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Led Zeppelin’s Celebration Day: “Black Dog” Live
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Led Zeppelin’s Celebration Day: “Black Dog” Live

A little over a year ago, Led Zeppelin released Celebration Day, recorded when the surviving members reunited for a 2007 concert. The lineup included singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones. Jason Bonham, the son of the late John Bonham, is on drums. Man, I dig JPJ’s tone on this performance of “Black Dog”.

Deep Purple Releases “Perfect Strangers Live” DVD/CD
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Deep Purple Releases “Perfect Strangers Live” DVD/CD

1984 was a big year for Deep Purple fans. The band, notorious for personnel changes, announced a full-scale reunion with its classic “Mark II” lineup of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, singer Ian Gillan, keyboardist Jon Lord, drummer Ian Paice and bassist Roger Glover. The resulting Perfect Strangers album was the lineup’s first work together since 1973 and ultimately led to a...

Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in November
Gear Roundup

Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in November

November is in the books, and that means it is time for our monthly bass gear roundup. Here are the 10 most popular new gear stories on No Treble, based on readership. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing. Sorry for the GAS. 1. F Bass Unveils VF-P Bass F Bass has expanded their Vintage Series of basses with the VF-P....

Thoughts on Improving Your Technique on Bass
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Thoughts on Improving Your Technique on Bass

There are voluminous technical exercises designed to make us better instrumentalists. Nearly all have benefit when executed properly. Unfortunately, many people focus solely on the musical result expected (e.g. How fast can I play that trill today?) when doing technical work. However, the best results are gained when we balance our focus between the musical result and our physical actions...

Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals: Jah Work – A Lewis Marnell Tribute
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Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals: Jah Work – A Lewis Marnell Tribute

Back in April, Ben Harper reunited with The Innocent Criminals to record a song to benefit the family of Lewis Marnell. Marnell, an Australian pro skateboarder, passed away at the age of 30 due to complications from diabetes. Harper, a big time skateboarding enthusiast, re-recorded his tune “Jah Work” with the band, performing together for the first time since 2007....

Puscifer Releases “What Is…”
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Puscifer Releases “What Is…”

If you want to get a better handle on what Maynard James Keenan’s (Tool, A Perfect Circle) additional side project Puscifer is all about, the CD/DVD has arrived to help you out a bit. The DVD features concert footage from the Conditions of My Parole tour, while also being a docu/mockumentary about the group, which is kind of a loose...

Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of November 24th
Weekly Top 10

Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of November 24th

The last week of November included some really popular bass videos. But our favorite (and the reader’s #5 favorite) was the Track by Track feature with Chuck Rainey, who gave us the inside story on his new album. Here are the most popular stories, columns and videos on No Treble for the week of November 24 – 30, 2013. Thanks...

Peter Erskine on Jaco Pastorius’ Stage Antics
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Peter Erskine on Jaco Pastorius’ Stage Antics

In celebration of the 62nd birthday of Jaco Pastorius today, we decided to share this awesome video of drummer Peter Erskine reminiscing about his first live experience with Jaco and Weather Report.

Kim Shattuck Leaves The Pixies
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Kim Shattuck Leaves The Pixies

Just months after recruiting Muffs low ender Kim Shattuck, The Pixies are once again bassless. Shattuck announced her dismissal on her Facebook page. “Super disappointed to learn that my time with the Pixies ended today,” the bassist shared. “Amazing experience. Looking forward to focusing my attention back on the Muffs and our upcoming new album. All the best to everyone.”...