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Meet Andrej Doms, a keyboardist-turned-bassist who works in IT by day and gigs by night. Andrej is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I’ve been an amateur bassist since 1991. I’ve played in different amateur bands with styles ranging from punk rock, rock/pop, cover to jazz and soul. My favorite bass today is my...

Kicking off our celebration of 10,000 posts on No Treble, we’re looking back at the top 10 reader favorite columns since our official debut on May 2, 2009. Thanks for reading, and enjoy. 1. Bass Pickups: A Guide to Formulating Your Sound There are a number of variables to consider in the search for your ideal tone. To date, we...

The last time we saw Diego Tarantino, he took the Pat Metheny tune “Better Days Ahead” and turned it into a lead bass arrangement. Diego just sent us his latest, where he applied his skills to the Stevie Wonder tune, “Sir Duke”. Diego nails the lead line and throws in a terrific solo on his ’72 Fender Jazz.

This week we were saddened by the news of the passing of Tim Cloonan, and the outpouring of love and remembering the great bass builder propelled his story to the top of the most-read list. No Treble readers enjoyed some great bass lessons, including Ariane Cap’s Talking Technique and Joe Hubbard’s Advanced Bass lessons, as well as some terrific bass...

Since it’s debut on the 1982 album, Signals, Rush hadn’t performed “Losing It” live. That all changed on Rush’s R40 tour, where they performed the tune during their stop in Toronto on June 19, 2015. Joining them on stage was violinist Ben Mink, who performed on the original track. YYNOT decided to take the R40 version and do a cover....

Young Pandas are back with a new video from sessions they did last year. Bassist Kyle Nagel shared this one, with the back story: “This one even has a little bass feature in it about halfway through. I’m once again playing my Lakland Hollowbody with flats and Bartolini pickups. We also took a cue from D’Angelo and added some big...

Here’s a great way to spend your evening (or afternoon, or morning): browsing through the top 10 most watched bass videos for the month. Thanks as always for watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Octavision: Three Lives Victor Wooten made an appearance with the progressive metal band, Octavision on their single, “Three Lives”. If you’ve ever wondered what Vic would sound...

It is always a good day at No Treble HQ when a new Vulfpeck video is released. This one has lots of extra bass goodness – and funkiness – thanks to Joe Dart and some killer beats. The tune is “Dean Town”, which is a track from Vulfpeck’s upcoming album, The Beautiful Game, due to be released on October 17th.

Meet Scott Jehlik, who got his start on bass after seeing Rush’s Exit Stage Left. He said once he experienced Geddy Lee’s “fire breathing Rickenbacker, there was no going back.” Scott is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: Scott is a long time veteran of the Los Angeles and Orange County music scene. Scott...

Bassist Andrea Caggiari emailed me this terrific video where he plays along to seven different James Brown tunes. Of course, this one gets funky, thanks to the original lines by Bernard Odum, Bootsy Collins, Fred Thomas, Gordon Edwards and Sweet Charles Sherrell. Here’s the track list: Cold Sweat Soul Power Super Bad Talkin Loud And Say Nothing Make it Funky...

Thanks to you, we had another great week in the land of No Treble. We love celebrating with your favorites – so here’s the latest top 10. Thanks as always for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Memorizing the Fretboard: A Checklist for Bass Players This week, a reader asks Damian Erskine for advice on memorizing the fretboard. Damian delivers...

We always love sharing a clip of Shaun Martin’s band, and music from his album, . Here’s the track “Lotus”, with bassist Keith Taylor laying down some sweet bass. The whole tune is great, but things really get going around the 3-minute mark.