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Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (March 2011)

This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass videos from March, 2011, based on the number of views by No Treble readers. 1. The Pink Panther: Solo Bass Performance Pablo Motyczak, a bassist from Argentina who goes by the screen name “Motyx” blew us away with his take on Henry Mancini’s “Pink Panther” theme....

Steve Bailey: Moonridge/Potpourri (Live)
Bass Videos

Steve Bailey: Moonridge/Potpourri (Live)

Steve Bailey shows off his 6-string fretless (and mad skills) in this live performance of “Moonridge/Potpourri”. Bailey is backed by drummer Gregg Bissonette in this clip, taken from Bailey’s and Victor Wooten’s Bass Extremes DVD.

Eric Czar: 6 String Fretless Bass Sonata
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Eric Czar: 6 String Fretless Bass Sonata

Bassist Eric Czar recorded this beautiful, multi-tracked all-bass composition, using his 6-string fretless. The story behind the bass is interesting too… Eric took an old Ibanez SR-406 6-string bass he bought for $300 and ripped the frets out himself. His advice? “Don’t be fooled by the price tag!”

Korg Introduces Pitchclip Tuner
Bass Gear

Korg Introduces Pitchclip Tuner

Korg has a new tuner on the market, dubbed the Pitchclip. As the name suggests, the device works by clipping it to the headstock. The Pitchclip uses a built in piezo sensor to detect vibrations and determine the pitch in the meter. Korg says the accuracy of the device is +/-1 cent. The device includes an LED display and is...

Reader Spotlight: Brad Bradly Jenkins
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Brad Bradly Jenkins

Meet Brad Bradly Jenkins, a bassist from Lafayette, Louisiana and our player in the spotlight for April 12, 2011. Bio: I hail from a Cajun family from hot and humid Lafayette, Louisiana. I’ve been playing for almost five years, and I’ve received no formal music training. Throughout my career as a bassist, I’ve always focused on experimentation, creating new sounds,...

The New Nashville Cats with Victor Wooten: Live (1991)
Bass Videos

The New Nashville Cats with Victor Wooten: Live (1991)

Mark O’Connor recorded in 1991, with the help of over fifty Nashville musicians. O’Connor wanted to “showcase the instrumental side of the Nashville recording scene.” Here’s one particular line-up of interest, with Victor Wooten, Brent Mason and Paul Leim in a live performance.

Les July: “Running Up That Hill” for Solo Bass
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Les July: “Running Up That Hill” for Solo Bass

Bassist Les July recently sent us this video, featuring his tribute to Kate Bush, and his bass and vocal arrangement of one of Kate’s tunes, “Running Up That Hill”. Les plays a Steinberger bass with Boomerang Looper and an E-Bow on this recording.

Rewind: Loads of New Bass Gear, Victor Wooten Interview, Fretless Conversion How-To and Jimi Hendrix-Inspired Bass Videos
Weekly Top 10

Rewind: Loads of New Bass Gear, Victor Wooten Interview, Fretless Conversion How-To and Jimi Hendrix-Inspired Bass Videos

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of April 3 – 9, 2011. 1. Simon Fitzpatrick: “Bohemian Rhapsody” for Solo Bass Carl Palmer Band bassist Simon Fitzpatrick performs an all-bass version of the classic Queen tune, “Bohemian Rhapsody” in this video. This was filmed at the Cannery Casino in Las Vegas,...

Ashdown Engineering Debuts MiBass Amp Head
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Ashdown Engineering Debuts MiBass Amp Head

Ashdown Engineering has unveiled their new entry in the compact bass amp space with the new MiBass amp heads. Ashdown says the head, measuring 8.2″ wide, 2.6″ tall and 6.3″ deep with an internal power supply and weighing in at 3.1 pounds, can fit in most standard gig bag pockets. The unit is about half the size of the Ashdown...

Metallica: Classic Songs for Bass
Sheet Music & Instruction

Metallica: Classic Songs for Bass

Cherry Lane Music has published a new series by Danny Gill, focusing on the music of Metallica. Metallica: Classic Songs for Bass is a book/DVD package, featuring note-for-note transcriptions of eight Metallica tunes. The book includes both standard notation and tab. The DVD includes instruction by Gill, demonstrating many bass lines from the song (run time: 1 hour, 24 minutes)....

Simon Hayden: Soweto Groove on Upright Bass
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Simon Hayden: Soweto Groove on Upright Bass

Simon Hayden originally wrote and recorded “Soweto Groove” for fretless guitar. Then he recorded this double bass version. We may be partial, but we like the bass version best. (And here’s the first link ever on No Treble to a guitar video, if you want to see the original).

Ten Jimi Hendrix-Inspired Bass Videos
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Ten Jimi Hendrix-Inspired Bass Videos

Bassists seem to love to cover Hendrix tunes. We love to cover bassists who cover Hendrix tunes. So, here are ten of the most popular Hendrix-inspired videos we’ve featured over the last couple of years. Enjoy! 1. Daniel Ziegler: All Bass Version of “Little Wing” We love new arrangements of Jimi Hendrix tunes, especially when performed as solo bass pieces,...