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Bugra Balci Releases “The Virtuoso Bassist in 56 Partitas” Etude Book
Sheet Music & Instruction

Bugra Balci Releases “The Virtuoso Bassist in 56 Partitas” Etude Book

Bassist Bugra Balci has followed up his book on melodic Baroque etudes with The Virtuoso Bassist in 56 Partitas. Primarily intended for bass guitarists, the 236-book continues the Virtuoso Bassist Series contains 56 etudes written in a Baroque style. “While there are a plethora of instructional books available for improving techniques on electric bass guitar, there are only a handful...

Reader Spotlight: Kevin Aguirre
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Kevin Aguirre

Meet Kevin Aguirre, a bassist from Mexico who enjoys being on the path of musical exploration. Starting out on guitar first, he later made the switch to bass and it was all over. Check out his hilarious story of his first gig on bass. Kevin is the No Treble reader in the spotlight for the week of August 19, 2013....

AC Guitars Introduces The Krell Bass
Basses

AC Guitars Introduces The Krell Bass

AC Guitars has introduced a new bass model named The Krell, inspired by the 1956 science fiction film Forbidden Planet. The bass takes its name from an extinct race of advanced beings from the movie that built a machine that could “turn thoughts into reality and project that reality anywhere on the planet.” “I was looking to make a more...

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra: TNFJ
Bass Videos

Jonathan Scales Fourchestra: TNFJ

Our friend Charmaine Kirsch sent in this video, and I was hooked. As if the idea of a steel drums trio isn’t awesome enough, bassist Cody Wright lays down some extremely righteous bass. He kicks things off with a funky riff and the hits keep rolling. Besides a groove that won’t quit, Wright lays it all out in his solo...

StageTrix Releases Wah Fastener
Accessories & Strings

StageTrix Releases Wah Fastener

StageTrix has unveiled a new utility product for effects pedals lovers. The Wah Fastener allows for traditional wah pedals to be securely fastened to pedal boards. It uses the same hook and fastener material from their Pedal Fasteners and is mounted on the bottom of your pedal. To attach the fastener, just remove the rubber feet from your wah and...

Squier Adds New Precision Bass Models to Vintage Modified Series
Basses

Squier Adds New Precision Bass Models to Vintage Modified Series

Rounding out the summer’s new models for Squiers Vintage Modified Series are a trio of P-basses: The Vintage Modified Precision Bass V, Precision Bass Fretless, and Precision Bass PJ. Similar to the rest of the series, the new basses are designed to add new twists to familiar designs. Vintage Modified Precision Bass V The Vintage Modified Precision Bass V is...

Groovy Fingerstyle Bass Lick Lesson
Bass Lessons

Groovy Fingerstyle Bass Lick Lesson

Here’s a neat little fingerstyle groove lick lesson, complete with double stops and that open string trick we’ve been playing around with over a couple of the recent lessons. I can’t seem to stop using this technique when playing licks. Maybe it is becoming my signature thing! Follow along with the video and the transcription (PDF). We’re in the key...

Jan Urbanec: Acoustic Bass Funk
Bass Videos

Jan Urbanec: Acoustic Bass Funk

Warning: you’re about to experience some serious funkiness. The only problem, it doesn’t last long enough. Jan Urbanec is laying it down on his acoustic bass. He says he’s “…just messing around with one of my favorite grooves.” Oh yeah. And about that bass… I think it is a custom made archtop fretless acoustic, created by Procházka luthiers.

Tech 21 SansAmp VT Bass DI Pedal Now Shipping
Pedals & Effects

Tech 21 SansAmp VT Bass DI Pedal Now Shipping

Tech 21 is now shipping the VT Bass DI Pedal. First introduced at this year’s Winter NAMM show, the VT Bass DI puts the company’s VT Bass preamp into a direct box format with three outputs: 1/4 Inch, XLR, and Parallel. The DI’s Blend knob lets you control the amount of direct signal with the SansAmp circuitry to get the...

Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of August 11
Weekly Top 10

Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of August 11

Great new columns and how-to’s, interviews, videos and gear – and it is all about bass! What else can you wish for? Here are the most read, most viewed articles and more on No Treble for the week of August 11-17, 2013. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Lines on a Fretless Bass: Is it Cheating? In his latest...

Jaco Pastorius: “Chromatic Fantasy”, Live (1986)
Bass Videos

Jaco Pastorius: “Chromatic Fantasy”, Live (1986)

When Kevin sent me this video, I was stunned… such a rare gem and an excellent closeup of Jaco Pastorius performing solo in 1986. This was during one of his gigs with drummer Brian Melvin. I don’t recall many videos of Jaco performing “Chromatic Fantasy”, but this one has to be among the best of the best. (Here’s another, from...

Nathan East Recording Debut Solo Album
News

Nathan East Recording Debut Solo Album

He’s played on tons of influential songs, but now bass legend Nathan East is working on his debut solo album. East, who has worked with Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder and Daft Punk, has announced that he’s been recording his first album as a leader at Ocean Way’s Studio B. The project is being done with Yamaha Entertainment...