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Bassist Tobias Fleischer sent us this crazy (and awesome) video, with an equally awesome note: “Here’s my new band! I’ve been hired as ‘Fleischer Doria,’ chief scientist onboard the spaceship ‘The BootyJive.’ We’ve come all the way from planet Bayou 7 to bootyfy the milky way! The traditional bayounian song ‘SWINGBY’ is the first in a series of videos, each...

This one transported me back in time. Guitarist Matteo Mancuso shared this video of his project with bassist Riccardo Oliva and drummer Salvatore Lima, who took on the UZEB tune, “Penny Arcade.”

Gear news can sometimes slow down in December, especially with NAMM around the corner. But that didn’t stop some companies from announcing some new bass gear that caught readers’ attention. Here are the top 10 reader favorite gear stories from December 2017. 1. Willcox Guitars 2018 Saber Bass Wilcox Guitars is updating their bass lineup by replacing their outgoing Saber...

Vulfpeck’s “Dean Town” is one of the all-time favorites around here. So it was super cool to see the band share this live performance of the tune, which took place during the “Wisdom of Crowds Tour 2017” in Dublin, Ireland. I was also super impressed with the audience, who pretty much sang it note for note and kept up with...

Ben Titus and Brittany Frompovich took the stage at Roy Vogt’s 7th Annual Thunder Row Bass Invitational and performed this excellent bass and vocals cover of the Tedeschi Truck Band’s “These Walls.” Thanks to our friend, Vuyani Wakaba, for shooting the video, and to Brittany for sending it to us.

Outside of his incredible bass playing, no one knew much about Joe Dart. That changed in August when he sat down with Mitch to record episode #32 of Groove – the No Treble podcast. (That episode was the most popular of 2017 too.) And as always, Vulfpeck shared a healthy dose of videos over the year featuring Dart’s solid grooves....

Geddy Lee wowed everyone by filling in for the late Chris Squire at Yes’s induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year. The video footage from the show was one of the hottest videos of the year. In other news, Geddy teamed up with Tech 21 for a for Signature SansAmp GED-2112, which we announced during the Winter NAMM show.

Thundercat had a pretty monster year in 2017. Back in March, he released his long-awaited full-length album, Drunk, which was followed by a world tour announcement. In November, Ibanez announced the new TCB1006 bass they teamed up with Thundercat to produce. His videos were also some of the most watched of the year. Add it all up, and this put...

Marcus Miller is an annual favorite on No Treble and this year, he lands at the #4 slot. News of Sire’s Marcus Miller P7 and V9 Basses was a huge hit, as were the various videos we shared my Marcus over 2017. 1. Sire Guitars Unveils Marcus Miller P7 and V9 Basses The popular Marcus Miller line of basses by...

Stuart Clayton started an ambitious effort in 2017 with a year-long series entitled “Bass Lick of the Week.” We featured a handful of his videos since the debut in September, as well as some of the videos from his new edition of Giants of Bass, which published in March. These videos (and others) were such a huge hit in 2017,...

To say Michael League was busy in 2017 is an understatement. He toured with Snarky Puppy and recorded with Bokante and Forq. I’m sure there was probably more than that, but those three things alone generated enough buzz to land Michael at #6 on the No Treble reader favorites list for 2017. 1. Snarky Puppy with Esperanza Spalding: Grown Folks...

Geezer Butler made the news with some new gear: an Ashdown signature head and a Dunlop signature Cry Baby Wah. Both stories generated a lot of visits. We also featured an isolated track of “Sweet Leaf”, which was another major hit. 1. Geezer Butler Reveals New Ashdown Engineering Signature Head of Doom Amplifier Geezer Butler shocked fans earlier this year...