Archive for 2023 - Page 50

Meshell Ndegeocello’s “The Omnichord Real Book” marks her first album in five years. While she doesn’t play bass on “Clear Water” (Chris Bruce handles that), it is great to hear new music from a prolific artist.

Afro-Andean Funk has returned with their second album, Flower On Fire, continuing their multi-cultural, genre-bending style that fuses Andean roots music with American funk, rock, and electronica.

Phil Jones Bass has relaunched the Roadcase, which they call the most powerful bass combo amp in their product lineup. The PJB BG-800 features twelve 5-inch drivers housed in an enclosure complete with a built-in handle and wheels.

House of Waters has a new album coming out in September, and they’ve just dropped the first official music video to give us an early listen. Here’s the trio of Max ZT, Moto Fukushima, and Antonio Sanchez performing “Avaloch.”

After releasing an EP in May, Duff McKagan has announced his next full-fledged album will drop on October 20th. “Lighthouse” will be his third solo effort featuring guests Slash, Abe Laboriel Jr., Jerry Cantrell, and more.

ZeroFive Audio is a new company based in France that has introduced two pedals: the Lowrider and the Voodoo. The units were created with the idea of turning studio mixing techniques into effects pedals.

George Collier put together this video of Joe Dart doing his thing during a live Vulfpeck performance of “Beastly” in 2017. And he included the notation and tab for it.

The upcoming Rolling Stones album seems to be getting more and more interesting. Earlier this year, it was reported that Paul McCartney had recorded a track. Now a source close to the band says that former member Bill Wyman has done the same.

Stu Hamm was a recent guest on Ultimate Guitar’s “On The Record.” The bass legend discussed his upcoming album, Hold Fast, and shared stories about his career and work.

Here’s a fantastic video of Scary Goldings in a live performance at Jazz à la Villette in Paris, France. MonoNeon really brings it on this one!

Bassist and educator Joe Hubbard has released a new book to train you into technical excellence. “Fingers of Fury: Mastering Finger Independence for Bass Guitar” is a digital book available now.

Here’s a playlist for you to enjoy: the top 10 bass videos on No Treble, as viewed by readers in May 2023.