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Jayme Lewis and Voyce McGinley III: Cool Bass & Drums Jam
Bass Videos

Jayme Lewis and Voyce McGinley III: Cool Bass & Drums Jam

Here’s a great little jam with bassist Jayme Lewis and drummer Voyce McGinley III. Jayme wrote the tune, and plays both 4- and 5-string basses on it. The 4-string is a tenor bass. Thanks to Flemming, who shared this video.

Alberto Rigoni Releases “Rebirth”
New Albums

Alberto Rigoni Releases “Rebirth”

Bassist Alberto Rigoni has released his second solo album, Rebirth, on Nightmare Records. The 9-track set sees Rigoni flexing his compositional muscles with compelling tunes that range from ambient grooves to full-on prog-rock jams. Rigoni, who is also a member of Twinspirits and Lady & The Bass, enlisted the help of fellow bassists Michael Manring and Yves Carbonne on a...

EBS Announces Two New String Models
Bass Gear

EBS Announces Two New String Models

EBS Professional Bass Equipment is expanding their bass string line with some new additions. The first is an updated version of their Titanium Nickel strings, featuring a softer surface designed to provide more comfort. The second is the company’s new Stainless Steel string, designed for a more classic sound. The Titanium Nickel strings will begin shipping in June, with the...

Top Ten: The Most Popular Victor Wooten Videos
Top Ten

Top Ten: The Most Popular Victor Wooten Videos

Victor Wooten has consistently been among the reader favorites on No Treble (not to mention NT staffers). Looking at our past coverage – especially videos – we decided to pull out the 10 most popular ones we’ve covered here, based on reader views. We’re sure we’ve missed some out there, but that’s good news for the future! (If we’ve missed...

Andres Rotmistrovsky: Seminare
Bass Videos

Andres Rotmistrovsky: Seminare

It wasn’t long ago we featured Andres Rotmistrovsky, who blows us away with his solo bass arrangements. Andres recently shared his latest – an arrangement of “Seminare”, a tune by the Argentinian band Seru Giran written by Charly Garcia.

Freekbass Releases “Concentrate” as Free Album Download
New Albums

Freekbass Releases “Concentrate” as Free Album Download

Freekbass has released his fifth full length album, Concentrate. The bassist, who funk legend Bootsy Collins took under his wing, used the project to mix his two passions – electronica and funk bass – to create hard grooving and heavy soundscapes. The ten tracks are full of special guests, including DJ Spooky, Adam Deitch, Steve Molitz, Tobotius, and Bootsy himself....

M Basses Unveils Mp Series Basses
Bass Gear

M Basses Unveils Mp Series Basses

M Basses has announced their Mp-4 an Mp-5 models, a new set of hand made basses inspired by vintage designs. Standard features for the line include a swamp ash or alder body, a 34” scale maple neck, and an Indian rosewood fingerboard with 20 or 21 frets for the 4- and 5-string versions, respectively. In keeping with the classic vibe,...

Grace Under Pressure
Ask Damian Erskine

Grace Under Pressure

This week’s column is inspired by a conversation I had with someone on a recent tour. Everyone in this story will remain nameless, so as not to get anyone into trouble. The “someone” is one of the best guitarists I’ve known, and he’s a stand up guy. He’s played with just about everyone who you can imagine over the past...

Shame, Shame, Shame: Live Cover with MarloweDK
Bass Videos

Shame, Shame, Shame: Live Cover with MarloweDK

MarloweDK, aka Thomas Risell, is more commonly found teaching in his videos. So it is a nice treat to see him laying it down in a live performance. Here, Thomas is performing the Shirley & Company tune “Shame, Shame, Shame”, in what he calls a “relaxed gig.” Thomas adds, “Almost no guitar on this I’m afraid, microphone in the ‘bass...

Bryan Beller Releases Thanks In Advance: The Official Bass Transcription Book
Sheet Music & Instruction

Bryan Beller Releases Thanks In Advance: The Official Bass Transcription Book

Bryan Beller has released Thanks In Advance: The Official Bass Transcription Book, with completely accurate details of the bass lines, fingerings, and techniques he used on his second solo album. Beller employed the work of Stevie Glasgow for the actual transcription work, then worked with him to edit it to be 100% accurate. He also included notes about each song,...

Reader Spotlight: Brian Wilkerson
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Brian Wilkerson

Meet Brian Wilkerson, a bassist from the San Francisco bay area and our player in the spotlight for May 24, 2011. Bio: I have been playing the bass professionally for the past 10 years and I love it! I have recorded, toured and performed with numerous bands of various styles across the San Francisco bay area and the United States....

Interview With Ryan Madora: Thoughts on Playing without a Drummer
Interviews

Interview With Ryan Madora: Thoughts on Playing without a Drummer

Last week, while enjoying a video from a television show featuring the duo of Ryan Madora on bass and Don Evans on guitar (see below), it reminded me of other playing situations where drummers were not present. This seemed like a perfect opportunity to hear first hand from Ryan on how playing without a drummer has impacted her experience as...