the patterns down and experiment with them in your music. There are times when you solo that...

Best of 2010: Top 10 Bass How To’s & Columns
Best of 2010, Top Ten

Best of 2010: Top 10 Bass How To’s & Columns

We’re counting down the 2010 Top 10 lists on No Treble this week. Today, we’re featuring the Top 10 How To features and columns, based on reader views. 1. Speaker Impedance: How to Properly Match Your Amp Head with Cabinets Amplification can be confusing to a newbie coming from a combo amp. If you are new to amps and cabs,...

Best of 2010: Top 10 Bass Gear
Best of 2010, Top Ten

Best of 2010: Top 10 Bass Gear

Today, we continue the Best of 2010 countdown with the top 10 bass gear stories of 2010. As with all our Best Of lists, this one is based on reader views. 1. Fleabass Street Bass The Street Bass is an even more affordable version of the already available Touring Bass, which Flea himself is using to tour and write the...

Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (November 2010)
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Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (November 2010)

This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass videos from November, 2010, based on the number of views by No Treble readers. 1. Amanda Ruzza: Confirmation Bassist Amanda Ruzza and her bandmates take on Charlie Parker’s “Confirmation”. 2. Esperanza Spalding: I Can’t Help It (Michael Jackson Cover) Live at Le New Morning in Paris,...

Top 10 Cover Tunes Arranged for Bass
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Top 10 Cover Tunes Arranged for Bass

We may be biased, but we love when bass players cover other tunes and remake them into bass-focused performances. Apparently, No Treble readers do too. Here are the top 10 most watched videos of classic tunes remade for bass. Discuss your favorites in the comments below. 1. Allyourbassarebelong: Bohemian Rhapsody An all-bass, solo arrangement of Queen’s classic “Bohemian Rhapsody”. 2....

Top 10: The Best Bass Columns, How-Tos and Lessons (October 2010)
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Top 10: The Best Bass Columns, How-Tos and Lessons (October 2010)

Get your bass on! Here are the most popular bass columns, how-to’s and lessons for October, 2010. 1. Should Bassists Be Multi-Instrumentalists? Damian Erskine answers a reader’s question about bassists picking up secondary instruments. 2. Custom Shop: An Interview with Oscar Prat Oscar Prat shares his story about getting started as a luthier and how he feels about “more than...

Weekly Top 10

Rewind: Best Bass Gear, The Art of Bootsy, Flea Joins Gorillaz’s Albarn and Best Bass Videos

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of November 7-13, 2010. Top 10: The Best Bass Gear (October 2010) News: Elvis Bassist Bill Black’s 1960 Fender Precision Up For Auction Video: Stanley Clarke: School Days (1990) Player News: Bootsy Collins Dives Into The World Of Fine Art Player News: Flea Joins...

Top 10: The Best Bass Gear (October 2010)
Top Ten

Top 10: The Best Bass Gear (October 2010)

No Treble readers have spoken. Here is the Top 10 bass gear list for October 2010. 1. Fender Announces Roger Waters Precision Bass A new 70’s-style Fender P bass is out, bearing the name of Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters. 2. TC Electronic BH500 The newest “Bass Amp 2.0” from TC Electronic is the BH500, with two tone-shaping tools, TubeTone...

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Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (October 2010)

This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass videos from October, 2010. 1. Divinity Roxx Bass Solo Divinity Roxx got her start touring with Victor Wooten. Now she’s running the show for Beyonce’s band, and showing off her bass skills with a medley of classic hip-hop and R&B. 2. Jeff Beck with Tal Wilkenfeld:...

Top 10: The Best Bass Lessons (September 2010)
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Top 10: The Best Bass Lessons (September 2010)

This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass lessons for September, 2010, based on No Treble reader visits. 1. Slap Bass 101 – the series Thomas “MarloweDK” Risell shows you the way to slappin’ da bass in this 6-part series. 2. Introduction to Bebop Scale Forms In this lesson we’ll explore the basic forms...

Top 10: The Best Bass Gear (September 2010)
Top Ten

Top 10: The Best Bass Gear (September 2010)

This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass gear stories for September, 2010, based on No Treble readers. 1. Music Man Roasted Maple Necks Music Man introduced roasted maple necks as an option for their instruments. No Treble readers voted with their visits and said they love this the best. 2. EBS Fafner II...

Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (September 2010)
Top Ten

Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (September 2010)

We’re introducing a new Top Ten series this week, showcasing the most popular features from selected categories on No Treble. This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass videos from September, 2010. 1. 13 Year Old Bassist Performs “Rei Arthur” This one has “video of the year” written all over it. A 13 year...