Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of April 28
Another week ends, but that’s okay with us… because it is time for another top 10 list of bass goodness. Here are the most read stories and how-to’s, and the most watched videos on No Treble this week. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Squier Introduces Precision Bass PJ Model to Affinity Series Squier is adding to their Affinity...
All Bass Birthday Celebration with Viaceslav Svedov
You may have heard today is No Treble’s fourth birthday. So we decided to continue the celebration with the only kind of video that makes sense on a day like this. Here’s Viaceslav Svedov – one of our favorite bassists and friends we’ve discovered thanks to this magazine – doing his trademark thing, including great bass, great enthusiasm, and the...
Happy Fourth Birthday, No Treble!
Every May 2nd, I like to celebrate No Treble’s birthday with a story. Each year’s story is exciting to me, and looking back, it is even more exciting at how far this thing I once called a “little experiment” has come. Over these four years, we’ve made so many friends and connections, including over 80,000 on Facebook, almost 7,000 on...
Reader Spotlight: Charley Sabatino
Meet Charley Sabatino, a bassist from New York who has an impressive resume and a great answer to the “superpower” question. We love his story for why he plays the bass… thanks to John Entwistle. Charley is our player in the spotlight for the week of April 29, 2013. Bio: I am a veteran bassist with more than 35 years...
Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in April
Another month ends, but that means good news around here: it is time for another top 10 gear list! Our usual disclaimer applies: may cause G.A.S. Here are the top ten most read, commented and shared bass gear stories on No Treble for the month of April 2013. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Fender Unveils Cabronita Precision Bass...
Herbie Hancock with Christian McBride: Watermelon Man
There’s just no way to describe just how epic Christian McBride is on bass. This video does him justice though. Herbie Hancock was featured on Elvis Costello’s “Spectacle” TV show back in February 2009. As part of the show, Herbie took the stage with McBride and drummer Karriem Riggins and performed “Watermelon Man”. The music starts around the 3:53 mark....
Aram Bedrosian: Weightless
No Treble reader John Stam sent us a video by Aram Bedrosian, remarking how Aram “is a master of chords, and hauntingly melodic playing…” The video he recommended was Aram’s performance of his original tune, “A Dark Light”, which we shared about two years ago. But that took me down the path of exploring more by Aram, and I stumbled...
Jeff Berlin Releases “Low Standards”
Jeff Berlin has followed up his last release, High Standards, with another standards-focused album. Low Standards offers up lesser-known charts, with acoustic bassist/pianist Richard Drexler and drummer Mike Clark. This is a record which finds Berlin stretching out. “I wanted to play on a four stringed electric bass as a guitarist or pianist might play in the same situation,” Berlin...
The Winery Dogs: Elevate
Back in December, we shared the story of a new project with Billy Sheehan, Mike Portnoy and Richie Kotzen. We now know the group’s name is The Winery Dogs, and their debut album will be released next month in Japan. Dates for the rest of the world are to be determined. The band has released their first video, performing the...
Weekly Top Ten: The Top Bass Stories, Videos and How-To’s for the Week of April 21
Here are the top 10 most viewed stories and videos by No Treble readers for the week of April 21-27, 2013. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Fender Introduces Classic Series Precision and Jazz Basses with Lacquer Finishes Fender has expanded their bass lineup with the Classic Series ’60’s Jazz Bass Lacquer and Classic Series ’50s Precision Bass Lacquer....
Weather Report: Barbary Coast (1976)
When Jaco Pastorius joined Weather Report, they were close to finishing Black Market, which had been recorded up to that point by bassist Alphonso Johnson. Jaco played on two tracks on that album, which included one of his own compositions, “Barbary Coast”. Here’s a live performance early on in Jaco’s tenure with the band, performing that tune at the Montreux...
Jazz Bass Classics
Hal Leonard has released Jazz Bass Classics, a new book featuring 16 note-for-note transcriptions of jazz classics. Transcriptions cover bass lines by Scott LaFaro, Paul Chambers, Ray Brown, Bob Cranshaw, Chuck Israels, Ron Carter and Wilbur Ware. The 168 page book focuses on both double and electric basses, with standard notation and tab. Jazz Bass Classics Song List: Autumn Leaves...