Archive for April 2013 - Page 3

D&A has announced the IceStand, a foldable stand for basses and guitars. Available in Acoustic and Electric versions, the IceStand is a take on the company’s flagship GigStand that features a clear material to unveil its structure. The IceStand opens in two steps to offer a cradle with a three-point base and non-slip polymer materials at all points of contact....

Meet Nenne Effe, a musician who took up bass later in her life, after starting on guitar. We’re glad she decided to join the good team. Nenne an engaging and entertaining person, as we’re sure you’ll see when you read her story. And so it was an easy choice to make her No Treble’s player in the spotlight for the...

Fender has expanded their bass lineup with the Classic Series ’60’s Jazz Bass Lacquer and Classic Series ’50s Precision Bass Lacquer. In following with the series, the basses pay homage to their vintage counterparts and distinguish themselves with period-correct gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finishes. The Classic Series ’60’s Jazz Bass Lacquer is built with an alder body, an ultra-slim “C”-shaped maple...

Diazpora bassist David Nesselhauf sent us a note saying, “…just wanted to share a video or two [with some] DOUBLEBASS Funk…” Funk is right. We loved this band so much, we decided to share both videos today. 7 Up Here’s the band performing “7 Up” at Weidenstieg Straßenfest in Hamburg/Germany in 2009: Groove Babe / Legbo Strut This is an...

Anthony Crawford has released Urban Jazz – My Story, his second album as a leader. The effort follows up on 2010’s Urban Jazz and continues his style of combining hip hop, pop, and jazz. My Story takes a more lyrical approach and features a stacked list of personnel that includes Frank McComb, Dave Weckl, Eric Darius, Ruslan Sirota and others....

Most bassists are looking to improve some aspect of their technique. Certainly if there is something in our technique that is creating a problem, physical or musical, then we need to make a change. Sometimes this is a major change, other times this is simply a refinement. Oftentimes, it is the acquisition of technique that motivates a young student to...

Zander Zon has shared one of the first videos showcasing music from his new CD, Saturn Return. In our track-by-track feature with Zander, he shared the story behind this tune: The title of this piece is derived from the beat that’s present throughout a lot of the piece, and from the fact that you of course don’t need music to...

Rocco Prestia is facing serious health issues again, according to reports shared on Tower of Power’s website and Facebook page. The bassist, who is famed for his unique 16th note finger-style funk playing, is in need of a kidney transplant. “As you know, our beloved Rocco Prestia has been a part of Tower of Power since the beginning,” the band...

Fret-King will be adding to their high-end, one-off STVDIO series of instruments this fall with the introduction of the Country Squire Semitone Bass. The singlecut, bolt-on bass features a pair of designer Trev Wilkinson’s new JM pickups wired to a 3-way toggle switch. In keeping with a vintage vibe, Wilkinson used traditional woods for its construction: swamp ash for the...

The bass world lost two of its members last week, with the passing of Chi Cheng and Cordell “Boogie” Mosson. No Treble readers paid their tribute to both, making their In Memoriam features two of the top read stories. On a happier note, we reported new gear, shared our latest lessons and how to’s, plus the week’s top videos. Here...

Johan Hansén-Larson sent us this new video of himself playing along with “Gotta Be Another Way” by the Los Angeles electronica duo KNOWER. The bassist adapts the synth line to make a cooking and catchy bass line to jam along with the track, adding beautiful chords during the breakdowns.

Rybski’s Sean O’Bryan Smith Deluxe Signature Bass is a truly rare custom bass. Rare in the sense that most custom basses have some element of “stock” to them, where as this bass is a signature model with features to fit a particular player’s needs and the builders unique touches that comprise his own inspiration and designs. I could immediately feel...