Archive for April 2022 - Page 6

This week wraps up with another No Treble top 10 roundup. Here are the top 10 reader favorites for the week of April 2-8, 2022.

It is always great to see a new video by Remco Hendriks. He just shared this one saying, “Funky good times on my fretless Cortex bass with some fun spacey grooves with delay, double stops, slides and other cool things you can do with a fretless”.

Meshuggah has returned with another crushing album called “Immutable”, which sees the band’s heavy and odd-metered music taken to a new level.

It’s been nearly thirty-six years since Metallica’s fateful bus accident that ended Cliff Burton’s life in Sweden. A memorial stone was placed at Dörarp near the site of the crash back in 2006, but now a full museum is opening on May 14th.

Charles Berthoud is back with a new “Hardest Song in the World” video, with him running through many different bass techniques on Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September”.

For the first time in 28 years, Pink Floyd has released a brand new song. “Hey Hey Rise Up” was recorded on March 30th as a means to raise money for Ukrainian humanitarian relief.

Taurus Amps has unveiled a new amp aimed at upright bassists. Although The Qube-350 Acoustic was made with upright in mind, it works great for bass guitars, making it a good option for doublers.

Here’s the video featuring the final tune from The Fearless Flyers’ third album. “Vespa” alternatively grooves and rocks hard, with Cory Wong and Mark Lettieri on guitar, Joe Dart on bass, and Nate Smith on drums.

Ernie Ball unveiled a new set of their Slinky Bass Strings back in 2020, and now they’re available. The Hyper Slinky Bass strings offer a new gauge set of .040, .060, .080, and .100.

John Lodge has been performing and recording with The Moody Blues for more than five decades, selling in excess of 70 million albums, along with a successful solo career. He’s our guest for this month’s episode of Groove.

I’ve always loved KEXP for musical discovery. Their latest video was another new one for me, with the band Bonobo. Bassist/keyboardist Simon Green and the rest of the band create such a rich texture of sound.

The Stick Men have just released a limited edition EP, marking the trio’s first new music in six years. “Tentacles” is a five-song collection that runs 30 minutes, but that’s plenty of time for the band to dig in.