Archive for August 2017 - Page 8
Adam “Nolly” Getgood Leaves Periphery
After five years and four studio albums, bassist Adam “Nolly” Getgood has announced he will be leaving the ranks of Periphery. Getgood, who blew fans away in 2012 with a bass cam version of “Make Total Destroy”, made a statement on the band’s Facebook page. “A few weeks ago I came to the decision I didn’t want to continue as...
MXR Introduces Deluxe Version of Carbon Copy Analog Delay Pedal
MXR has released a deluxe version of their Carbon Copy analog delay with a load of new features. The pedal now has an extended delay time of up to 1.2 seconds as well as tap tempo functionality. A Tap Division feature allows for four subdivisions: dotted 8ths, 8ths, triplets, and 16ths. It also has more tonal options. In addition to...
The Lightbulb Moment: Rehearsal — Treat It Like A Gig
Your phone lights up with a text message about a gig next Saturday night… score! You’re available, the money is decent, and your drummer friend recommended you. It’s an overall win! You accept the gig and receive a follow up text: “Let’s rehearse Tuesday night.” Thankfully, you’re free, but you realize that you only have 48 hours to learn all...
Shaun Munday: Use Me
Shaun Munday celebrated Bill Withers’ birthday in July with this epic solo bass and vocals cover of Withers’ tune, “Use Me.” Shaun nails not only the bass arrangement but also the vocals.
Mike Gordon Announces New Solo Album and Tour
Phish bassist Mike Gordon is gearing up to release a new solo album this September. OGOGO will be available September 15th followed by a fall tour by the bassist’s own band. The 13-song album includes several that were debuted live at the Sierra Music Festival in June as well as “Let’s Go”, which Phish originally recorded for Big Boat but...
Groove – Episode #32: Joe Dart
Let’s just call it a “mutual admiration society.” Vulfpeck bassist, Joe Dart, has always been very kind to the No Treble community. And all of us – here at No Treble – can’t get enough of his funky grooves that often dominate and lead the band’s music. In short: we’re huge fans of how this University of Michigan project has...
Miki Santamaria, Patti Ballinas & Alvaro Gandul: Yamaha Studio Session
Miki Santamaria joined keyboardist Alvaro Gandul and drummer Patti Ballinas for a couple of days at Yamaha Studios to record a few tunes. Miki is laying down some funky, envelope filter-driven lines on this one.
MonoNeon Returns with “A Place Called Fantasy”
The supremely funky and delightfully avant-garde MonoNeon has returned with a brand new album entitled A Place Called Fantasy. The 11-song record features the artist on multiple instruments, including his unbelievable grooves on the bass. “The album is weird, Lo-Fi, funny, raunchy, minimalistic, lackadaisical, and introspective,” a press release explains. “Even with all the strange things that are happening throughout...
Reader Spotlight: Omar Harb
Meet Omar Harb, a busy bassist who attended Berklee, has played and recorded with hundreds of international projects, and is heard as the bassist on the Arabic version of “The Voice.” Omar is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I’m a professional bass player who graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2004, and...
Should I Learn Older Music To Understand Newer Music?
Q: I struggled with asking if I HAVE to learn trad jazz or if I SHOULD learn it, so take this question as both. And just as a disclaimer, I’m using “trad jazz” to mean the standards and the jazz being played predominantly from the ’20s to the ’60s and the styles that encompassed. I’ve been led by a lot...
Damian Coccio: Alone On A Rock
I’m a sucker for the fretless bass, so when I saw this video of Damian Coccio performing his solo bass composition, “Alone On A Rock,” I knew I had to share it. Damian plays a 1998 Pedulla Pentabuzz masterfully in this piece. Enjoy.
Peterson Updates Clip-On Tuner Line With StroboClip HD
Peterson Tuners has updated the Stroboclip clip-on tuner with the StroboClip HD. Similar to the original StroboClip released in 2010, the StroboClip HD clips onto just about any instrument and has a tuning resolution of .01 cent. Peterson says they have upgraded the LCD technology to provide nearly twice the pixel resolution to easily display even the smallest changes in...