Aaron Gibson: “Gloria”, A Christmas Song
Here’s one of our favorite solo bassists, Aaron Gibson, performing his Christmas tune, “Gloria”. Aaron’s music is something special. And his videos always make them even more amazing. Aaron said he shot the video on an iPhone, and then animated it on his iPad and Mac. Wow. This is our first holiday video of the season. Wishing all of you...
Billy Sheehan, Mike Portnoy and Richie Kotzen Project Wraps Up Debut Album
A new album by a new supergroup will be coming in 2013, thanks to the teaming up of bassist Billy Sheehan, drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen. “I’m really pleased with it,” Sheehan shared with Blabbermouth.net. “Richie sang his ass off and played amazingly unique stuff, and, of course Mike annihilated on drums. [It’s a] really cool, unique record.”...
Reader Spotlight: Matthew Hughes
Meet bass player Matthew Hughes, a musician we both understand and appreciate. Matthew suffers from G.A.S. more than most folks (see below) and has a great sense of humor (see below). But it was his story that made it for us – a guy having fun, taking things seriously and not so seriously in a way we found very balanced...
Thomas Depner: Solo Bass Performance of Linkin Park’s “Numb”
Check out bassist Thomas Depner – aka TommyLeeDepp – and his solo bass arrangement of the Linkin Park tune, “Numb”. Love the tone and the arrangement.
Mercury Records Reissues Rush’s “2112”
This week is a big week for Rush some nerds fans as Friday’s date is December 21, 2112… or “December 21/12”, as they say. And just in time for the celebration, Mercury Records has reissued Rush’s classic 1976 album. The reissue is available in two packages: a Deluxe Edition, with CD + Audio Blu-Ray or CD + Audio DVD formats...
The Aristocrats Release “Boing, We’ll Do It Live!”
Rock/fusion power trio The Aristocrats have followed up their debut with a new live release, Boing, We’ll Do It Live! The release captures the live performance of bassist Bryan Beller, guitarist Guthrie Govan and drummer Marco Minnemann over two nights at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro, CA in June of 2012. The release is being offered in two formats: a...
Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of December 9
Here are the most read bass stories, lessons, videos and more, for the week of Dec 9 – 15, 2012. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing. Bass players rule! 1. Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (November 2012) Here are the 10 most watched great bass videos from October, 2012 on No Treble. Enjoy! 2. It’s Official: Rush to...
Rolli’s Tones Big Band: Every Breath You Take
Bassist Maurizio Rolli shared this video with us, featuring a 2009 performance of his Rolli’s Tones big band. The group, which includes drummer Peter Erskine and saxophonist Bob Mintzer performed their unique arrangement of The Police’s “Every Breath You Take”, including a sweet solo by Maurizio. Maurizio is playing his Mayones Signature MR5 bass.
Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear: “Cut Me Some Slack” – Live
A couple of days ago, we reported that Paul McCartney would be joining the surviving members of Nirvana for 121212: The Concert for Sandy Relief. It happened, and it was set up nicely by McCartney, who shared a little about his first jam session with the guys. “I finally understood I was in the middle of a Nirvana reunion,” he...
Bass Love: Thanks to Our Sponsors
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Paul McCartney Joining Nirvana for Benefit Concert
In what has to be one of the more bizarre stories of the year, Paul McCartney is taking the stage with the surviving members of Nirvana for tonight’s 12-12-12 concert. Sir Paul is filling in for the late Kurt Cobain as part of the event to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. McCartney will be joining Dave Grohl,...
Uriah Duffy & Friends: “Paranoid” (Black Sabbath Cover)
Earlier this year, Uriah Duffy took part in a concert where each band was asked to take a song from an historic album and put their own spin on one of the tracks. The album of choice was Black Sabbath’s Paranoid. We’ll let Uriah explain in his own words: “This was so cool & every act was super unique, putting...