Weekly Top 10: July 20-26, 2024
Here’s your weekly roundup of the top 10 articles on No Treble. Bass gear, bass news, bassists… you get the picture.
1. Weather Report: Live in Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France (July 15, 1979)
The Jaco Pastorius Archive has another gem for us. Recorded 45 years ago this month, here’s Weather Report’s concert in Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France.
2. PJD Guitars Announces the St. John Bass
UK-based PJD Guitars has introduced a new four-string model called the St. John Bass. Based on their St. John guitar, the bass has an offset obeche body with a belly cut and armrest contours.
3. Bass of the Week: New Perspectives Music Apeiron Classic Bass
Luthier Tim Sway of New Perspectives Music has been experimenting with his Apeiron Bass model, leading to this fretless version of the Apeiron Classic. The 32-inch scale bass has an extended fingerboard and a 20-inch fingerboard radius.
4. Wonder Women: Melissa Auf der Maur
In this edition of Wonder Women: Stories From The Women Who Play Bass, we explore some of the backstory of Melissa Auf der Maur.
5. Fernandes Guitars Files for Bankruptcy
After 55 years of business, Japan’s Fernandes Guitars has filed for bankruptcy. The company made the announcement on its website.
6. Aguilar Amplification Unveils Limited Edition NYC Gold Skyline Tone Hammer Preamp Pedal
Aguilar Amplification has announced a third iteration of the NYC edition of its Tone Hammer preamp pedal. The Limited Edition NYC Gold Skyline Tone Hammer, which is hand-serialized and limited to 100 units, pays tribute to the company’s roots in New York City.
7. Spector Announces New Euro CST and Euro LX Basses
Spector’s Euro line of basses have some new additions with the Euro CST and Euro LX basses. Both lines are fitted with the all-new Spector Legacy preamp, which was developed with Darkglass Electronics.
8. Rock Stars Recount Lemmy Kilmister Stories in New Graphic Novel, “No Remorse”
The great Lemmy Kilmister has been gone for nearly nine years, but his stories live on. Now fans can enjoy some of those stories with a new book called “No Remorse: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead.”
9. Deep Purple’s “=1” Now Available
Deep Purple has released a new album. “=1” follows their late career run of number 1 albums “Whoosh!,” “inFinite,” and “NOW What?!.” The rock legends once again worked with producer Bob Ezrin to craft an album that “evokes the pioneering band’s classic sound, without relying on nostalgia.”
10. Kim Deal Releases First New Solo Song in a Decade
The Breeders frontwoman and former Pixies bassist Kim Deal has released a new single called “Coast,” marking her first new solo music in a decade.
Corey Brown is the founder of No Treble and serves in an advisory role. He’s also Head of Editorial at Muse Group. Learn more about Corey on his website and LinkedIn.
