Weekly Top 10: The Best in Bass for November 2-8, 2024
We’re wrapping up our week at NT HQ as we always do by looking back at the best from the bass world.
Scroll on down for this week’s top 10 reader favorites.
1. “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)”: The Legendary Motown Bass Line That’s Actually Two Bass Parts
In this episode, we’re diving into an amazing song from Marvin Gaye’s 1971 masterpiece, “What’s Going On?,” and Bob Babbitt’s bass lines from that iconic album: “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler).”
2. Sunn Amplifiers Introduces the DoomBox Cabinet
Late last year, Mission Engineering and Fender announced the return of Sunn Amplifiers. They’ve re-issued some of their most popular amps and now they’ve introduced a new cabinet called the DoomBox.
3. Dirty Loops: Living For The City
Dirty Loops dropped a video yesterday, and it’s fire. Henrik Linder and the guys groove hard on Stevie Wonder’s “Living For The City.”
4. Bass of the Week: Vola Guitars 5 STM J1
This week, we’re checking out the Vola Guitars 5 STM J1, a signature model they designed in collaboration with Steve Tréguier of The Dali Thundering Concept. Its curvy ash body has a sandblasted Olympic White matte finish to show off the wood’s grain.
5. Reader Spotlight: Randy Landau
Meet Randy Landau, a long-time bassist with a seriously impressive resume. Randy is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story…
6. Master Bass Improvisation: A Beginner’s Guide to Rock and Country Bass Lines
Learn how to begin improvising a bass line for a rock song or country song. In this lesson, we cover the steps to learning how to improvise a great bass line to support the song.
7. Groove – Episode #119: Emma Anzai
Emma Anzai, known for her dynamic bass playing with both Sick Puppies and, more recently, Evanescence, is our guest for this month's podcast.
8. Johnny Cox Releases “101 Walking Jazz Bass Lines” Instructional Book
Fundamental Changes has published a new book by bassist Johnny Cox. 101 Walking Jazz Bass Lines is dubbed a “complete guide to creating fluid, articulate basslines for all essential jazz progressions.”
9. ZZ Top Announces 2025 “The Elevation Tour” Dates
ZZ Top has unveiled a set of spring dates for “The Elevation Tour” that will take That Little Ol’ Band from Texas across the Southeast and Midwest United States. The trio, now anchored by bassist Elwood Francis, will begin March 5th in Dothan, Alabama.
10. The Pixies Release “The Night The Zombies Came” with Bassist Emma Richardson
The Pixies have just released “The Night the Zombies Came,” which marks their 10th studio album overall. Another milestone is that it is the first record with their new bassist, Emma Richardson.
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