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Damian Coccio shared his latest video with us of a tune he wrote for solo loop bass, “What the Storm Brought”. He also shared the specifics in how his setup: “Using the Ditto X2 Looper and Strymon Timeline Delay. Using the volume knob on the Ditto X2 Looper for fading during the performance. Tuning is DGDGD. The bass is a...

Yoni Ha sent me a note about an interesting tune he wrote, “Shreds of Madness”. Yoni uses nothing but bass to create the layers of the tune, which includes some great percussive slapping.

We love getting reader spotlight submissions from the younger generation of bassists. Seth Tackaberry is a young man who not only started at an early age, he also has a great outlook for music and learning. Enjoy his story… Bio: I am currently 16 years old and I like spend my time grooving / transcribing / composing / arranging /...

Our friend Russ Sargeant shared this video with us of his interview and performance with singer-songwriter Louise Petit on Big Comfy Sessions. The tune, “Lights” appears on Petit’s 2014 album, Louder Than Your Drum. The video starts with the interview portion. The music begins at the 3:58 mark.

Good news, best-of list lovers. This week’s top 10 list includes another top 10 list… Plus, Summer NAMM means new gear, and that always makes the list more exciting too. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Learning Songs Note for Note vs. Doing Your Own Thing This week, a reader in a cover band asks about learning tunes...

Artem Taranin is a bassist from Kherson, Ukraine. He sent me this video of him performing along with drummer Zhenya Vysochenko on a tune they call “Takadimi”. I love the internet.

Bassist and all-around good guy Or Lubianiker just sent me his latest video. This time around, it is one of Or’s own compositions, which he performed with help from his Project RnL bandmates Eyal Amir (keyboards) and Sharon Petrover (drums). Enjoy “In Orbit”.

Meet Andrew Reyes, a bassist with as diverse background as any we’ve seen here in the reader spotlight series. Starting out as a low brass player, he later found the bass and said it “outperformed the other instruments” and that was that. Andrew is the No Treble reader in the spotlight for the week of July 6, 2015. Here’s his...

Here’s something to keep you busy – and the good kind of busy: the top 10 most watched bass videos on No Treble during June. Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing! 1. Geddy Lee on Developing His Right-Hand Picking Technique Fender shared a great video featuring Geddy Lee talking about his right-hand picking technique – one he says developed after...

The 2013 Black Sea Jazz Festival saw a nice mashup of groups, with Mike Stern and Victor Wooten coming together on stage for this live performance. The lineup includes longtime Stern collaborator Bob Franceschini on sax and Wooten band drummer Derico Watson.

Leading off this list of the most popular stories and videos on No Treble for the week is the sad news of Chris Squire’s passing. News like that always makes it hard to share these lists we otherwise celebrate each week. Thanks as always for reading, commenting, watching and sharing. 1. In Memoriam: Chris Squire Bass legend Chris Squire, who...

It has been a while since we’ve seen Crash Kings, but this band holds a special place in our hearts ever since we shared their “Evolution of Guitar – With No Guitar” video back in 2011. Here’s something much more recent, with brothers Mike Beliveau (bass) and Tony Beliveau (keyboards and vocals) performing “Saving Grace” during their Firepit Sessions.