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Take three bass videos, add two inspiration columns for bass players, three bass gear stories, one old school beauty, and a best of bass video list, and you have a nice and balanced top 10 list from the world of bass. Here are No Treble’s reader favorites for the week of March 9-15, 2014. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and...

I’ve been really getting into JJ Grey & Mofro on vinyl lately, and bassist Todd Smallie is a big part of that. Smallie was the first bassist in the Derek Trucks Band, which formed in 1994, and he always seems to pick all the right notes while maintaining such a great feel. Here’s a nice live performance of the tune...

There’s really nothing quite like the Fender Precision Bass. Introduced by Leo Fender in 1951, the P-Bass has had an immense impact on music ever since. Sebastian Casís, a bassist living in Santa Fe, Argentina, shares his 1968 Precision, causing all of us here to feel pretty jealous. How long have you owned it? Since 1990. How did you come...

Meet Steen Kevett, a bassist from California who obviously loves life, music and bass (and No Treble, which makes us happy). His superpower is one that’ll make all old school players smile. Steen is No Treble’s reader in the spotlight for the week of March 10, 2014. Bio My name is Steen Kevett, Steen as in Spring”steen”. I am a...

During the shortest month of the year, we featured 28 bass videos. Only 10 get to make this list, and it is all decided by you. Here are the 10 most popular bass videos for the month of February, 2014. Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing! 1. Alissia Benveniste: Let it Out Our Facebook friend Ricardo Franco sent us this...

Our friend Grant Stinnett sent us his latest video showcasing what he typically does in a live show setting for solo bass. Armed with his bass, a BOSS GT-10 and some stunning technique, here’s Grant’s performance of “Primal”.

When a top 10 list of bass greatness includes new gear, an epic interview, a handful of bass videos, a lesson and a important column and discussion, it is a very good day. So here you go… the top 10 most popular features on No Treble for the week of March 2-8, 2014. Thanks as always for reading, watching, commenting...

Here’s a stellar performance of the Mike Stern Band in 2008 performing “Chromazone”, a song from Stern’s 1988 album, Time in Place. Tom Kennedy is laying down some serious bass, along with Dave Weckl on drums and Bob Franceschini on sax. This performance is from the . This one brings back some great memories… I saw this lineup of the...

Our friend Steven Iarusci shard this video saying “Here’s a video I found through Jørgen Munkeby, the sax player in this video. It features bassist Michel Falcão holding down the head by locking in with the bass drum, then taking a pretty great solo, then back to the bass drum. Great stuff!” Turns out, “great stuff” is an understatement. Wow!...

The Professors of the Cornel School of Contemporary Music got together and performed their take of “The Chicken”. The group includes Abraham Laboriel on bass, Jimmy Branly on drums, Otmaro Ruiz on keys and Allen Hinds on guitar. Many people think Jaco Pastorius wrote this tune, but it was actually composed by Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis, who arranged and co-wrote...

Meet Ryan Weber, a bassist who started bass at the young age of 11 – over half his life ago – playing in a successful band with his brother, guitarist Sam Weber. Ryan’s response to the “superhero” question is awesome, as is his story. So he was an easy choice for this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Bio...

Scott Devine wrote “Long Time Coming” and took it into the studio with his Project-Live Band. Scott said the tune “was recorded completely live, no rehearsals… just 5 guys in the studio having fun and seeing what they can come up with.” Great laid back tune, with great musicians and a terrific bass solo. What else is there?