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In today’s featured video, Richard Bona performs his tune “Dina Lam”, from the 2003 album Munia: The Tale.

While this isn’t the highest quality video out there, we couldn’t pass up the chance to feature it. Bassist Viaceslav Svedov took Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)” and Marcus Miller’s “Power” and mashed it up into a great solo bass performance.

Meet Ryan Madora, a bassist from Philadelphia, PA and our player in the spotlight for August 31, 2010. Bio: Redefining the look of traditional bass players, Ryan Madora is currently lighting up the Philadelphia music scene with old school soul and blues inspired grooves. At the age of 16, Ryan began attending blues jams in the Philadelphia area and quickly...

Today’s special is “Memphis Soul Stew,” with about a half a teacup of bass from Jerry Jemmott. Listen to the band move, watch the people groove y’all.

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of August 22 – 28, 2010. Slap Bass 101: Part 4 – Right Hand Pluck/Pop Video: Time Warp: Robert Trujillo Breaks Down His Technique Gear: A Closer Look at the Ibanez Ashula Fretted/Fretless Hybrid Contest: Win a Signed Copy of Esperanza Spalding’s “Chamber Music...

Wow! Double bassist Marco Panascia and electric bassist Dario Deidda are really swinging in this great bass duet performance filmed in 2006. Thanks to Art Araya, who shared this video with us. Have a video you want to share? Drop us a note or post to our Facebook page.

The concept of a hybrid fretted/fretless bass has been attempted before, and Ibanez might just have the best version yet with their Ashula model. The six-string fretted/fretless hybrid bass offers this unique configuration: four fretted bass strings and two fretless. This offers a more fluid approach to playing than other hybrids, where the fretless option is placed in the upper...

Not long after Robert Trujillo joined Metallica, Time Warp interviewed him and asked him to showcase his “gallop” approach to playing. The slow-motion part is pretty cool. Thanks to our Facebook friend Steve Walser for submitting this video. [editor’s note: the original video we posted was removed for copyright reasons. This new video isn’t quite as interesting as the original,...

Mel Bay is re-issuing two classic bass technique books by Bunny Brunel, both originally released in the ’90’s. Bunny Brunel’s Bass Secrets, originally released in 1995, is a 239 page, advanced studies method, including improvisation techniques. The Complete Book of Bass Technique, originally released in 1993, is a 250 page, in-depth study of contemporary bass techniques. Bunny has also announced...

Meet Will McGee, a bassist from Memphis, Tennessee and our player in the spotlight for August 24, 2010. Bio: Well, there’s not much to tell, I’m a kid really, only 16. I picked up bass when I was about 12, and I haven’t put it down since. My musical interests and inspirations have morphed through out my span as a...

Heads Up International and No Treble are giving away signed copies of Esperanza Spalding’s latest, Chamber Music Society! Ten lucky winners will receive a copy of Chamber Music Society, signed by Esperanza. Five runners-up will receive a No Treble t-shirt. Chamber Music Society is Esperanza’s follow up to the 2008 release, Esperanza, which sat atop Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart for...

Here’s bassist Miles Hancock, performing an original solo bass composition for the BOSS Loop Station contest.