Archive for November 2024 - Page 7

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…

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.

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.

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.

Tony Senatore's newest video was four years in the making. Joined by violinist Joe Deninzon and pianist Bob Quaranta, here's their performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise."

Gov’t Mule frontman Warren Haynes has returned with a new solo album entitled “Million Voices Whisper.” The powerhouse guitarist and vocalist’s first solo effort in nearly a decade is a special one with guest appearances from Derek Trucks, Lukas Nelson, Jamey Johnson, and more.

This week’s top 10 list includes an old-school video with Bobby Vega and the Paul Butterfield Band, the next installment in our Billy Sheehan interview series, Brittany Frompovich’s look at look at Toody Cole's work, bass gear, and more.

Ellen Alaverdyan joined Leah Harris for a live studio session at WUNY Studios. “Don’t Blame Me” features some seriously impressive bass work by Ellen!

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.”

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).”

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.”

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.