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Archive for September 2021

Pigtronix Introduces the Echolution 3 Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Pigtronix Introduces the Echolution 3 Pedal

Pigtronix has unveiled the third iteration of their popular delay unit, the Echolution. Version three is a multi-tap stereo modulation delay that the company says offers a myriad of sound design options.

Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, and Billy Cobham: Eye Of The Hurricane
Bass Videos

Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, and Billy Cobham: Eye Of The Hurricane

Filmed at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Lugano, Switzerland in 1983, here’s Ron Carter with Herbie Hancock and Billy Cobham burning the stage down with their performance of “Eye Of The Hurricane”.

Tool Announces 2022 World Tour
Concerts & Tours

Tool Announces 2022 World Tour

Tool is getting ready to hit the road again with a world tour that will cover the first five months of 2022. The trek will continue to support their 2019 release, “Fear Inoculum”, which features the monstrous bass work of Justin Chancellor.

Keep It Groovy: Beginner Improvisation For Bass Players – Location Jumping
Keep It Groovy

Keep It Groovy: Beginner Improvisation For Bass Players – Location Jumping

In today’s “Keep It Groovy” lesson, Ryan Madora focuses on an important element of improvisation: location jumping. The goal is to build a bass theme and identify other locations on the fretboard where we can easily play it.

Áron Hodek: Lucky
Bass Videos

Áron Hodek: Lucky

10 year old Áron Hodek is back with another play-along video. “Love playing to HER’s latest album! This song is my favorite jam right now,” he shared. Here he is playing along to “Lucky”.

Ariane Cap is Giving Away 25 Copies of “The Pattern System for the Bass Player”
News

Ariane Cap is Giving Away 25 Copies of “The Pattern System for the Bass Player”

Ariane Cap is giving away 25 free copies of her book “The Pattern System for the Bass Player” to 25 dedicated and deserving bass players.

Warwick Introduces Gnome Bass Cabinet Series
Amps

Warwick Introduces Gnome Bass Cabinet Series

Warwick’s compact Gnome bass amplifier now has a matching set of cabinets. The new Gnome Cabinet series includes five models that are ultra-portable and can be used with the Gnome or any other manufacturer’s amp.

Stanley Clarke: Bass Solo (1972)
Bass Videos

Stanley Clarke: Bass Solo (1972)

No Treble reader Zvonimir Bucevic sent us this video, and it is incredible. Check out this Stanley Clarke solo during a Return to Forever concert in 1972. Legend!

In Memoriam: Alan Lancaster
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Alan Lancaster

Former Status Quo bassist and founding member Alan Lancaster has died of complications from multiple sclerosis, the band’s management confirmed. He was 72 years old.

Bass of the Week: Stoll Guitars The Legendary Acoustic Bass
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Stoll Guitars The Legendary Acoustic Bass

This week we’re checking out The Legendary Acoustic Bass by Stoll Guitars, which they say offers the sound of a double bass in a bass guitar format. That big sound comes in part from a big body.

Scary Pockets: Beast of Burden
Bass Videos

Scary Pockets: Beast of Burden

Scary Pockets is back with another funk cover video. They’re joined by guest vocalist Colin Jamieson and bassist Sean Hurley in this remake of The Rolling Stones’ “Beast of Burden”.

Carl Martin Introduces New Envelope Filter, “The Ottawa” Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Carl Martin Introduces New Envelope Filter, “The Ottawa” Pedal

Carl Martin has announced a new optical envelope filter called the Ottawa, which they say mimics the sound of a wah pedal without needing to actually step on a wah.