Zander Zon: What A Wonderful World
It’s been a couple of months since we’ve seen a video by Zander Zon, but he’s back with another stunning one. Here’s Zander’s bass arrangement of Louis Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World”.
Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in October 2021
October is in the books, so we’re taking a look back at the month of bass gear news. Last month was big on pedals. Here are the top 10 reader favorite stories we shared.
Lake Street Dive: You Make My Dreams Come True
Yes, Halloween was yesterday, but we’re going to extend it a bit. In this video, the band gets in full costume to perform an epic cover of the Hall and Oates tune, “You Make My Dreams Come True”.
Weekly Top 10: Wonder Women Interview with Kirby Barber, New Music from Bakithi Kumalo, Remembering Bill Conklin and Tommy DeBarge, New Gear, and More
Here's the roundup of the top 10 most-read stories on No Treble for the week of October 23-29, 2021.
Pete O’Neill: I Remember My Name
Pete O’Neill sent us this video in celebration of Halloween. He said he wanted to try something different this year, so he recorded his version of “I Remember My Name” from Episode 6 of “Squid Game”.
Ed Sheeran: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Ed Sheeran was just featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) concert. While Sheeran is mostly known as a solo artist, the talented Adam Blackstone is the musical director and bassist for the band in this one.
Miki Santamaria and Fernando Lamadrid: Haiku
Over the years, we’ve featured some amazing videos by Miki Santamaria and Fernando Lamadrid, but never together. That changed with this bass duet of “Haiku”. This is about as stunning a performance as I’ve seen.
Robert Brian Gross: Shelter In Place Bass
No Treble reader Robert Brian Gross has been making the most of his downtime and sent us a groovy video he recorded. Here’s the tune he named “Shelter In Place Bass”. Dig that tone!
The Future of No Treble
No Treble is at a crossroads. For 12+ years, we’ve been an online bass magazine focused on our readers. As we enter our 13th year, we’re setting a new goal and can use your support.
Shane Hendrickson: The Maker
No Treble reader Shane Hendrickson sent us this video, and we were so impressed. Here he is with drummer Jayson Brinkworth and Kirby Barber (on guitar and mandolin) performing a beautiful arrangement of Emmylou Harris’ “The Maker”.
Weekly Top 10: Fills and Solos Bass Lesson, Mark King’s Bass Book Gets Re-Release, New Music from Dug Pinnick and David Ellefson, Top 10 Bass Videos, and More
Another week in the books means it is time to look back. Here are the top 10 No Treble favorite stories for the week of October 16-22, 2021.
Rebecca Johnson and Con Settineri: 2011 Jam
Rebecca Johnson shared this video from her archives yesterday, and it is funky. Here’s a great jam of an original track with Johnson and drummer Con Settineri.