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Reader Spotlight: Peat Rains
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Peat Rains

Meet Peat Rains, AKA “Epileptic Peat”, who pushes the envelope in just about every way. (You’ll have to read on to find out what I mean). And if you see him at a live show, he’ll even give you his drink tickets. Peat’s gear list is impressive too, but I’ll admit it: I had to Google “TalkBoy from Home Alone...

Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (May 2013)
Top Ten

Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (May 2013)

Last month seemed to be an exceptional month for bass videos… and these top 10 are the cream of the crop. Here are the top 10 most watched videos on No Treble for May, 2013. Thanks for watching, commenting, sharing and submitting video recommendations to us! 1. Fabienne Gilbert: “Come On Come Over” Bass Play-Along We don’t feature a ton...

Dream Theater: Instrumedley (John Myung Angle)
Bass Videos

Dream Theater: Instrumedley (John Myung Angle)

Dream Theater’s “Instrumedley”, AKA “The Dance of Instrumentals” is an instrumental showcase the band performed only during their live shows. Here’s the best version of the performance – the one focused exclusively on bassist John Myung.

Fourth Annual Bass Coalition Summer Workshop Set for June 28-29
Events

Fourth Annual Bass Coalition Summer Workshop Set for June 28-29

The fourth annual Bass Coalition Summer Workshop is set for Friday, June 28th and Saturday, June 29th on the campus of the Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia. The two day educational event includes bass ensembles, masterclasses, clinician concerts, one-on-one instruction, and clinics that range from classical and jazz to alternative playing styles (upright slap bass, etc.), amplification, looping, and more....

T-Rex Effects Introduces Fuel Tank Goliath Power Supply
Accessories & Strings

T-Rex Effects Introduces Fuel Tank Goliath Power Supply

T-Rex Effects new Fuel Tank Goliath is a power supply with seven isolated outlets made to deliver juice to pedals and effects. The outlets range in voltage with five standard outlets of switchable 9 or 12 volt power at up to 450mA, an 18-volt DC outlet rated at 250mA, and a 12 volt AC outlet that can handle 450mA. Other...

Tunable: A Look at the All-in-One Tuning, Recording and Metronome App for Android and iOS
Apps

Tunable: A Look at the All-in-One Tuning, Recording and Metronome App for Android and iOS

While there is no shortage of good tuner apps out there, I did stumble upon one more which stood out this week. Tunable, by AffinityBlue, is a little bit of a does-it-all tuner app, providing more features than others on the market. Let’s get to the most important part first: ease of use. Tunable has it. The app performs wonderfully,...

Joe Lester: “Australopithecus” Intronaut 5-String Fretless Bass Play-Along
Bass Videos

Joe Lester: “Australopithecus” Intronaut 5-String Fretless Bass Play-Along

Joe Lester stopped by the EMG studio with his 5-string fretless Zon to record a play-along of his band Intronaut’s song “Australopithecus.” The bassist runs the gamut of tones from a beautiful clean fretless “mwah” to a bone-crushing distortion.

Geddy Lee Auctions Signature Bass For Children’s Charity
News

Geddy Lee Auctions Signature Bass For Children’s Charity

Geddy Lee has donated one of his Signature Fender Jazz Basses to the children’s charity Lonny’s Smile for an upcoming auction to benefit Camp Oki, a free weeklong camp for children from Quebec and Ontario who suffer from heart defects. The Rush bassist’s axe has been set up to Lee’s performance settings by his bass tech, Skully, and is also...

Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of June 2
Weekly Top 10

Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of June 2

This week’s top 10 includes a healthy dose of incredible old and new school bass videos, some excellent how to columns, and the always GAS-inducing bass gear stories. Here are the top 10 by reader views for the week of June 2-8, 2013. Thanks for reading, watching, sharing and commenting! 1. Expanding Hands Music Now Offering Funk Fingers Funk Fingers...

Viaceslav Svedov & Davide Biale: Bass Collab
Bass Videos

Viaceslav Svedov & Davide Biale: Bass Collab

Two popular bassists on Youtube decided to get together to do a virtual bass collaboration. Here’s Viaceslav Svedov and Davide Biale (aka Davie504) doing their thing and having fun… especially Viaceslav.

Yes Announce Yestival
Events

Yes Announce Yestival

Yes fans, mark your calendars: the iconic progressive rock band has announced their first ever festival, called “Yestival.” Set for Saturday, August 3rd at Camden, New Jersey’s Susquehanna Bank Center, the day long event will include performances by the band as well as The Musical Box, Renaissance featuring Anne Haslam, Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy and other acts to be announced....

G&L Introduces Limited Edition Savannah Collection ASAT Bass
Basses

G&L Introduces Limited Edition Savannah Collection ASAT Bass

G&L’s new limited edition Savannah Collection includes a version of the ASAT Bass. As part of the series, it sports a two-piece semi-hollow Okoume body with a Korina top, which the company says complement each other to create an “airy, three-dimensional” tone. Other features on the bass include an Old School Tobacco Sunburst body finish, a Pau Ferro fretboard, a...