Archive for April 2023 - Page 6

After first teasing it in 2021, Geddy Lee has revealed the title and release date for his new memoir. “My Effin’ Life” is slated to be published on November 14th, 2023. The 512-page book covers his life in and out of the progressive rock trio Rush.

Geo Kitta has shared the Gildaxe Juniper, a 32-inch scale bass that is all custom designed and built. The bass oozes with vintage vibes as it takes its cues from the ’60s Italian Meazzi Hollywood Jupiter.

Charles Berthoud dropped another stunning video a few days ago. Here’s his version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” on fretless bass.

Bassist John Regan, who performed with artists including Peter Frampton and Ace Frehley, has passed away at the age of 71. The news was shared in part by Frampton on Facebook, who remembered Regan as a dear friend.

The first week of April started the month off in a big way. Here are this week’s top 10 reader favorite stories on No Treble.

Mattoverse Electronics has unveiled The Solar Sound Desktop, a transistor-based gain circuit that utilizes a solar panel and picks up where the original Solar Sound left off.

The videos from Cory Wong’s tour with Victor Wooten keep coming, and here’s another great one. Here’s the great bass trio of Cory, Victor, and Sonny T performing “Dean Town” live in St. Louis.

FKT Audio has released a new pedal called The Fretless, which combines a midrange parametric EQ with a chorus and reverb. The pedal was designed the enhance the sound of a fretless bass during rhythm and lead sections.

We’ve seen many bassists play the Jaco Pastorius tune “Portrait Of Tracy” over the years, but none quite like this. Munguntovch Tsolmonbayar takes on the tune on double bass, and he nails it.

Meet Omer Al-Katib (aka Omer Plays Bass), a bassist with 41 years of experience and an impressive collection. As you’ll see in his “superhero” response, he’s a pro’s pro.

Ernie Ball Music Man unveiled the latest in their limited edition Ball Family Reserve instruments. The Spring 2023 drop includes the Ball Family Reserve StingRay Retro ’76 bass.

Bill Bruford drops some incredible videos (and stories). Here’s one with the 80’s King Crimson lineup of Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin, and Adrian Belew performing “Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part II)” live.