Archive for 2013 - Page 83

Jermaine Morgan shared this video with us, featuring him performing his original tune, “Imagine Noah’s Journey”. The song is from Jermaine’s The Journey Continues album. Love the melodic bass work, and the great technique Jermaine shows on this one.

Kyle Eastwood has released his sixth album as a band leader, entitled The View From Here. The effort comes 15 years after his solo debut, From There To Here, and serves as a sonic representation of his experiences and perspectives. “View From Here is a good bookend to my first album and also reflects that we are looking at a...

Meet bassist Jukka Haavisto, who hails from Finland and keeps a busy routine as a full-time bassist. Jukka is our player in the spotlight for the week of March 11, 2013. Bio: The bass bug bit Jukka Haavisto hard in his early year of elementary school upon hearing Geddy Lee of Rush, a local bass player Jussi Kosonen, and Jaco...

February may be the shortest month, but there was no shortage of great bass videos! Not only that, but look at this list – the diversity is pretty amazing. Here are the top 10 most watched videos on No Treble for February, 2013. 1. Marta Altesa: “Time Won’t Wait” Jamiroquai Play-Along Holy smokes. How have we missed Marta Altesa all...

When we first featured Marcelo Feldman he was covering Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There“. This time he’s tackling Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”. Watch for his rendition of the guitar solo played on a green-stringed Stingray.

David Bowie’s twenty-fourth studio album, The Next Day, was first announced on his 66th birthday back in January. But the album was in the works – in secret – for some time before then. For his first release of new material in 10 year, Bowie teamed up with some of his long-time collaborators, including producer Tony Visconti, engineer Mario J....

Warwick’s limited edition bass this year is the Thumb BO LTD 2013, an upgraded version of the company’s existing model. Available in 4- and 5-string versions, the new model features bolt-on construction and is crafted from FSC certified woods. The Thumb BO LTD 2013 is built with a US Swamp Ash body topped with Vavona Burl with a matching headstock....

Last time we found some of the most common harmonics as they are played at the end of the fingerboard. Since the placement of harmonics on the string “mirror” themselves from the mid point (i.e. you find the same notes toward the nut as you do toward the bridge) we can find the harmonics from last installment not only at...

Chris Minh Doky has a way of writing happy, hopeful music that not many people can match in my opinion. This video of the song “A New Day” illustrates what I’m talking about.

Applied Microphone Technology has released the S26i, a new microphone mounting system for acoustic bass. Designed and manufactured in the USA, the system is the company’s second generation system that hooks onto the tail piece. “The S26i is really our 2nd tail piece mounting system,” the company explains. “The original was intended for the player that wanted to leave the...

There was a lot of bass goodness last week, making this list so epic, we can barely contain ourselves. Here are the top 10 most read stories and most watch videos on No Treble for the week of March 3-9, 2013. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing. 1. Blast Cult Enters the Electric Bass Market with the Thirty...

I’ve been following Czech bass player Jan Urbanec for many years now. As great as his videos are, they don’t have a lot of views. Maybe we can change that. Check out this cool acid jazz groove. Or as Jan calls it, “Just two grooves.” The only thing better would be if it was longer.