Archive for July 2024

We’re keeping it groovy today by checking out the Warwick RockBass Star Bass. It’s a medium scale, semi-hollow body instrument with a unique tonal range.

Here’s The Zawinul Syndicate performing at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1997, with Richard Bona on bass. The other members of the band included Gary Poulson on guitar, Manolo Badrena on percussion, and Paco Sery on drums.

The Allman Betts Band has announced the dates for the 8th annual Allman Betts Family Revival, which will see the band celebrate the music of the Allman Brothers with an all-star cast of guests.

Positive Grid has introduced the Spark 2, a new iteration of their practice amp and Bluetooth speaker designed for guitar and bass. The updated amp includes a new speaker design, enhanced amp models, a built-in creative looper, AI-powered tone exploration, and smart jam features.

On November 22, 2023, Billy Cobham took the stage at the Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival. Cobham was joined by Gary Husband on keyboards, Rocco Zifarelli on guitar, and Christian Galvez on bass. Here’s their performance of “Crosswinds.”

Jazz guitar giant Mike Stern has announced a new album called “Echoes and Other Songs,” which promises to be a killer record. Aside from Stern's great compositions, the music is brought to life by a lineup of monster musicians.

It’s hard to beat a simple concept done well. That’s something that luthier Dan Strack strives for – and something he attained – with this P-style bass made from reclaimed wood.

Juliaplaysgroove adds plenty of extra funky goodness (and great lines) to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso.”

The Black Crowes released Happiness Bastards earlier this year, breaking a 15-year hiatus from the studio. After wrapping up a supporting tour in June, the group has unveiled a new set of dates called the “Happiness Bastards Tour (The Reprise).”

Here's your weekly roundup of the top 10 articles on No Treble. Bass gear, bass news, bassists... you get the picture.

Lake Street Dive’s new album, “Good Together,” is full of groovy tunes. Here’s the band performing “Help Is On The Way” at Racket.

Virtuoso saxophonist Jeff Coffin is a member of the Dave Matthews Band and a former member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. As such, he’s befriended some of the most talented musicians in the world. That’s clear on his new album, “Only The Horizon.”