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Archive for November 2021

Ashdown Introduces Geezer Butler and John Myung Signature Pedals
Pedals & Effects

Ashdown Introduces Geezer Butler and John Myung Signature Pedals

Ashdown has expanded their pedal lineup as well as their range of artist products with two new effects units: the John Myung Double Drive Pedal and the Geezer Butler Pedal of Doom.

Zander Zon: Halo Theme
Bass Videos

Zander Zon: Halo Theme

Zander Zon just released his latest video, and it’s as impressive as always. Using fretless and fretted basses, an E-Bow, pedals, and altered tunings, here’s his arrangement of the theme from “Halo”.

In Memoriam: Teppo Hauta-aho
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Teppo Hauta-aho

Double bassist and composer Teppo Hauta-aho has died. He was 80 years old. Hauta-aho wrote over 300 works for bass, making him one of the most prolific composers for the instrument of our times.

Bass of the Week: Reverend Guitars Mike Watt Wattplower Mark II
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Reverend Guitars Mike Watt Wattplower Mark II

Mike Watt is such an icon of the instrument that it’s only fitting his signature bass is equally epic. This week we’re checking out the second version of his Wattplower by Reverend Guitars.

Juliaplaysgroove: Smokin’ Out The Window
Bass Videos

Juliaplaysgroove: Smokin’ Out The Window

Juliaplaysgroove is bringing the groove once again. In this one, she plays along with “Smokin’ Out The Window” by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, from their album “An Evening with Silk Sonic”. She’s playing a Music Man Joe Dart Signature Bass.

Weekly Top 10: Adding Accents To Your Pulsing Bass Line, Oteil Burbridge Launches The Ozone, New Music from Tim Lefebvre, YYNOT, and Tony Levin, and More
Weekly Top 10

Weekly Top 10: Adding Accents To Your Pulsing Bass Line, Oteil Burbridge Launches The Ozone, New Music from Tim Lefebvre, YYNOT, and Tony Levin, and More

Time for the weekly roundup of the most popular articles we’ve shared. Here is your top 10 list for the week of November 20-26, 2021.

G&L Guitars Introduces Pine Body Fullerton Deluxe JB-5 Bass
Basses

G&L Guitars Introduces Pine Body Fullerton Deluxe JB-5 Bass

G&L Guitars has added a new JB-5 to their Fullerton Deluxe lineup that will feature a Western Sugar Pine body. The move is in part tribute to founder Leo Fender, whose first instruments were built with pine.

Shane Hendrickson: Bass Solo at the Colorado Irish Fest
Bass Videos

Shane Hendrickson: Bass Solo at the Colorado Irish Fest

No Treble reader Shane Hendrickson has sent us some fantastic videos this year. Here’s the latest from him, with him performing a bass solo at the Colorado Irish Fest.

Sting Releases “The Bridge”
New Albums

Sting Releases “The Bridge”

Sting has returned with his fifteenth solo album, called “The Bridge”. The star-studded release was fleshed out over the past year and lyrically connects deeper subjects.

Sunnaudio Announces Stage DI-2 Prestine Preamp Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Sunnaudio Announces Stage DI-2 Prestine Preamp Pedal

Sunnaudio has expanded its pedal lineup with the Stage DI-2 Prestine preamp. The all-analog device is described as “a console-quality preamp with full functionality, effortless dynamic range, and clarity.”

Martin Miller Session Band: I Wish
Bass Videos

Martin Miller Session Band: I Wish

The Martin Miller Session Band says they’re heading back in the studio soon, and in the meantime, they’re dropping more videos. Here’s the band performing Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish”, with Benni Jud laying down the groove.

Eivind Opsvik Releases Creative and Beautiful Solo Album, “Emotional Switches”
New Albums

Eivind Opsvik Releases Creative and Beautiful Solo Album, “Emotional Switches”

Bassist and composer Eivind Opsvik has returned with a new album, “Emotional Switches”, which diverges from his “Overseas” series. The experimental record ranges from art-pop songs to ambient instrumentals.