Gear Watch: Industrial Radio Standard Midi Bass 4
Industrial Radio has released the Standard Midi Bass 4, a hybrid bass guitar and MIDI controller that connects and controls synthesizer and sampler technology. The fret-sensing neck and multi-sensor approach to MIDI conversion is designed for both the studio and live environments. The bass is also a standard bass guitar, so bassists can enjoy real bass and switch to synth...
Rewind: The Top 10 Bass Videos, Gear, News, Players and Columns of the Week
1. Video: Regi Wooten Playing the Prat 12 String Bass 2. Column: Cables 101: Instrument vs. Speaker Cables 3. Player News: Muse Bassist Speaks on Band’s Future 4. Concert News: Roger Waters and David Gilmour Plan Surprise Reunion 5. Gear: Manson’s John Paul Jones Signature Bass 6. Player News: RIP Andy Hummel 7. Ask Damian Erskine: Bass Tunings 8. Video:...
Victor Bailey Offering Online Bass Lessons
For over 30 years, bassist Victor Bailey has been on the scene, most notably taking over the bass chair in Weather Report after Jaco Pastorius’s departure. Bailey has just announced live online bass lessons, offering private bass study for intermediate to advanced/pro bassists. The lessons are an hour long and conducted via Skype, and the cost is $150.00 per hour....
Gerald Veasley’s Bass Bootcamp Goes to Canada
For almost ten years, Gerald Veasley has held his Bass Boot Camp for bassists in the U.S. Next week, he’s taking the camp to Aurora, Canada. The camp will take place on Thursday, July 29th from 8am to 11pm, with intensive, hands-on instruction from Veasley along with drummer Richard Waller III. BBC Canada is open to bassists of all levels,...
Gear Watch: Manson’s John Paul Jones Signature Bass
Manson Guitar Shop has released the John Paul Jones E-Bass model, a replica of the bass Hugh Manson made for John in the early 90’s. The 4-string bass features a maple through-neck, figured maple top, aged cherry sunburst finish, ebony fingerboard, EMG pickups and active circuit, Hipshot D-tuner, Schaller machine heads and Badass bridge. The specs are an exact match...
Regi Wooten Playing the Prat 12 String Bass
When we posted the photo of Kevin playing the 12-string Prat bass at Summer NAMM, people went pretty nuts. Well, here’s a video feature Regi Wooten, guitarist and older brother to Victor Wooten, giving it a shot. Let the “that’s not a bass” / “that’s awesome” debate continue!
Reader Spotlight: Kennan Shaw
Meet Kennan Shaw, our bass player in the spotlight for July 20, 2010. Bio: I play bass; emphasis on “play”. I’ve played bass forever. I can play other instruments a little, but I don’t. My influences have generally been bands more than bassists, but I have several favorites. Most of the places I’ve been around the world, I went to...
Sailor’s Hornpipe on Fretless Acoustic Bass
After watching just one video by Youtuber Pudsy440, I’m a big fan. Here’s Pudsy “fiddling around (on take #2,029)” with “Sailor’s Hornpipe”, and quickly turning it into a medley with “Politician” by Cream. Hilarious and awesome at the same time!
Ron Carter to Receive Donostiako Jazzaldia Award
Each year, the Heineken Jazzaldia (San Sebastian Jazz Festival, in Spain), honors a musician with the Donostiako Jazzaldia Award. The award is given to an “outstanding person in the field of jazz”. Only July 22nd, bassist Ron Carter will receive the award. Carter will be performing at the festival with his Golden Striker Trio. Past award winners include: Doc Cheatham...
Marcus Miller with Miles Davis, Live 1982
Check out Marcus Miller taking a solo during a live performance of the tune “Jean Pierre” with the Miles Davis Band. This performance took place at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, in 1982. The band also includes Mike Stern on guitar, Bill Evans on sax and flute, Al Foster on drums and Mino Cineul on percussion.
Rewind: The Top 10 Bassists, Gear, Videos, Sheet Music and Columns of the Week
The top 10 features on No Treble for the week of July 11 – 17, 2010: 1. Gear: Ibanez Introduces Three New Series of Basses 2. Video: Donna Lee on an 8 String Fretless Bass 3. Sheet Music: Flamenco Bass Clinic by Mariano Martos 4. Ask Damian Erskine: Bass Woods and Tops 5. New Releases: Geddy Lee’s “My Favorite Headache”...
The Tony Williams Lifetime Tribute Band with Jack Bruce: One Word
Originally recorded on the Tony Williams Lifetime release , here’s a live tribute performance featuring the Lifetime Tribute Band, with Jack Bruce. The tune, “One Word”, was later broken up and recorded as two tunes on Mahavishnu Orchestra’s Birds of Fire album. The first part (where Jack sings) became “Resolution” and the second part kept the “One Word” name. The...