Articles by Corey Brown - Page 323

There’s no sign of Paul McCartney slowing down. In 2013, Sir Paul released his new album, New, reissued Wings Over America, sat in with Eric Clapton on Old Sock, and announced the end to his fued with Yoko Ono. And then there was his isolated bass on the Beatles tune, “Dear Prudence”. Oh yes. Add it all up, and the...

Les Claypool was busy in 2013, as he always seems to be. His new project – Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang – released their debut album and toured. The versatile bassist was also keeping things moving with Primus, including a line-up change, a tour, and the reissue of Sailing the Seas of Cheese. It all added up to a lot...

Simon Fitzpatrick makes his first appearance on our annual Reader Favorites list, thanks entirely to his jaw dropping solo bass videos. Three were shared this year, and two from 2012 remained quite popular. The Carl Palmer Band bassist shared his story with us in 2011, which is worth reading as well. “Roundabout” Solo Bass Simon Fitzpatrick put together an incredibly...

For a period of about a year, between late 2011 and late 2012, bassist Chuck Rainey was met with some major events. In late 2011, the bass legend suffered a stroke. Twelve months later, he lost his home in a fire. Thankfully, 2013 closed with better news. Rainey was able to release his new album, Interpretations of a Groove, thanks...

Our last Best of 2013 list focuses on the most popular albums we covered this year. I’m pretty sure it is safe to say there’s something for everyone here, given the incredible diversity of these albums, musicians and genres. 1. Daft Punk: Random Access Memories (Nathan East, Charles Berghofer, Don Ferrone, Drew Dembowski and James Genus) Electronica duo Daft Punk...

Ah, the all-important bass accessories. From strings to pickups to headphones and more, we typically geek out when we find the latest and greatest items for the gig bag. Plus one or two harder-to-categorize gear. These 10 stories were the most popular in those categories on No Treble in 2013. 1. Fender Precision and Jazz Bass Replacement Bodies and Necks...

The top 10 most read news stories on No Treble this year included some big news, like Pino Palladino joining Nine Inch Nails for their North American Tour and Paul McCartney ending his feud with Yoko Ono. But there were also some great stories about doing good, including Marcus Miller selling his basses to support the UNESCO Project and Janek...

We try to share at least one special feature each week on No Treble, spanning various forms of interviews (Stories Behind the Songs, Track By Track and traditional interviews), special gear features (like Old School and Gear Roundups) and other stories worth telling. Here are the ten most popular features on No Treble in 2013, based on readership. 1. Bass...

Our gear coverage included about 100 stories on new basses introduced this year. When we pulled the top 10 most read, we were a little surprised (we even triple checked the data). Fender took the top six slots in the most read category, and if you add in Squier, they made up 70% of this list. Love them or not,...

My favorite feature every week is our Reader Spotlight, where we feature a No Treble reader. If you haven’t shared your story with us yet, I hope you will so we can feature you in 2014. (Just answer our interview questionnaire and you’ll be in the running for consideration). Here are the top 10 most popular spotlights in 2013. 1....

The old adage is true: so many basses, so little time. That’s why we have the Bass of the Week to feature different low-end instruments, ranging from beautiful to bizarre. Here are the top 10 most popular Bass of the Week features in 2013, based on readership. 1. Stash Stainless Bass Guitar While perusing Facebook, I stumbled upon this uber-sleek,...

Some bassists love them, some don’t. But pedals and effects news this year was as big as any on No Treble. Here are the 10 most popular pedal and effects stories on No Treble in 2013, based on readership. 1. TC Electronic Ditto Looper TC Electronic is getting back to the basics with the Ditto Looper, a looping pedal that...