Weekly Top 10: James Jamerson’s Bass Line Visualized, Developing A Great Practice Routine, Bass Extremes Returns, New Chili Peppers Music, Bass Gear, and More
Time for your weekly roundup of the top stories on No Treble. And this week was a great one with a new “visualization” video of the work of James Jamerson, a fantastic new lesson from Rich Brown, new music, bass gear, and Reader Spotlight.
1. Darling Dear: James Jamerson’s Bass Line Visualized
Leonardo van der Laat was inspired by Jack Stratton’s “visualization” videos of James Jamerson’s bass lines, so he set out to make his own. Check out Mr. Jamerson’s greatness on the Jackson 5’s “Darling Dear”.
2. Ibanez Introduces New SR Premium Bass Guitars
Ibanez has a lot cooking for this year, including three new SR Premium models. The limited-edition instruments help to mark the 35th anniversary of their flagship SR design.
3. Bass of the Week: Cetonia Music Tools Horizontal Sawn Bass
Many basses are created to showcase the beautiful figuring of exotic woods. Cetonia Musical Instruments shared their new Cetonia Horizontal Sawn Bass, which features a body cut horizontally to showcase the rings of the tree.
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Album, Release First Single
It’s been three years since John Frusciante rejoined the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and now we’re on track to hear the fruits of the band’s labor since then. They’ve announced a new album called “Unlimited Love”, and released the first track.
5. Wooten, Bailey, & Bissonette Announce Bass Extremes Album Details, Tour Dates
Ever since they first teased it in 2018, we’ve been dying to hear what the new Bass Extremes album will sound like. Now Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, and Gregg Bissonette have unveiled more about it. They’ve also unveiled a set of tour dates.
6. Warwick Unveils New Bass Guitar Straps
Warwick has introduced a new line of straps for bass and guitar in collaboration with Richter Leder of Germany. The series includes three distinct styles of bass straps.
7. Darkglass Electronics Unveils Exponent 500
Darkglass is known for its pedals and amps that offer gritty sounds, but now they have a new device that cleans up the process of amplification. The Exponent 500 is a new amp that interacts with the Darkglass Suite to get plenty of options.
8. The Brown’stone: Developing A Great Practice Routine
This week in The Brown’stone on No Treble, Rich Brown answers one of the most common questions he gets asked on a very regular basis. This week he’s talking about developing an effective and productive practice routine.
9. TC Electronic Unveils the Bucket Brigade Analog Delay Pedal
TC Electronic is continuing to pay homage to classic sounds with their latest pedal, the Bucket Brigade Analog Delay. The new stompbox offers up to 600 milliseconds of delay time with optional modulation and depth controls.
10. Reader Spotlight: Joseph Garcia
Meet Joseph Garcia, a bassist from Bakersfield, CA, and creator of the various “Bass Intros” playlists on Spotify. Joseph is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story...