Osmar Oliveira: Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” All-Bass Arrangement
Osmar Oliveira shared his terrific all-bass performance of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here”. I love Osmar’s fretless work on the vocal lines, and his emulation of the guitar is impressive too.
Weekly Top 10: Tasteful Basslines, Phil Lynott, Pino Transcribed, New Bass Gear, Top Videos and More
For the week of April 25 – May 1, 2015, No Treble readers enjoyed Damian’s column on creating tasteful bass lines as well as Ryan’s latest “Bass Players to Know” column, this time focusing on Phil Lynott. Add to it a handful of great bass videos, some new gear from Warwick and Two Notes, plus the Bass of the Week,...
Doug Wimbish and Victor Wooten: Bass Duet (NAMM 2015)
The Behringer booth at this year’s NAMM show was crammed with people for this impromptu performance by Doug Wimbish and Victor Wooten. Thankfully, they filmed it.
Happy Sixth Birthday, No Treble!
Continuing the tradition, here’s the annual birthday post for No Treble. Time just keeps flying by. Since our last birthday, nearly 68,000 new friends have joined us on our Facebook page. One of our big additions since our fifth birthday was the launch of Groove – the No Treble Podcast, hosted by Mitch Joel. Right now, we’re doing one episode...
Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in April 2015
Our monthly celebration of the top bass gear news coverage continues. Here are the top 10 most read gear stories on No Treble for the month of April, 2015. As always, it comes with a warning: may cause GAS. 1. Demeter Amplification Bass-400D Hybrid Bass Amplifier Amplification guru James Demeter was at NAMM this year to introduce the prototype of...
Hadas Trainin: You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
No Treble reader Shay Levy shared this video by Hadas Trainin performing her solo bass cover of the Beatles’ “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away”. Shay said “I believe I won’t be the only one who loved the way she performs it.” He was right.
Reader Spotlight: Mike Montgomery
Mike Montgomery first heard Stanley Clarke’s I Wanna Play For You and soon after heard Weather Report’s Heavy Weather (with Jaco Pastorius). That was all it took for him to want to switch from clarinet to bass. After a 15 year break from music, he stared up again. Mike is No Treble’s reader in the spotlight for the week of...
Edson Barreto: “The Long and Winding Road” Cover for Two Basses
No Treble reader Edson Barreto shares this video with us of his two-bass arrangement of the Beatles’ “The Long and Winding Road”. Edson makes his fretless sing on this one.
Weekly Top 10: Improving Your Time, New Bass Gear, Top Bass Videos, Bass of the Week and More
Another great week in the books from the land of the low end. This week, readers enjoyed several of the videos we shared (enough to make 50% of this list). Damian’s column on improving time was another reader favorite, which means people are keeping busy in the shed. Add to that some new gear, our Bass of the Week and...
Royal Blood: “Figure It Out” Live at Coachella
Ian Pettersson contacted us with a simple note: “Royal Blood Live… and they sound great live!” It never ceases to amaze how big of a sound these guys create, thanks in large part to everything bassist/vocalist Mike Kerr does in the group.
Simon Fitzpatrick: “Una Mattina” for Bass Guitar
Earlier this month, we shared a video by Simon Fitzpatrick and his bass arrangement of Francisco Tárrega’s classical guitar piece “Rosita”. This time around, Simon took the piano piece “Una Mattina,” by Ludovico Einaudi and turned it into a beautiful solo bass version.
Reader Spotlight: Jared Lees
Meet Jared Lees, a 2nd generation bassist who credits his dad first in his list of influences, followed by Jaco. Jared is a bass player’s bass player, and he’s also the No Treble reader in the spotlight for the week of April 20, 2015. Bio: I’ve been a side man for most of my career, mostly in original groups, but...