Archive for 2023 - Page 5

Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew are teaming up once again to bring the “Remain In Light” tour back. The duo has put together a stellar band to perform and celebrate music from the Talking Heads’ “Remain In Light” era, including bassist Julie Slick.

As part of Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Will “Mustang” McGee has been all around the U.S. to share the group’s awesome blend of country rock jams. We caught up with McGee in this new interview.

It’s always exciting to see a new video by Kinga Glyk pop up. It’s even more exciting to watch. In this one, Kinga creates a beautiful bass interpretation of “Remember Me” from the Pixar movie, “Coco.”

Phil Jones Bass has announced a new bass combo amp dubbed the Bass Engine, aka the BE-17. Fitted with a custom proprietary 7-inch speaker, the new model features a linear analog preamp matched to a class D amplifier that dishes out 70 watts.

While this video quality isn’t the best, it sure is a joy to watch. Ellen Alaverdyan recently took the stage with a band to play a tune by her favorite band.

Dominique Di Piazza has many incredible aspects to his playing, but specifically his right hand technique is astounding. Now the secrets of his style have been revealed in a new instructional book called “The Ultimate Right Hand Technique Book.”

Julien’s Auctions has released the results of the “The Collection of Dusty Hill of ZZ Top” auction, and the figures are staggering.

The Immediate Family is giving us a taste of their upcoming album, “Skin in the Game,” which drops on February 16, 2024. Here’s “Whole Lotta Rock and Roll.”

Start stretching because it’s time to hit the gym again. Marek Bero has added a new book to his “Bass Gym 101” series to strengthen your knowledge of chords and harmonic accompaniments.

BL Design shared one of their recent builds and it stopped me in my tracks. This Caracal 5 is a five-string bass with a 35-inch scale and an incredible crotch walnut top.

In late November, Rebecca Johnson and her band took the stage at The Beach Club Collaroy in Sydney, Australia. One of the tunes they performed was the Talking Heads tune, “Burning Down the House.”

Time to wrap up another week with the best of the best from the world of bass. This week, No Treble reader favorites include new gear, new music from Geddy Lee, Peter Gabriel, and Khruangbin, our latest Groove episode, “Keep It Groovy” lesson, and more.