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Inspired by Victor Wooten, bassist Bartek Krolik, composed this tune, “Fiku Miku”, back in 2000. The tune was later recorded for the album, No Bass No Fun. Here, Bartek performs the tune once again on his ’76 Musicman StingRay. Funky!

This is the complete “Superbass” video performance of “Two for the Blues”, recorded at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall in 1997. The group includes Ray Brown, Christian McBride, John Clayton and John Goldsby. Goldsby shared this video with us, saying, “There is an edited version of this on Youtube, but this is nice because it has trading… This is the complete...

Here’s a great little jam with bassist Jayme Lewis and drummer Voyce McGinley III. Jayme wrote the tune, and plays both 4- and 5-string basses on it. The 4-string is a tenor bass. Thanks to Flemming, who shared this video.

EBS Professional Bass Equipment is expanding their bass string line with some new additions. The first is an updated version of their Titanium Nickel strings, featuring a softer surface designed to provide more comfort. The second is the company’s new Stainless Steel string, designed for a more classic sound. The Titanium Nickel strings will begin shipping in June, with the...

Victor Wooten has consistently been among the reader favorites on No Treble (not to mention NT staffers). Looking at our past coverage – especially videos – we decided to pull out the 10 most popular ones we’ve covered here, based on reader views. We’re sure we’ve missed some out there, but that’s good news for the future! (If we’ve missed...

It wasn’t long ago we featured Andres Rotmistrovsky, who blows us away with his solo bass arrangements. Andres recently shared his latest – an arrangement of “Seminare”, a tune by the Argentinian band Seru Giran written by Charly Garcia.

MarloweDK, aka Thomas Risell, is more commonly found teaching in his videos. So it is a nice treat to see him laying it down in a live performance. Here, Thomas is performing the Shirley & Company tune “Shame, Shame, Shame”, in what he calls a “relaxed gig.” Thomas adds, “Almost no guitar on this I’m afraid, microphone in the ‘bass...

Meet Brian Wilkerson, a bassist from the San Francisco bay area and our player in the spotlight for May 24, 2011. Bio: I have been playing the bass professionally for the past 10 years and I love it! I have recorded, toured and performed with numerous bands of various styles across the San Francisco bay area and the United States....

Greg Bagley, a bassist from Seattle, wrote this original tune, entitled “Flight of Neptune”. Greg is playing his Ken Lawrence bass in this video, and included a slideshow at the end of this video with the original recording of the tune playing over it.

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of May 15 – 21. 1. Ain’t No Sunshine: John Mayer Trio Live with Pino Palladino Recorded during the 2010 Crossroads Festival, here’s the John Mayer Trio performing the Bill Wither’s classic, “Ain’t No Sunshine”. Pino Palladino really lays down a nice groove, along...

Here’s Oteil Burbridge taking a solo live during an Allman Brothers Band concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York on March 18, 2011. This a fan shot video (iPhone), synced with the soundboard recording.

Hal Leonard has released Rock Bass Songs for Dummies, a transcription book featuring 38 classic rock tunes. The book includes transcriptions for all 38 songs, presented in both music notation and tab, along with performance notes. The guide presents additional details on bass techniques such as hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides. For music trivia enthusiasts, background information on each song and...