Archive for 2024 - Page 2

John Ferrara’s newest project, Mono Means One, has just released its debut album, entitled “Listless Playthings of Enormous Forces.”

Music Man has revamped the DarkRay for 2024 with two new finishes for both the four- and five-string models. The bass, crafted in partnership with Darkglass Electronics, will come in Dark Rainbow and Gold Bar colorways.

Rebecca Johnson and her band always brings the funk. Here’s a new video she’s posted from a gig, where they take on Sly & The Family Stone’s “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”

This month’s roundup of the top 10 videos is an incredible mix of bass goodness.

Luthier Nino Valenti recently shared one of his builds in the No Treble Facebook group, and it got a lot of attention. Valenti’s T21-P4 is his take on the timeless P-bass style. It features a traditional full-sized P body with a rounder 1/2-inch body edge radius.

Freekbass and Sky White get super funky on “Why Do I (Keep Falling In Love With You)?”

Once again, this week’s top 10 list of reader-favorite articles on No Treble is a gear-heavy affair.

Kids Rock For Kids produced this video with 11-year-old Ellen Alaverdyan, 13-year-old vocalist Vinya Chhabra, 14-year-old drummer Yoyoka Soma, 9-year-old guitarist Bay Melnick Virgolino, 14-year old guitarist/vocalist Charlotte Milstein, and 16-year-old vocalist Ella Milstein rocking out on Muse’s “Hysteria.”

Grammy-winning bassist Paul Bryan has a wide musical palette that allows him to play in just about any situation. Now he’s expanded his palette even further with a new solo album called “Western Electric.”

Canada’s Wee Thunder Amps has unveiled the Blood Orange, a preamp pedal featuring a 12AX7 tube and a three-band EQ. The circuit is based on a classic Orange bass amp.

The Jaco Pastorius Archive keeps bringing some special gems, like this 1976 solo by Jaco, which includes “Portrait of Tracy,” "Chromatic Fantasy,” and more.

Oteil Burbridge just announced a fall tour with his solo band, Oteil & Friends, and dropped a new single, “Love and War,” live from the 2024 Dead Ahead Festival in Cancun, Mexico.