Archive for 2021 - Page 9
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
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
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”
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
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
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”
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.
Zorg Effects Introduces the Küth Pedal
As bass players, we love to pile on the low end. However, too much activity in the low register – especially with fuzzes and octavers – can muddy your sound. Zorg Effects released a new pedal called the Küth that will help clean up that mess.
Andrew Freed: The Complete History Of Slap Bass
Andrew Freed of Bass Freedom has put together a comprehensive video on the history of slap bass. It dates all the way back to the 1920’s and continues through today’s bassists.
Eric Lawson: U Name It
Happy Turkey Day!! Eric Lawson is back with another funky video! This year, we ALL have things to be thankful for. Taking on the “U Name It” challenge a while back, he put his own twist on it.
Whitesnake Announces Lineup Change
Longtime Whitesnake bassist Michael Devin has left the group, the band announced on social media. Shortly after, David Coverdale announced the band’s next bassist: Tanya O’Callaghan.
Keep It Groovy: Adding Accents To Your Pulsing Bass Line
Ryan Madora is back with a new “Keep It Groovy” bass lesson. This one focuses on adding variety to eighth note grooves by adding rhythmic and tonal accents to pulsing eighth notes to provide shape and movement to an otherwise "root centric" line.