Hadrien Feraud, Michael Lecoq, & David “Fingers” Haynes: 2013 NAMM Jam
A couple of days ago, we featured a NAMM jam video with Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey and David “Fingers” Haynes. Once again, PreSonus brings the goods at the 2013 NAMM show with this jam featuring bassist Hadrien Feraud performing with Haynes and keyboardist Michael Lecoq. So so good.
No-Metric: Cosmo Funk
Bassist Fernando Molinari shared this video of his band with us, and once again, it knocked us out. This is the Brazilian fusion group No-Metric, playing “Cosmo Funk”. The group also includes guitarists Dallton Santos and Davi Filho and drummer Rodolfo Ferreira.
Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey and David “Fingers” Haynes: 2013 NAMM Jam
One of the most popular videos of all time on No Treble is by the trio of Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey and David “Fingers” Haynes performing “Mercy Mercy Mercy” at the 2009 NAMM Show. (You should watch that video after this one). Here are the guys once again, performing at this year’s NAMM Show, laying it down like only they...
Adam Nitti, Patrick Pfeiffer, Gerald Veasley & Michael Manring: Come Together
One of the highlights of this year’s Gerald Veasley Bass Bootcamp was the Bass & The Beatles concert on Saturday night. The camp’s clinicians took the stage to perform their bass-focused takes on Beatles’ songs. The night closed with a pretty epic, special four-bass arrangement of “Come Together”. Bassists Adam Nitti, Patrick Pfeiffer, Gerald Veasley and Michael Manring combined to...
Reader Spotlight: Viktor L?rincz
Bassist Viktor L?rincz has wowed No Treble readers (including us) with his incredible videos. In this week’s spotlight, we get to learn more about this exciting bassist, and what makes him tick. Viktor is the player in the spotlight for the week of March 4, 2013. Bio: I was born in Budapest in 1973. I am a musician – a...
Blast Cult Enters the Electric Bass Market with the Thirty 2 Bass
Blast Cult announced a new electric bass model late last year, but the details were still being worked out, into 2013. Now we know a whole lot more. The aptly named “Thirty 2” is a 32? inch scale bass, and the first electric made by the company. Blast Cult is offering lots of options for this bass, including standard and...
Randy Brecker Band with Janek Gwizdala: Above and Below
Over the weekend, Kevin and I attended Gerald Veasley’s Bass Bootcamp. There were a lot of highlights, and one of them was having dinner with bassist Janek Gwizdala. I was already a Janek fan before I met him. I found out that as great a bassist as he is, he’s an even greater human being. So I was inspired to...
Atoms For Peace Releases “Amok”, Announces Live Dates
The highly anticipated album by supergroup Atoms For Peace is out. Amok is the debut album for the group, which includes Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, drummer Joey Waronker (Beck and R.E.M.) and percussionist Mauro Refosco. The group release the single, “Default“, back in September. Atoms For Peace was formed...
Evan Marien x Dana Hawkins: The Eldridge
Evan Marien recently shared this new video with me, the latest by the dynamic duo he formed with drummer Dana Hawkins. The tune is on their new Collection EP. I can’t get enough of these guys.
Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of February 24
No Treble readership just keeps going up up up, thanks in large part to the gear stories, how to’s, lessons and videos like those below. Here’s our top 10 for the week of February 24 – March 2, 2013. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing. 1. Simon Fitzpatrick: “Bohemian Rhapsody” for Solo Bass Guitar Almost two years ago,...
Top 10: The Best Bass Lessons and How To’s in February
Time to hit the shed. Here are the 10 most popular how to columns and lessons on No Treble in February. 1. Expand Your Bass Fretboard Knowledge with the Pentatonic Scale Here’s a great exercise aimed at expanding your fretboard knowledge. For this lesson, we’re going to use the five positions of the A minor / C Major pentatonic scale....
Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in February
While NAMM seems like a distant memory now, the gear coverage from the show kept coming in February (and we still have more to cover!) And that made for a gear-filled February. Here are the top 10 most popular gear stories on No Treble for February, 2013. 1. Fender Introduces Four New American Vintage Basses Fender has expanded its American...