Reader Spotlight: Christoph Miebach
Meet Christoph Miebach, who started out on guitar and keys until that one day the band needed a bassist. He made the switch – a moment he calls “love at first sight.” Christoph is this week’s reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I studied bass guitar in the Netherlands at the ArtEZ School of Music from 2005 to...
YYNOT: 2112 (Overture/The Temples of Syrinx)
YYNOT’s latest virtual Rush cover brings back a lot of memories of spinning 2112 back in the day. Our good friend Tim Starace handles the bass and air drums on this one. And once again, they nail it.
Miki Santamaria and Anna Sentina: Dangerous
Miki Santamaria teamed up with bassist Anna Sentina and drummer COOP3RDRUMM3R to put together this cover of David Guetta’s “Dangerous.” Miki handled the arrangement on this, which features plenty of bass goodness.
Weekly Top 10: Remembering Greg Lake, Popular Bass Videos, New Gear, New Bass Technique Lessons and More
This week, we paid tribute to Greg Lake, who passed away at the age of 69. We also published two new technique lessons – one by Damian Erskine and another by Ariane Cap to help keep your chops up. Add to it a new transcription by Brian Wroten, some reader favorite videos, new gear and more, and you have this...
Anthony Vitti & Jonathan Elyashiv: Forgotten Groove Yard #34
Man, we sure love Anthony Vitti’s “Forgotten Groove Yard”. In episode #34, Anthony sat down with Jonathan Elyashiv for what they simply describe as a “hip hop jam”. “John is one of our super talented Berklee students who you will be hearing from for years to come,” Anthony shared. “Check out his super cool groove on his Hofner bass!” Groove!
Fernando Lamadrid: Iniciático
One of our favorite bassists is back with a new video. Fernando Lamadrid leads this band in their performance of his original tune, “Iniciático”.
Nico Cabrera and Valentina Solera: Toda Una Vida
Nico Cabrera shared this video with us of his cover of “Toda una Vida” with vocalist Valentina Solera. “It is a typical bolero played with bass & voice,” Nico shared. Enjoy.
Reader Spotlight: Jono Burgess
We’ve featured a couple of videos by Jono Burgess and his duo, Bravo Victor. Now we get to learn more about him. Jono is a third generation bassist in his family, so he said: “it was bound to happen eventually.” He’s this week’s reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I grew up in the small town of Maitland...
Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (November 2016)
If you love the daily bass videos here as much as we do (and it seems like that’s the case), you’ll love this list of the top 10 reader favorites. Here are the top 10 most watched videos on No Treble for the month of November. Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Bassbaba Sumon: Cancer Casserole Bassbaba Sumon sent...
VoBa Sound Experience: Do You Know Who / Continuum
Roberto Pace shared this video of his duo with vocalist Chiara D’Emilio. This time around, they offer something a little different – their tribute to Jaco Pastorius and Victor Bailey. Enjoy.
Weekly Top 10: New Bass Gear and Videos, Bass of the Week, Your Top 10 Bass Albums, New Lessons and More
Time to close out another week with a celebration of the best of the best from the world of bass. Here are the top 10 most read stories and most watched videos on No Treble. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing! 1. Sadowsky Unveils Vintage Style Single Cut Bass Roger Sadowsky and crew have introduced a vintage version of...
The Eden Rabin International Project II: Tune #1
Federico Malaman messaged me the other day about a new project he’s involved in. The idea was to take “five musicians from four different countries and make music together without ever being in the same room!” This tune was composed and arranged by keyboardist Eden Rabin (Israel) and features guitarist Tony Martinez (Spain), saxophonist Shlomi Cohen (USA), drummer Eran Asias...