Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (May 2017)
Ready for some great bass? You’re in luck because it is time to celebrate the top 10 reader favorite videos on No Treble for the month of May 2017.
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1. The Other Brothers: Joe Dart’s Isolated Bass on “Boogie On Reggae Woman”
The Other Brothers guitarist John Morrison shared this clip with us after having Vulfpeck’s Joe Dart sit in with them on a performance of Stevie Wonder’s “Boogie On Reggae Woman.” They recorded the performance and isolated Dart’s bass from the rest of the band…
2. Miki Santamaria: Black Hole Sun
The news of Chris Cornell’s passing shocked music fans everywhere, as evidenced by the massive outpouring of comments and shares across the social web. Bassist Miki Santamaria decided to pay honor to the Soundgarden frontman with a solo bass arrangement of band’s hit, “Black Hole Sun”…
3. Jesús Rico Pérez: Hindsight
If you’ve been here a while, you’ve seen videos we’ve shared by Jesús Rico Pérez. Some of his viewers asked if he could do a video without the Xtender keys, so he wrote this song a couple of days ago. Jesús said it isn’t ready yet, but as far as we’re concerned, it sure sounds like it is…
4. Jason Everett: “Caramel” 7-string Fretless Bass Cover
Jason Everett, aka Mister E, sent in this awesome cover of Suzanne Vega’s “Caramel” on his fretless seven string bass. Covering the bass line and chords, the bassist mixes in Vega’s vocals for an awesome and intimate cover…
5. Mark Michell: Bass Playthrough of Tetrafusion’s “10,001”
Tetrafusion has just released their latest album, Dreaming of Sleep, on Bandcamp. The prog-metal outfit is anchored by bassist Mark Michell, who released this playthrough video for the song “10,001” to show you how it’s done. Michell rips through the track with killer technique, slick tapping licks, and absolutely monster tone…
6. Chris Robinson Brotherhood: It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
In August 2016, Chris Robinson Brotherhood stopped by the SiriusXM studios and performed their cover of Bob Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue.” Laying down the low end is Jeff Hill, who took over after founding bassist Mark “Muddy” Dutton left the band earlier that year. What a great cover…
7. Davie504: Fidget Spinner Jam
It seems like you just can’t get away from fidget spinners right now. Luckily, YouTube bassist Davie504 decided to put one to good use. Here’s a cool clip of him using a fidget spinner to play the main theme to “Misirlou”…
We’ve seen a few bassists take Herbie Hancock’s class tune, “Chameleon” and turn it into a solo bass performance. Karl Clews took it up a notch with a three-bass arrangement, using his 2003 Status Graphite Kingbass Artist. Funky!
9. Lenny Kravitz with Gail Ann Dorsey: Prince Tribute
This year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was pretty epic. Besides Geddy Lee joining Yes for “Roundabout”, Lenny Kravitz performed a killer tribute to Prince accompanied by a full choir. With bassist Gail Ann Dorsey laying down a thick groove, Kravitz and company performed two of the Purple One’s tunes…
10. Richard Bona: Please Don’t Stop
Richard Bona is a captivating musician on his own. Add the Metropole Orkest and you’ve got some glorious music for your ears. Here’s Bona and the orchestra performing last year honoring Quincy Jones for the BBC Proms. Bona fronts the massive group with his bass and a microphone, whipping the group into a frenzy…
