The Best of 2025 on No Treble: Our Complete Year-End Roundup
Happy New Year!
We’ve spent the last week looking back on the best of 2025, and now we’ve rounded it all up in one place for you to peruse.
We wish you a very happy and productive 2026, but in the meantime here’s a look back at 2025.
1. The Year in Bass Gear: 10 New Basses That Made Waves in 2025
Our most‑read new bass stories of 2025: a look at the instruments that captured the bass community’s attention this year, from stripped‑down builds to high‑tech designs.
2. The Year in Bass: 10 Essential Interviews and Podcasts from 2025
A look back at the conversations that shaped 2025, featuring bassists, builders, and innovators across interviews and podcasts.
3. The Bass Videos No Treble Readers Couldn’t Stop Watching in 2025
From classic icons to modern virtuosos, these were No Treble’s most-viewed bass videos of 2025.
4. Top 10 Bass Lessons of 2025
Discover No Treble’s top bass lessons of 2025, covering technique, walking bass, and melodic ideas from Ryan Madora and Marek Bero.
5. Top 10 Bass Pedals & Effects of 2025: Reader Favorites
From preamp pedals to powerful multi-effects, these were No Treble’s top-viewed bass pedals and effects stories of 2025.
6. No Treble’s Top 10 Reader-Favorite New Albums of 2025
A year of great bass music: archival releases, new live albums, and more. Here are No Treble’s top 10 reader favorite new albums from 2025.
7. Bass of the Week: The 10 Most Popular Basses of 2025
Discover the 10 most popular Bass of the Week features of 2025, highlighting bold designs, innovative electronics, and creative bass building.
8. Best Bass Amps of 2025: No Treble’s Most-Read Amp Articles
Discover No Treble’s most-read bass amp articles of 2025, featuring innovative designs, vintage throwbacks, micro amps, and full stacks.
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.