Archive for July 2023 - Page 8

No Treble reader Lukas Pamminger sent us this video, and we’re digging his trio, T.O.L. Check out their funky tune, “Mupasario,” which he says honors the hours they spent playing ‘Super Mario’ on the Nintendo 64.

More tracks from Frank Zappa’s archive have come to see the light of day in a new album called “Funky Nothingness.” The album features 25 rare and previously unreleased tracks.

Time for the latest roundup of the best in bass, aka the weekly top 10 on No Treble. Here are the most popular stories we shared for the week of June 24-30, 2023.

Iron Ether Electronics has unveiled the Subterrograph, which combines their Subterranea multi-octave oscillator with their Xerograph Deluxe 4-pole resonant lowpass filter.

Charles Berthoud once again broke out the fretless, and then he played Polyphia’s “Playing God” on it.

Billy Gibbons revealed that ZZ Top is working on a new studio album, and that both Dusty Hill and Elwood Francis will be featured on the record.

Dunlop has teamed up with Trivium’s Paolo Gregoletto for a new set of signature strings that they say give him a bigger, bolder tone. The Trivium Hybrid Wound Nickel Bass Strings are crafted with alternating nickel and steel windings matched to a nickel outer wrap.

Zander Zon switches things up with a new how-to video. This demonstrates how bassists looking to work with a loop pedal can create a multi-layered, solo bass song.

The start of a new month means it’s time to round up the most popular gear stories from the previous one. Here are the top 10 most read, liked, and shared bass gear stories on No Treble for June 2023.