Reader Spotlight: Jarrod Gee
Meet Jarrod Gee, a guitarist-turned-bassist who has a regular day gig, but that doesn’t stop him from gigging until 3am. Jarrod is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I am a 23 year old guitar player turned bassist. I had always played around with bass on the side, but it wasn’t until last year...
Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (August 2016)
Here’s a top 10 list that should keep you busy today… aka the 10 most watched videos on No Treble for the month of August. Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing! 1. Dudley Moore & Kenny Rogers: Satin Doll A video has been making the rounds on Facebook, thanks to Freemont’s Office – and it was quite unexpected. Dudley Moore...
Ghost-Note: Can’t Get Right
Drummer Robert “Sput” Searight and percussionist Nate Werth are already in a killer band (Snarky Puppy). Seems like that isn’t enough for them, so they created another – Ghost-Note. For Ghost-Note, Searight and Werth teamed up with bassist MonoNeon, second drummer Alvin Ford Jr., xylosynth player Nick Werth and saxophonist/flautist Sylvester Uzoma Onyejiaka II. Here’s the band performing “Can’t Get...
Weekly Top 10: New Metallica, Talking Style, Defining Practice, New Gear, Top Videos and More
Another great week from the land of the low end is in the books, and it is time to celebrate our weekly top 10 reader favorites on No Treble. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Bass of the Week: AMJ Guitars Fretless Bass No Treble reader Deryl Gallant wrote in to us with a cool story on the...
Chris LaBenne: NFL on FOX Theme Song (All-Bass Version)
NFL football officially kicks off this weekend, and we thought we’d celebrate bass-style, thanks to Chris LaBenne, who sent us this video. “It’s an all-bass multitrack cover of the ‘NFL on FOX’ theme,” Chris said. “I was excited for football season to start and figured what better way to break in my piccolo bass strings? It was a hell of...
David Bowie: “Station To Station” Live (1978)
Here’s a great live clip from David Bowie’s 1978 tour with George Murray laying it down on bass. The band – which also features guitarist Adrian Belew – performs “Station to Station” in this video.
Charles Bradley: Ain’t It A Sin
Charles Bradley’s third record, dropped earlier this year, and once again features the groovy bass work of Nick Movshon on his Gibson bass. Here’s a track from the new album, “Ain’t It A Sin”.
YYNOT: La Villa Strangiato
The guys known as YYNOT have done it again – nailing yet another virtual Rush cover. In case you’ve missed the previous videos, guitarist/keyboardist Billy Alexander, drummer/percussionist Rodrigo Concha Tm and bassist Tim Starace don’t live near each other, but they share a common interest – the music of Rush. They record all of their videos virtually. In this video,...
Reader Spotlight: Jaymi Millard
Meet Jaymi Millard, who has a life devoted to bass – touring, recording, writing about and repping. And not just any basses either – Jaymi is all about pink when it comes to his basses. Jaymi is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: The Pinkbassman! Jaymi graduated from Belmont University with a degree in...
Marcus Miller Band: Tutu & Blast (Live)
Back in April, Marcus Miller and his band took the stage at Olympia Hall (L’Olympia) in Paris. Among the tunes they performed were “Tutu” and “Blast”. Thankfully, cameras were rolling.
Weekly Top 10: Learning Lots of Songs, Tim Lefebvre Podcast, Lords of the Low End Contest, Talking Technique, Top Videos and More
Happy Sunday. Time to celebrate this week’s No Treble reader favorites. And this top 10 list is a great one. Thanks as always for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Learning Lots of Songs Quickly A reader has a “dep” gig in 5 days and needs to learn 23 songs. He reached out to Damian Erskine for advice – and...
Vahagn Stepanyan: One Day
I discovered Vahagn Stepanyan’s video on Facebook, and I really dig what he’s doing. This is Vahagn’s original tune, “One Day”, which features a nice groove, terrific musicianship and great tone.











