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Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of December 5 – 11, 2010. Video: Victor Wooten: Ari’s Eyes (Bass Day 2002) Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (November 2010) Ask Damian Erskine: Ear Training Gear Watch: Carvin SB4001 and SB5001 Bass Guitars Custom Shop: The Making of Orchid (Part 2) Video:...

As a boy, Hadrien Feraud started out on drums, until he heard Jaco Pastorius’s The Birthday Concert. From that moment, he was a bassist. His fascination with Jaco was just the start, and Hadrien became a notable bassist himself within a few years. Here’s Hadrien performing Jaco’s “Opus Pocus” live in Paris, in 2007.

Seymour Duncan has introduced the Liberator, a new, universal solderless pickup change system for bass and guitar. The unit is a bare-wire lockdown system with a volume pot, and works with virtually all passive pickups. With the Liberator installed, changing pickups only requires a mini screwdriver. The process of installing new pickups with Liberator is simple. The bare-wire ends of...

This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass videos from November, 2010, based on the number of views by No Treble readers. 1. Amanda Ruzza: Confirmation Bassist Amanda Ruzza and her bandmates take on Charlie Parker’s “Confirmation”. 2. Esperanza Spalding: I Can’t Help It (Michael Jackson Cover) Live at Le New Morning in Paris,...

Deftones has announced their latest fundraiser effort for their bassist Chi Cheng, who remains in a semi-comatose state following an automobile accident in November 2008. The band is offering a new and exclusive remix of the title track from the latest album, Diamond Eyes. The track is available through the One Love for Chi website, for $0.99. All of the...

Meet Keith “KDubbs” Williams, a bassist from San Jose, California and our player in the spotlight for December 7, 2010. Bio: I’m the former bass player for Maranatha Christian Center, San Jose, Ca. (1992-2002). I’ve worked with Ruff House/Columbia/Emi recording artist Keith Martin (toured with MC Hammer in the mid 90’s), and with the Black Panther of Hip Hop, Paris....

Here’s Victor Wooten in this performance of “Ari’s Eyes” in 2002. This tune was later released on his 2005 album, .

Carl Fischer Music has released a new chamber music collection for string ensemble. Progressive Trios for Strings – String Bass (with additional books for violin, viola and cello), includes 26 trios that can be played by any combination of stringed instruments. The arrangements and compositions included in the book were produced by prominent string pedagogue Doris Gazda, and covers a...

I never thought I’d hear a version of “Hejira” without Jaco and love it. But then Pino Palladino proved me wrong with this incredible live performance of the title track to Joni’s 1976 album by the same name.

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of November 28 – December 4, 2010. Top Ten: Top 10 Cover Tunes Arranged for Bass Video: Daniel Ziegler: All Bass Version of “Little Wing” Player News: Esperanza Spalding to Host New PBS Show Gear Watch: New Models From Overwater Basses Interview: An Interview...

Bassists looking to jazz up Christmas this year will want to check out Hal Leonard’s bass edition of the The Real Christmas Book. The 216 page “fake” book includes 150 custom arrangements of carols and contemporary holiday tunes with sophisticated jazz chord changes. The book is presented in standard notation (no TAB). Other editions are available, covering all instruments. Here...

Matt Garrison shows off his incredible right-hand technique in this live performance in 1998 along with John McLaughlin on guitar, Jim Beard on keyboards, Gary Thomas on sax and Dennis Chambers on drums. Wait for the 3:40 mark. You won’t be sorry.