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Travis Shaw: Don’t Forget (How Much We Care)
Bass Videos

Travis Shaw: Don’t Forget (How Much We Care)

For the second day in a row, we received a great bass and drums duo video from a No Treble reader. Travis Shaw has a new solo album coming this year, and he’s shared a video in advance of the release.

Deep Purple Releases “Live in Rome 2013”
New Albums

Deep Purple Releases “Live in Rome 2013”

Deep Purple has released “Live in Rome 2013,” which captures the group during their “Now What?!” tour. The recording captures the band performing songs from their then-new record as well as their catalog of hits.

Groove – Episode #61: Basil Fearrington
Groove Podcast

Groove – Episode #61: Basil Fearrington

The city of Philadelphia has produced some of the world’s most prolific bass players. Basil Fearrington is one of them. In this new episode of Groove, we get to learn more about this exciting bassist.

Zlatoyar and Alex Golub: Spiders
Bass Videos

Zlatoyar and Alex Golub: Spiders

Zlatoyar sent us this video, which he recorded with fellow bassist Alex Golub and drummer Alexander Kasiarum. Here’s their arrangement of the System of a Down tune, “Spiders.”

Sam Smith and Decently Dangerous Release “Falling With Style”
New Albums

Sam Smith and Decently Dangerous Release “Falling With Style”

Sam Smith and his band Decently Dangerous have released their debut album, “Falling With Style.” The quartet, which includes Andrew Jordan, Joe Spinelli, and Bryan Ponton, is bass-heavy with Smith taking melodies and using a vocoder to perform vocals.

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #1: Geddy Lee
2019 Reader Favorites

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #1: Geddy Lee

Thanks in part to reaching a huge goal here at No Treble HQ in 2019, Geddy Lee closes out our countdown as the #1 “Reader Favorite Bassist.” It is great to still see Geddy going strong.

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #2: Joe Dart
2019 Reader Favorites

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #2: Joe Dart

Joe Dart was another busy bassist in 2019. As usual, he was a part of Vulfpeck, with an album, a Madison Square Garden concert, plus the Fearless Flyers, and more. But the biggest news was the announcement of his Ernie Ball Music Man signature bass.

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #3: Tal Wilkenfeld
2019 Reader Favorites

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #3: Tal Wilkenfeld

2019 was an exciting year for Tal Wilkenfeld. Tal released her much-anticipated solo album, “Love Remains.” Tal supported the release with a tour, which produced a handful of videos along the way. This landed her at the #3 slot this year.

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #4: Nathan East
2019 Reader Favorites

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #4: Nathan East

Nathan East is one busy cat. We featured some incredible videos of Nathan over the course of 2019, as well as the news about him playing on Ringo Starr’s latest album. As a result, Nathan lands at the #4 slot for this year’s list.

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #5: Pino Palladino
2019 Reader Favorites

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #5: Pino Palladino

Perhaps the busiest man on the bass scene, Pino Palladino was featured on several new albums this year. And as is the case with Pino, readers responded with a lot of clicks, landing him at the #5 slot on this year’s “Reader Favorite Bassists” list.

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #6: John Paul Jones
2019 Reader Favorites

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #6: John Paul Jones

What can you say that hasn’t already been said about John Paul Jones? An all-time favorite for many of us, Jones has been featured many times over the years on No Treble. JPJ made this year’s “Reader Favorite Bassists” list, at the #6 slot.

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #7 Victor Wooten
2019 Reader Favorites

2019 Reader Favorite Bassists – #7 Victor Wooten

Has there ever been a year Victor Wooten didn’t make the annual top 10 list? I don’t remember one. Vic had some exciting news to share in 2019, as well as some of his incredible videos, placing him at #7 on this year’s “Reader Favorite Bassists” list.