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Best of 2017: The Top 10 Reader Favorite Bass Videos
Best of 2017

Best of 2017: The Top 10 Reader Favorite Bass Videos

Every day of the year, we feature a bass video. Of the 365 we shared in 2017, here are the 10 reader favorites. Enjoy! 1. Yes with Geddy Lee: Roundabout, Live There were rumors flying for the past month that Rush bassist Geddy Lee would be filling in for the late Chris Squire at Yes’s induction to the Rock and...

Olivier Babaz: Cold & Bright
Bass Videos

Olivier Babaz: Cold & Bright

Bass and kalimba guru Olivier Babaz shared his latest video with us for his song “Cold & Bright”. Inspired by the first snow in his native Montreal, the track has Babaz wielding dual kalimbas to perform the melody while playing a bass line on his trusty upright.

In Memoriam: Remembering the Bassists We Lost in 2017
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Remembering the Bassists We Lost in 2017

It’s the end of the year and once again time to reflect on 2017. The world lost some incredible members of the bass community this year from prog-rock legends to luthiers to bass amp innovators. As always, they may be gone but their memories will live on through their work. Join us as we remember the lives and legacies of...

Best of 2017: The Top 10 Reader Favorite Pedals & Effects
Best of 2017

Best of 2017: The Top 10 Reader Favorite Pedals & Effects

There was some big news in the world of bass pedals and effects in 2017. These 10 stories were the reader favorites among the many new pedals and effects released this year. 1. Tech 21 Geddy Lee Signature SansAmp GED-2112 If you got to catch Rush in the past twenty years, you would have seen Geddy Lee on stage with...

Evan Marien x Dana Hawkins: Hiii (Live)
Bass Videos

Evan Marien x Dana Hawkins: Hiii (Live)

We always dig new videos by the duo of Evan Marien and Dana Hawkins. Here’s a great live clip of them performing “Hiii” live at Mondriaan Jazz in Den Haag, Holland in October. Evan says the full show will be available on January 5th, 2018.

Warwick Introduces Red Series Strings for 8-String Basses
Accessories & Strings

Warwick Introduces Red Series Strings for 8-String Basses

After releasing the RockBass Corvette Basic 8-String bass earlier this year, Warwick is now offering a set of strings for 8-string basses in their Red series. The Warwick Red 8-String set includes four strings plus four-octave strings suitable for all long scale eight-string basses. “The strings of the Warwick Red 8-String set are Roundwound, medium gauge (.017″, .040″, .025″, .060″,...

Bass Players To Know: Alphonso Johnson
Bass Players To Know

Bass Players To Know: Alphonso Johnson

As a Philadelphia native, there’s a lot to live up to as a bass player. Stanley Clarke, Christian McBride, Jaco Pastorius, Gerald Veasley, Gail Ann Dorsey, Victor Bailey, and our latest bass player to know, Alphonso Johnson, all hail from the City Of Brotherly Love. Heck, you may even say that bass playing is “in the water” (pronounced “wooder”). With...

Fernando Molinari Trio: Hidden
Bass Videos

Fernando Molinari Trio: Hidden

Fernando Molinari has just released a new single with his trio featuring guitarist Davi Filho and Bruno Valverde. “Hidden” showcases the musicians locking in as the song melds between fusion and prog-rock. Molinari gets a killer tone to match his rock solid playing and tasty fills.

Best of 2017: The Top 10 Bass Lessons
Best of 2017

Best of 2017: The Top 10 Bass Lessons

Our bass lessons are super popular with readers, thanks in large part to our excellent contributors in the various lesson categories. Here are the top 10 No Treble reader favorite bass lessons for 2017. 1. Creative Bass Lines: The Chameleon Variations In this lesson, I’ve taken a pretty classic and fairly easy to play bass part from Herbie Hancock’s “Chameleon”...

Omar Vazquez Castro & Simon Sammut: Mar
Bass Videos

Omar Vazquez Castro & Simon Sammut: Mar

Bassists Omar Vazquez Castro and Simon Sammut teamed up for a bass duo composition called “Mar”, which translates to “sea.” “Omar composed the track and plays bass chords and harmonics. I play the fretless and upright bass,” Sammut explains. The track reflects the feeling of the sea with an ambient atmosphere, thanks to the harmonics and tones each player pulls...

Bassists Alliance Teams Up For “Crush”
New Albums

Bassists Alliance Teams Up For “Crush”

If you’ve felt the ground rumbling late, it’s probably because bassists from all over the world have teamed up for the Bassists Alliance. The project, which features thirteen bassists and one drummer, has released their debut album, Crush. Formed by Alberto Rigoni and Six Feet Under bassist Jeff Hughell, the group’s new album is as varied in style as it...

Sleep Expands 2018 Tour Dates
Concerts & Tours

Sleep Expands 2018 Tour Dates

Doom metal legends Sleep expanded their 2018 tour dates with a new handful of concerts in January. The trio, which is anchored by the mighty Al Cisneros, will be visiting Utah, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas in addition to their previously announced spring shows. In other news, the band spent part of this past year working on a new album with...