Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (May 2023)
Here’s a playlist for you to enjoy: the top 10 bass videos on No Treble, as viewed by readers in May.
Which one is your favorite?
1. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway: White Rabbit (Live)
Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway went all in on this cover of Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” in this video they released last month.
2. Dancing Queen: Rutger Gunnarsson’s Isolated Bass
Maarten Plukker sent me another isolated bass video he created using Moises. Here’s Rutger Gunnarsson’s isolated bass line on ABBA’s “Dancing Queen.”
3. Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade: “Rumble of the Diesel” (with Angelo Moore)
Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade is on tour, and we get a taste thanks to Youtuber BigDan. Fishbone’s Angelo Moore lays it down with the band on “Rumble of the Diesel.”
4. Primus with Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, and Troy Van Leeuwen: Ænima
If you missed the special benefit concert Primus threw for Jimmy Hayward, you missed a special night of music. Here’s Les Claypool, Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, and Troy Van Leeuwen performing Tool’s classic track “Ænima.”
5. Lenny Kravitz: How Long Have You Been Blind
Lenny Kravitz pays tribute to Harry Belafonte in this video he created following the news of Belafonte’s passing. Kravitz handles most of the instruments, including bass, on “How Long Have You Been Blind.”
6. Remco Hendriks: Galactic Fretless Funk Bass Grooves
Remco Hendriks just dropped a new video, and in this one, he pulls out all the stops (and pedals).
7. Scary Pockets: Rich Girl
“Rich Girl” is one of the all-time great tunes, largely thanks to Scotty Edwards’s epic bass line. Arielle Kasnetz joined Scary Pockets to do their version of the tune with the always funky Nick Campbell.
8. Clive H Jones: Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
We can always count on Clive H Jones to send us cool videos. He sent us this all-bass cover of “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,” and it came together beautifully.
9. Rebecca Johnson Band: Love the One You’re With
Rebecca Johnson dropped a new video from her band’s performance in April. Dig Rebecca’s tone on their version of Stephen Stills’s “Love the One You’re With.”
10. Siân Pottok, Hadrien Feraud, Laurent Coulondre, and Tilo Bertholo: BlackBird
Siân Pottok recently released this live studio video performance of an incredibly beautiful cover of The Beatles’ “Blackbird.” Hadrien Feraud arranged the tune for the group.
