Archive for October 2016 - Page 5

Meet Andrej Doms, a keyboardist-turned-bassist who works in IT by day and gigs by night. Andrej is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I’ve been an amateur bassist since 1991. I’ve played in different amateur bands with styles ranging from punk rock, rock/pop, cover to jazz and soul. My favorite bass today is my...

Today I’ll pay tribute to one of my bass heroes: Jimmy Johnson. His versatility always amazes me. He plays smooth jazz with his band Flim & the BB’s, he holds down the groove with James Taylor, and he always keeps the group together under complex harmonies with Allan Holdsworth. Johnson has a unique voice on the instrument, with very melodic...

Here’s a dynamic duo if I ever saw one. Bassist Rich Brown and drummer Larnell Lewis have teamed up to form Lewis.Brown. This clip of “Forward Motion (redux)” recorded at the Placebo Space in Toronto last month is leaving us wanting more. Brown sets up a heavily syncopated groove with loop pedal before Lewis jumps in and the two get...

Kicking off our celebration of 10,000 posts on No Treble, we’re looking back at the top 10 reader favorite columns since our official debut on May 2, 2009. Thanks for reading, and enjoy. 1. Bass Pickups: A Guide to Formulating Your Sound There are a number of variables to consider in the search for your ideal tone. To date, we...

This week we’re checking out the Bacce Guitars Bold X-Bird 4, built by Spanish luthier Daniel Cabezas. Featuring a distinct body shape, the bass is built with lots of beautiful woods for an amazing look. Cabezas crafted the instrument with a swamp ash body topped with a premium flamed maple top. It has a black stain on the top and...

Endpin I also use an angled endpin while standing. The main reason for this is to take the weight of the instrument off my left hand while allowing my left hand easy access to the complete fingerboard. For more on this, check out this column. Some people have noted that my endpin length and angle seem to have changed over...

The last time we saw Diego Tarantino, he took the Pat Metheny tune “Better Days Ahead” and turned it into a lead bass arrangement. Diego just sent us his latest, where he applied his skills to the Stevie Wonder tune, “Sir Duke”. Diego nails the lead line and throws in a terrific solo on his ’72 Fender Jazz.

Green Day has announced their tour schedule for 2017, and it’s massive. Starting off in Europe for January and February, the tour will cross the ocean in March to tackle the United States and Canada. The North American leg ends at the end of April, when the trio heads to Australia and New Zealand for a handful of dates. The...

This week we were saddened by the news of the passing of Tim Cloonan, and the outpouring of love and remembering the great bass builder propelled his story to the top of the most-read list. No Treble readers enjoyed some great bass lessons, including Ariane Cap’s Talking Technique and Joe Hubbard’s Advanced Bass lessons, as well as some terrific bass...

Fender has reimagined some of their classic models to create the new Offset lineup of instruments. “We took timeless designs with an asymmetrically offset waist, added new pickups for heavyweight tone, updated the neck profile and splashed bold colors on these scrappy flyweights,” the company writes. The series includes a new take on the Mustang with the Mustang Bass PJ....

Since it’s debut on the 1982 album, Signals, Rush hadn’t performed “Losing It” live. That all changed on Rush’s R40 tour, where they performed the tune during their stop in Toronto on June 19, 2015. Joining them on stage was violinist Ben Mink, who performed on the original track. YYNOT decided to take the R40 version and do a cover....

Marco Panascia, an Italian-born bassist living in New York City for more than a decade, has recently released his debut album Bass Duo Live, featuring fellow bassist Dario Deidda. The album is compiled from a live bass duo performance in Italy in which Panascia plays upright with Deidda on electric. The new Bandcamp re-release contains all of the jazz standards...