Weekly Top 10: Rickenbacker’s 3030 Bass, Angine de Poitrine, and More

This week on No Treble, we shared a rare new offering from Rickenbacker. The 3030 bass combines a 330 semi-hollow guitar body with a super short 24.75-inch scale neck. Rickenbacker offered it up on their Boutique site with five basses in four colorways: Fireglo, Mapleglo, Jetglo, and Walnut. All of them have sold out, but the company tells us they will offer it in limited batches from time to time.

Angine de Poitrine hysteria continues as the band is amid a year of sold-out tour dates. They recently visited London to perform their microtonal mayhem on Later with Jools Holland. The band’s “Sarniezz” is strange, intense, and wholly original.

No Treble’s Bass of the Week is the Schecter FreeZesicle. The purple funk machine is a signature instrument for Morris Day and the Time’s Ricky “Freeze” Smith. Features include a swamp ash body, ebony fingerboard, and EMG electronics.

Other top stories include Billy Gould’s confirmation of a 2027 Faith No More return, Marek Bero’s percussive bass study in A minor, a Wooten Brothers tour, and more. Scroll on to get caught up on the most-read stories on No Treble for the week.

1. Rickenbacker’s New 3030 Pairs a 330-Style Body With a Super-Short Scale Bass Neck

Meet the Rickenbacker 3030, a semi-acoustic bass with a 24.75-inch scale, Hot Toaster pickups, flatwounds, and the body of the company’s 330 guitar model.

2. Angine de Poitrine Brings Microtonal Low-End Mayhem to Jools Holland

Watch Angine de Poitrine make their Later... with Jools Holland debut with “Sarniezz,” a strange, heavy performance packed with low-end energy.

3. Bass of the Week: Schecter’s FreeZesicle Is Ricky “Freeze” Smith’s Purple Funk Machine

Schecter’s FreeZesicle bass was built for Ricky “Freeze” Smith, pairing a Freeze Purple finish with EMG electronics and Prince-inspired visual details.

4. Billy Gould Confirms Faith No More’s 2027 Reunion Tour: “We’re Gonna Play”

Billy Gould has confirmed Faith No More will return to the stage in 2027, marking the influential band’s first shows since 2016.

5. Percussive Bass Study in A Minor: Ghost Notes, Groove, and Funk Feel

Learn how ghost notes, Am pentatonic shapes, and sixteenth-note feel can turn a simple bass line into a tight, percussive groove without cluttering the mix.

6. Toy Factory Project’s All-Star Lineup Features Oteil Burbridge on “A New Life”

Oteil Burbridge, Marcus King, Charlie Starr, Josh Shilling, and Paul T. Riddle deliver an inspired live version of "A New Life."

7. Victor Wooten and The Wooten Brothers Announce Fall 2026 U.S. Tour

Victor Wooten and The Wooten Brothers return to the road this fall for a lengthy U.S. run, with dates spanning September through December 2026.

8. Four Modern Masters Unite: John Patitucci, Emmet Cohen, Chris Potter, and Johnathan Blake

John Patitucci plays upright bass for the entire two hour Live From Emmet’s Place set with Emmet Cohen, Chris Potter, and Johnathan Blake, plus plenty of solos.

9. La Bella Launches Ian Martin Allison Signature Strings for Short Scale Bass

La Bella Strings has teamed up with Ian Martin Allison once again to introduce a short scale version of his signature strings. Available in four and five-string sets, the new scale option still has the same feel and custom gauges as the original set. “When Ian Martin Allison approached us about doing a signature set of Super Polished strings, he...

10. All Them Witches Get Heavy on KEXP With a Wildly Modded Rickenbacker Bass

Charles Michael Parks Jr. leads All Them Witches through two heavy KEXP cuts while digging into a battered, modified Rickenbacker bass.