Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of January 20
No surprise, our weekly top 10 was dominated by gear coverage from the 2013 NAMM Show. A few other things made it into the mix too, with a couple of popular videos and Damian Erskine’s weekly column. Here are the top 10 most viewed articles and videos on No Treble for the week of January 20 – 26, 2013. As...
NAMM 2013: All the Bass Coverage
The No Treble crew has you covered for all the latest bass gear, bassist news, videos and stories. We’ll be at the 2013 Winter NAMM Show all four days, so keep it lock on this page for our ongoing coverage.
Pedro Aznar: “Muñequitos de papel” (or Bass with a Screwdriver)
Andres shared this highly unusual video with us of Pedro Aznar playing his bass with a screwdriver. Yes. A screwdriver. Andres said “the song is called ‘Muñequitos de papel’, which literally translates to ‘Little Paper Puppets'”.
Reader Spotlight: Carla Betz
Meet bassist Carla Betz, who has one of the coolest stories we’ve read among the Reader Spotlight submissions. Carla is an actress (and bartender too), and it was thanks to her acting career that she became a bassist. Her credentials are a mile long, and her answer to the “superpower” question is a Tenacious D reference. How cool is that?...
David Devereux: “Baba O’Riley” All Bass Live Looping Cover
Well this one made my day. First, this nice note from bassist David Devereux: “…Thank you for featuring one of my videos as well as the player spotlight on your site last year, the response has been incredible and it was a huge motivation boost.” And this video, a recently filmed all-bass looper cover of The Who’s “Baba O’Riley”. This...
Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of January 13
Gear coverage is cranking up as we get closer to the NAMM show this week, and plenty of gear made this week’s top 10. Here our the most read stories, lessons and the most watched videos on No Treble for the week of January 13-19, 2013. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. TC Electronic Announces Ditto Looper...
Adam Nitti: The Renaissance Man / Rebirth
Bassist Adam Nitti sent us this video of a live studio recording he did recently. The tune is “The Renaissance Man/Rebirth”, which appeared on Adam’s 2009 release, Liminal – an excellent album worth getting if you haven’t already. Things kick off with some excellent drums by Marcus Finnie and Adam’s bass, followed by the rest of the band which includes...
Mike Flynn: “Oysters” Fretless Meshell Ndegeocello Remix, with Victor Wooten
Bassist Mike Flynn sent us this unique video showcasing the bassist’s terrific fretless playing – and typical creativity in video and music production. We’ll let Mike set it up: “I took a chorus from a beautiful Meshell [Ndegeocello] tune called ‘Oysters’ from her album Weather and made a remix of it in Ableton Live. I also added a quote from...
Mark Egan Debuts New Power Trio and Album
Mark Egan‘s latest musical project is a new power trio formed by the bassist, drummer Karl Latham and guitarist John Hart. The group has just released their debut album, Unit 1. The album, released through Egan’s own Wavetone Records label features the group’s new take on nine jazz standards the band says is “reminiscent of The Police, Tony Williams Lifetime...
Dunlop Releases MXR M83 Bass Chorus Deluxe
Dunlop’s new chorus pedal is described by the company as “powered by pure analog bucket-brigade technology”. The MXR Bass Chorus Deluxe includes top-mounted Flanger and X-Over buttons with LED status indicators. The pedal’s “X-Over Mode” offers up decreased modulation in the lower frequencies, designed for optimal results when playing upper register chords and lines and keeping the low end in...
Reader Spotlight: Markus Steitz
Meet Markus Steitz, a bass player from Germany who has an incredibly busy life (check out what he does in his “spare” time). We loved Markus’ story and especially his answer to the super powers question. And so here is your bassist in the spotlight for the week of January 15, 2013. Bio: In 1983 my sister infected me with...
Hal Leonard Announces “At A Glance” Series for Bass
Hal Leonard’s popular At A Glance series for guitarists is making its way to bassists with the release of several titles this year. Each set in the series combines an interactive DVD and companion book. The DVD lessons offer up on-screen music with tips and information about the subject matter and provides real world application through the use of popular...