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Alfred Releases a Beginner’s Guide to Audio Mixing
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Alfred Releases a Beginner’s Guide to Audio Mixing

Alfred Music Publishing has released a new beginner’s guide to professional audio mixing. Alfred’s Teach Yourself Mixing, by David Terry, focuses on mixing fundamentals in a step-by-step approach. Topics covered include compressors, limiters, pan, gain, signal paths, bussing, effects sends & returns, automation, wave editing, final mix-downs, and more. The guide also includes techniques for both digital audio and analog...

Stan Sargeant and Juan Nelson Live Jam
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Stan Sargeant and Juan Nelson Live Jam

Here’s a great video from bassists Stan Sargeant and Juan Nelson. The bass duo is jamming at the Ernie Ball Music Man booth during Bass Player Live in 2009. Stan is playing a Bongo 6, upside down and left-handed. Juan is on a Sterling 5.

Doug Webb Releases “Midnight”, with Stanley Clarke
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Doug Webb Releases “Midnight”, with Stanley Clarke

Saxophonist Doug Webb has released his latest, Midnight, with an all-star supporting cast including Stanley Clarke on bass, Larry Goldings on piano and Gerry Gibbs on drums. Webb’s career includes over 500 recordings and he’s played with Brian Bromberg, Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, Quincy Jones and countless others. He’s also recorded for hundreds of movies and TV shows, including fifteen...

Reader Spotlight: Ian Pettersson
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Reader Spotlight: Ian Pettersson

Meet Ian Pettersson, an electric and upright bassist from Dublin, Ireland. Ian is our player in the spotlight for August 17, 2010. Bio: Married with one child and three Basses. Started playing bass at 16 and have been hooked ever since. Adam Clayton was my bass hero and I spent hours on end locked in my bedroom listening to The...

Weekly Top 10

Rewind: Billy Sheehan Shreds, Dr. D. Talks Technique, New Bass Gear, Books & Videos

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of August 8 – 14, 2010. 1. Video: Billy Sheehan Shredding 2. The Lowdown With Dr. D: Technique Series: Minimum Finger Pressure 3. Sheet Music: Alfred Releases the Bass Line Encyclopedia 4. Sponsor: BOSS Wants Your Bass for the “Loop Station World Championship” Contest...

MGMT Want a Collaboration with Paul McCartney
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MGMT Want a Collaboration with Paul McCartney

In a recent interview with Spinner.com, MGMT discussed their hopes of collaborating with Paul McCartney. “We did play a show with him last summer at NY Park, which was really cool. But nothing has really come of the collaboration part of it. We still would really like to do that. We like Paul McCartney’s songwriting abilities… his musical sensibilities. His...

Les McCann Trio with Leroy Vinnegar: Vakushna
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Les McCann Trio with Leroy Vinnegar: Vakushna

Will shared this video with me, and I had to pay it forward. Here’s the Les McCann Trio with Leroy Vinnegar on bass and Ron Jefferson on drums, performing the tune “Vakushna”. That’s some walk!

Herbie Hancock: “Chameleon” Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2010, with Tal Wilkenfeld
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Herbie Hancock: “Chameleon” Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2010, with Tal Wilkenfeld

Here’s a pretty good video of Herbie Hancock’s newest line-up, shot from a member of the audience at the Montreux Jazz Festival last month. The band is performing a classic from Herbie’s extensive library, “Chameleon”, with Tal Wilkenfeld holding down the low end and even helping Herbie with some equipment issues.

Andy Rourke Leaves Freebass
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Andy Rourke Leaves Freebass

Andy Rourke, the bassist formerly with the Smiths, has left Freebass, the bass super group he formed in 2005. The band also includes New Order bassist Peter Hook and The Stone Roses/Primal Fear bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield According to a post on the band’s website, Rourke will not tour with the group, who planned to hit the road in support...

Jean Baudin Releases “The Mechanics of Tapping” Method Book
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Jean Baudin Releases “The Mechanics of Tapping” Method Book

Jean Baudin, the bassist famous for his “Super Mario theme song” performance on 11-string extended bass and other videos, has released a method book on bass tapping technique. The Mechanics of Tapping is a 58 page ebook aimed at beginning and intermediate bassists. The book covers Baudin’s approach to tapping with tab for both the left and right hand and...

Jaco Pastorius: Solo, Washington DC (1978)
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Jaco Pastorius: Solo, Washington DC (1978)

Here’s another video gem featuring Jaco Pastorius. This solo was performed during a Weather Report concert in 1978 in Washington, DC and includes a cool version of Jaco’s famous “Slang” solo and Hendrix’s Band of Gypsy references.

Reader Spotlight: Michael Kelly
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Michael Kelly

Meet Michael Kelly, our bass player in the spotlight for August 10, 2010. Bio: Michael has been writing, recording, teaching and performing in New York City since 1984, writing and recording professionally with The Ronnie Gent Band, The Grip Weeds and Wide Right. Currently the bassist, vocalist and contributing composer for The Grip Weeds, the band enjoys worldwide distribution and...