Archive for 2010 - Page 21

A recent interview with Victor Wooten on the NPR program “Talk of the Nation” has been posted online. During the segment, Wooten talks about his music philosophy, music education, and gives some basic information on different techniques. The legendary bassist also performs with drummer JD Blair, starting the show off with a duet rendition of “You Can’t Hold No Groove,”...

One of the beautiful things about upright bassists is their unwillingness to conform. When it comes to tuning, we often refuse to conform not only to the practices of other instruments in our family, but also to each other! Although 3 string basses are largely a thing of the past, there are still uprights with 4 strings, with and without...

Today’s featured video comes by way of our Facebook friend Jose Perciba. The band is Incognito, the bassist laying down the funky line is Francis Hylton,?and the song is “Talkin’ Loud”.

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of October 10 – 16, 2010. Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (September 2010) Sheet Music: 25 Great Bass Lines Custom Shop: An Interview with Oscar Prat Video: Marco Rodi: A Bassist in the BOSS Loop Station Finals News: Robert Trujillo: Metallica is Writing...

A new tuner have been introduced to Tascam’s line, featuring widescreen, backlit LCD displays and fast pitch detection. The TG-7, designed for both bass and guitar, fits on pedalboards and includes a 1/4″ in and thru to connect to amps. The tuner also includes a built-in microphone and metronome with an external speaker. Tascam TG-7 Features: Chromatic tuner Metronome with...

Here’s French bassist Sébastien Husson, aka The BassistiK, performing a clip from one of his recent compositions. Husson has a ton of great bass clips out there. Check out his Youtube page for more.

A new bass and drum focused “conference in a box” instructional DVD by Christian Music Summit is now out. Bass and Drums features two conference workshops, including a bass workshop by Abraham Laboriel. Laboriel has played more than 4,000 sessions and worship services, and shares his thoughts and techniques in a Bass Master Class. Bass and Drums retails for $29.95.

Funk metal pioneers Infectious Grooves will be reuniting for a one-off performance that will be the group’s first show in over ten years in the U.S. The gig will be at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California on November 23, and is going to be the group’s only appearance in 2010. Infectious Grooves was formed by bassist Robert Trujillo...

A bassist has made the list of finalists in the BOSS Loop Station Championship National Finals in Canada. Marco Rodi was one of three finalists after four months of competition. Marco squares off against the other finalists at the Halifax Pop Explosion Festival on Thursday, October 21st. Here’s Marco’s entry: Good luck Marco, and thanks for representing.

Kip Winger, the one-time bassist for Alice Cooper and leader of the 80’s band Winger, and Rudy Sarzo of Quiet Riot fame have teamed up with songwriter/producer Mark Hudson for the new VH1 Classic series, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp”. The trio of counselors guide wannabe rockers to help them transform into rock stars. The show debuts tonight at 10pm...

If you like Rush, and you like video games, then hold on to your seat. The latest release from the incredibly popular series of Guitar Hero video games revolves around the Canadian prog-rockers’ classic album, 2112. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock takes players on a new quest to help the Demi-God of Rock save rock n’ roll, with the Quest...

LEDs? Headless bass? Must be Mark King doing his thing.