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Alain Caron: D-Code Live
Bass Videos

Alain Caron: D-Code Live

Alain Caron‘s slap technique is really quite amazing, and this video showcases it as well as any we’ve seen. I especially love the opening with just bass and drums.

Victor Wooten Band: Hali Baba Live
Bass Videos

Victor Wooten Band: Hali Baba Live

Victor Wooten took the stage with during Summer Camp 10 with his band and performed “Hali Baba”. As Vic says in the intro, he wrote this tune for his wife, though they haven’t recorded it yet.

Rewind: The Best Bass Videos, New Basses from Fender, Cort, Luthman and Le Fay, Plus the Rhonda Smith Interview
Weekly Top 10

Rewind: The Best Bass Videos, New Basses from Fender, Cort, Luthman and Le Fay, Plus the Rhonda Smith Interview

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of July 10 – 16, 2011. 1. Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (June 2011) This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass videos from June, 2011, based on the number of views by No Treble readers. 1....

Roberto William: “Sunday Morning”, Bass & Vocal Arrangement
Bass Videos

Roberto William: “Sunday Morning”, Bass & Vocal Arrangement

Roberto William (aka Nukebass) is a bassist from Brazil who shares his nice video performance of Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning”. He actually recorded it on a Saturday, because he says “it’s impossible to record anything on Sunday mornings … I will be sleeping for sure.”

Megadeth’s “Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying” Re-mastered for 25th Anniversary Edition
New Albums

Megadeth’s “Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying” Re-mastered for 25th Anniversary Edition

Released in 1986, Megadeth’s second studio album, Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? hit platinum status. For the first time since the original release, the album has been digitally remastered and repackaged in a 25th anniversary edition by Capitol/EMI. The landmark album features the bass work of Dave Ellefson. The deluxe set comes in a lift-top box with 5 discs, 3...

Marcus Miller: When Doves Cry
Bass Videos

Marcus Miller: When Doves Cry

Recorded live in November 2010 for a Fender event, here’s Marcus Miller performing his take on Prince’s “When Doves Cry”.

Mike Watt and Kira Roessler Release New Dos Album
New Albums

Mike Watt and Kira Roessler Release New Dos Album

Bassists/singers Mike Watt and Kira Roessler have released their latest effort from their bass-focused duo, Dos. Dos y Dos is a 13-track release featuring two basses and vocals by Roessler. The duo first teamed up in 1985. Watt was playing bass with The Minutemen full-time while Roessler performed with Black Flag. The two began recording together on Watt’s four-track, before...

Luthman Basses Announces Mystic First Custom Bass
Bass Gear

Luthman Basses Announces Mystic First Custom Bass

Custom bass builder Luthman Basses has announced their latest model, the Mystic First. Mystic First is a passive bass with bolt-on construction. Bodies are made with the bassist’s choice of ash, alder, ovangkol or mahogany woods, and the neck is made with either wenge with maple accents or the reverse, maple with wenge accents. Fingerboard wood choices include either rosewood...

An Interview with Rhonda Smith
Interviews

An Interview with Rhonda Smith

Bassist, singer and songwriter Rhonda Smith‘s musical resume is as impressive as they come. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to a musical family, Rhonda started on baritone horn, keyboard and guitar. Picking up the bass, she said, was all thanks to her brother. “He brought a bass home one day and told me not to touch it.” Most recently, Rhonda...

Kimberly Lynn: Song with No Name
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Kimberly Lynn: Song with No Name

Solo bassist Kimberly Lynn has shared her latest video, a live bass looping performance dubbed “Song with No Name.” Kimberly explains, “Another one of my grooves that goes over well when performing. And, as with most of my grooves that ‘turn into tunes’, I sit around a bit and ponder what to title it. In this case I’m just letting...

Question of the Week: What’s the hardest bass line you’ve ever learned?
Q&A

Question of the Week: What’s the hardest bass line you’ve ever learned?

This one’s all about the bragging rights… What’s the hardest bass line you’ve ever learned (and pulled off)? Answer below in the comments, or on our Facebook page.

The Ventures: Caravan Live (1990)
Bass Videos

The Ventures: Caravan Live (1990)

Here’s a great video featuring The Ventures in a live performance in Japan in 1990. Steven Iarusci shares this video with us, saying “Rippin’ bassline, great groove, and a special surprise at 6:09!” The late Bob Bogle is on bass, along with Mel Taylor on drums, Gerry McGee on lead guitar and Don Wilson on rhythm guitar. The surprise is...