Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (March 2014)
Think you can handle this much bass? We know you can. Here are the top 10 most watched videos on No Treble for the month of March 2014. Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing! 1. Zander Zon: Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt” for Solo Bass Time for another incredible solo bass performance by Zander Zon. This time, he tackles the Nine...
Jim Bennett: “Thrift Shop” Bass Jam
“Daft Bass” bassist Jim Bennett has shared a new video, this time doing a cover of Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop”. Jim says it is more of a “Bass Jam”, and he’s posted some basic tab for the main riff on his website.
Weekly Top 10: The Best in Bass for the Week of March 30th
This week was a record week for No Treble visits, thanks in large part to this epic top 10 list of bass goodness. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. The Beatles’ “Drive My Car” Isolated Bass Our isolated bass track on the Beatles’ “Lovely Rita” is getting a lot of attention lately. Here’s another isolated track for the...
Tower of Power: “Knock Yourself Out”, Live
We’ve been thinking about Rocco Prestia a lot lately, as he’s been struggling with health issues. This man has been showing us how to do it for a long time. Here’s just another reminder: Tower of Power’s live performance of “Knock Yourself Out” in 2005. This is the funk. If you’d like to join us in supporting Rocco, please consider...
Aaron Gibson: Hard to Get
It is truly remarkable to me how Aaron Gibson can make his bass sing. In this video, Aaron covers the Rich Mullins tune, “Hard to Get” with his trademark style. “My friend Perry Gerber lent me this fabulous Telefunken microphone, so naturally, I had to employ it for a video,” Aaron shared. “With little time available to take from recording...
The Beatles’ “Drive My Car” Isolated Bass
Our isolated bass track on the Beatles’ “Lovely Rita” is getting a lot of attention lately. Here’s another isolated track from the Beatles, for the tune “Drive My Car,” which appeared on the 1965 release Rubber Soul. There are discrepancies regarding who played bass on “Drive My Car.” George Harrison claimed it was him (and not Paul McCartney) at one...
Reader Spotlight: Matt Sanchez
Meet Matt Sanchez, a bassist with an interesting combo of work and music. Like many people here, Matt didn’t start with the bass. But while most either started on drums or guitar before making the switch, Matt tried both – starting on drums, switching to guitar and then finally finding home on the bass. Matt is No Treble’s reader in...
Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in March
If you like reading about bass gear, you probably love these top 10 lists as much as we do. Here are the 10 most popular new gear stories on No Treble for the month of March, 2014. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Fender American Design Experience Online Configurator Ever wanted to mix and match your favorite parts of...
The Who: Rare Live Performance of “Baba O’Reilly”
We’ve uncovered what we believe to be an extremely rare video of the Who performing their hit, “Baba O’Reilly” in today’s featured video. The details are a little sketchy… maybe you know more about it than we do.
Weekly Top 10: The Best in Bass for the Week of March 23rd
Every week in bass land is great, but this week was exceptionally great. Lessons, videos, bass players and gear. What more could you ask for? Here are the top 10 most read stories and most watched videos on No Treble for the week of March 23-29, 2014. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Edmond Gilmore: “Double Presto” from...
Daniel Toledo: Mikkakan
No Treble reader Daniel Toledo shared this video with us, of a great tune he wrote and recorded earlier this month. The tune “Mikkakan” was recorded at the studios at Berklee in Valencia, Spain. So perfect for a Saturday afternoon.
Snarky Puppy Featuring Shayna Steele: Gone Under
Snarky Puppy’s live DVD/CD offers a musical diversity like no other. Here’s the band performing “Gone Under” with Shayna Steele. Steele wrote the tune and Snarky Puppy bandleader and bassist Michael League produced and arranged it.











