Behind These Eyes: Love Me If You Can
Here’s trombonist Hal Crook and his band Behind These Eyes performing “Love Me If You Can”. The tune was written and arranged by Crook. Bassist Wesley Wirth lays down a funky line behind this performance, which also lots of horn goodness.
Drew De Four with Miki Santamaria: Allied
Miki Santamaria joined the band Drew De Four in studio to record their album, . “Pretty excited about this one, you guys,” Miki shared. “I was in Michigan for a week in March 2015 recording bass for my friend’s Drew De Four newest album… This was such a fun project to be a part of – recording live band straight...
Weekly Top 10: More News from NAMM, Gigging without a Car, Top Bass Videos and More
Time for your weekly dose of bass greatness – aka the No Treble top 10 reader favorites. This week has a bonus – a top 10 list inside the top 10 list. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Bass of the Week: Gibson SG Standard Bass Today we’re checking out another iconic bass with the Gibson SG Standard....
Rush: Red Barchetta (Live)
On February 12, 1981, Rush released Moving Pictures. Today, I feel old. The band shared this milestone yesterday: “In the fall of 1980, the band recorded in Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec. On February 12, 1981, the band’s highest selling album was released – MOVING PICTURES. The iconic album included perennial radio favourites – Tom Sawyer, Limelight, Red Barchetta...
Davie504: Google Translate Meets Bass
Davie504 always scores major points for creativity, but this one might take the prize. In this video, Davie built a beat box track using Google Translate, and then laid down some funky bass. Thanks to James Smith, who shared this video with us on the Videos forum.
Rich Brown: _our Hero
Rich Brown sent me his latest video, with his performance of “_our Hero”. Rich gets such a sweet, synth-like tone on this one.
Reader Spotlight: Miguel Trapezaris
Meet Miguel Trapezaris, a bassist who lives quite the diverse musical life. Miguel is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Check out his story and you’ll see what I mean… Bio: I’ve been a heavy metal fan since I was about 11. I’m not quite sure how that happened, but I always liked loud music. I started listening...
Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (January 2016)
Time to celebrate some bass greatness. Here are the top 10 most watched videos on No Treble for the first month of 2016. Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing! 1. Brian Wilson and Carol Kaye: Good Vibrations Carol Kaye is a living legend of the bass who played on countless recordings with memorable bass lines. One of those is “Good...
Weekly Top 10: More Gear from NAMM, Jeff Berlin Podcast, Speed Shedding, Rufus Philpot Inteview, Top Videos and More
We love the top 10 reader favorite lists, but we’re not sure we’ve seen one quite so packed with so much from just one week. Here are the top 10 most read stories and most watched videos for the week. Thanks as always for reading, watching, listening, commenting and sharing. 1. Tech 21 Unveils Bass Fly Rig at NAMM 2016...
Brian Wroten: “We’ll Have A Good Thing Going On” Playalong and Transcription
Earlier today, we reshared Jack Stratton’s visualization video showcasing the genius of James Jamerson on Stevie Wonder’s “I Was Made to Love Her”. No Treble reader Brian Wroten shared this video with us in response – with his playalong on David Ruffin’s “We’ll Have A Good Thing Going On”. The video includes the notation for Jamerson’s bass line, but he’s...
Fernando Lamadrid: Haiku
Fernando Lamadrid never fails to impress. In this video, he performs his original composition, “Haiku”, along with Marcos Munné on guitar, Nano Peña on drums and Poti Trujillo on Cajón. What a great tune.
Reader Spotlight: Andreas Rodosthenous
Meet Andreas Rodosthenous, a bassist from Cyprus who leads his own project while also playing on others. Andreas is this week’s reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: Born in the island of Cyprus around 1977. I was a self taught bassist up until 26 years old, then I Sstudied at Codarts (Rotterdam’s Conservatory in the Netherlands, Jazz department....











