Archive for February 2024 - Page 5

Mudvayne bassist Ryan Martinie’s signature line of Fodera instruments has gotten a new member as the company has announced the “Black Beauty” Standard bass.

The Wooten Brothers performed at the Troubadour on January 25, 2024. Thankfully, Youtuber The Jason was there to film it. Check out Victor Wooten on the 5-string!

The music from Herbie Hancock’s career can be described as influential, but for bassists, the “Head Hunters” album may take the cake. The keyboardist has announced a concert that’s being called the first performance from the original Head Hunters since 1973.

I love it when readers share their basses with us. Jonathan Chase sent us the details of his new axe from luthier Chris Stambaugh, and it’s a real beauty.

Charles Berthoud is turning things up with this video, where he takes System of a Down’s “BYOB” and makes it his own. Bernth joined Charles in this adventure, which is broken down in 10 sections.

Incubus has announced a U.S. arena tour for 2024 during which they will be performing their career-defining album Morning View in its entirety. They also made an important announcement to their lineup.

Bass news from the 2024 NAMM Show continues to roll – and continues to be popular. That, plus some other bass goodness makes up this week’s top 10 list on No Treble.

Sire attended the 2024 NAMM Show to launch several new lines of basses, including the Z Series. It has two basses – the Z3 and the Z7 – that are their take on a classic bass design.

Marcus Miller performed during this year’s Smooth Jazz Cruise, and while the band played “Blast,” he wanted to give the bass players some love. In the middle of the song, he first called on Nate Phillips to take center stage, and the two traded some funky licks. Next, David Dyson came on stage to add more low end goodness.

Bassist Derrick McIntyre, who played with Jamiroquai, Roy Ayers, and others, has died after an automobile accident. He was 66 years old. The news was shared by his family as well as Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay, who paid tribute to McIntyre.

Ashdown is most known for their bass amplifiers and pedals, but in 2020, it introduced a line of bass guitars. This year at NAMM, they unveiled the next generation of their basses with the Roasted Series.

Here’s a great video of Mohini Dey and Rubem Farias jamming at the EBS booth at this year’s NAMM Show. In this clip, they take on “The Chicken.”