Bass Jam: Matthew Garrison, Darryl Jones, Mike Pope, Linley Marthe and Pippo Matino (2004)
For the final session of Euro Bass 2004, bassists Matthew Garrison, Darryl Jones, Mike Pope, Linley Marthe and Pippo Matino took the stage, with drummer Claudio Romano for this bass-powered performance. Marthe’s solo at the beginning is the bomb.
John Paul Jones and the Guitar Wars Band: Red Rooster
Here’s a fun blues jam from Guitar Wars featuring John Paul Jones on bass. The band also includes Paul Gilbert, Steve Hackett and Nuno Bettencourt.
Hartmut Kracht Performs “Budapest” on Upright, Bass Guitar Style
Here’s a pretty cool solo bass piece by upright bassist Hartmut Kracht, who adds a little to the performance by playing his upright like a bass guitar. I used to get in trouble for this in orchestra class back in the day!
Nathan Navarro: Funk Bass
Here’s bassist Nathan Navarro showing some impressive skills while performing one of his own original funk compositions.
Legendary Bass Guitar Songs
Hal Leonard released a series of “Legendary Songs” books, including one for the bass. Legendary Bass Guitar Songs documents 39 different tunes by legendary bassists, including James Jamerson, Carol Kaye, Jack Bruce, John Paul Jones, Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Steve Harris, Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke. Songs by James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone, AC/DC, the Clash, the...
Reader Spotlight: Evan Mitchell
Meet Evan Mitchell, a bassist from Indianapolis, Indiana and our bassist in the spolight for February 8, 2011. Bio: When I was 12 years old my older brother bought a guitar and started learning songs to form a band. I started learning bass lines on his guitar and decided I needed to buy a real bass so that he and...
Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (January 2011)
This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass videos from January, 2011, based on the number of views by No Treble readers. 1. Bach for One Bassist and Two Basses This is pretty wild… bassist Grzegorz Kosi?ski performs “Minuet in D minor BWV 990, Anh. 132″ by Johann Sebastian Bach on two basses simultaneously....
No Treble Thanks Our Bass-Focused Sponsors: Ansir Music, TC Electronic, Concord Music Group, DR Strings, Marcus Miller and Roland
Lately, No Treble has been experiencing a significant increase in feedback coming in by way of email, letters, tweets and Facebook posts and messages. We love hearing from you! The positive feedback (along with the occasional advice on how to do even better) are evidence that No Treble is attracting an energetic, worldwide community of bassists. From No Treble’s perspective,...
The Who: “The Real Me” Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Get ready for 5-plus minutes of John Entwistle greatness.
Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers: Tal Wilkenfeld Bass Cover by 13 Year Old Bassist
A bassist who goes by the screen name BassGirl5809 started playing bass after hearing Tal Wilkenfeld. The 13 year old has only played for about a year, and is already tackling some tough transcriptions. For this video, BassGirl5809 shares, “I transcribed Tal Wilkenfeld’s entire bass part on Jeff Beck’s ‘Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers’, from the album Performing This Week.....
Rewind: TC Electronic Contest, Marcus Miller Contest, 18 Year Old Bootsy Collins, Top Bass Gear and Columns
Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of January 30 – February 5, 2011. 1. Win a TC Electronic BG500 Don’t Miss Out: TC Electronic and No Treble are teaming up for an ultimate gear contest! One lucky Grand Prize winner will receive a TC Electronic BG500… 2. Marcus Miller “A...
Meshell Ndegeocello: Satisfy, Live (2000)
Meshell Ndegeocello lays down a nice groove in this live performance of “Satisfy” in 2000. Ndegeocello starts off with her Warwick, offering a nice tone for the tune, before switching to her Fender Jazz and really getting down. She even quotes Hendrix’s “Power of Soul” near the end.