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Here’s another great isolated bass track showcasing James Jamerson‘s work with The Four Tops. As you’ll hear, this wasn’t really all that isolated, with drums and sax clearly in the mix. Thanks to Rick Suchow, for sharing these awesome recordings.

Here’s Youtuber fxhdc050 taking on many challenges at once: Playing “Donna Lee” On an 8-string bass Which happens to be fretless (and taking a solo too) The bass is a Galveston (tuned: B E A D G C ?F Bb).

Mel Bay has released, Flamenco Bass Technique, a new method book/DVD set by Mariano Martos. Martos covers a wide range of techniques, including Rumba, Tangos, Tanguillos and Bulerías. Lessons are presented in English and Spanish, and the DVD is fully compatible in all countries (PAL and NTSC). Techniques covered: Finger combination: right hand’s thumb, ring finger and middle finger (no...

Ibanez introduced a number of new basses at Summer NAMM 2010, including new GSR, SR370 and SRT900 series. GSR Series All three of the GSR series basses are available as 4-string only, and come with a P/J pickup configuration. Two left-handed models are offered, including a short-scale version (28.6″). The new GSR series offers a line of basses for players...

Meet bassist Kira Roessler, our bassist in the spotlight for July 13, 2010. Bio: I have played in bands since 1977, performing live and recording. At first in local LA bands Waxx, The Visitors, The Monsters, Sexsick and Twisted Roots. Later I joined Black Flag and toured and recorded with them between fall 83 and fall 85 … Since 1986...

Korn released their ninth studio album today, Korn III – Remember Who You Are. The release features 11 tracks (plus a second CD with 14 bonus tracks on the Special Edition). Korn brought back producer Ross Robinson, who produced their first two albums, and named Ray Luzier – who makes his first appearance on a Korn album – as the...

Hal Leonard has released Volume 15 of their Mainstream Rock: Bass Play-Along series. Volume 15 includes the bass lines, tab, melody and lyrics of various rock tunes. A CD is included to allow the player to hear how the bass line should sound, as well as play along to the backing tracks. Songs include: Are You Gonna Be My Girl...

The top 10 features on No Treble for the week of July 4 – July 10, 2010: 1. Video: Bohemian Rhapsody, Arranged for Bass 2. Gear Watch: Music Man Reflex 3. Gear Watch: AweSome B-35 Bass Guitar 4. Ask Damian Erskine: Passive vs. Active Circuitry? 5. Contest: Stanley Clarke Band Contest 6. Concerts: Tal Wilkenfeld Breaks from New Album to...

Live looping videos are a favorite around No Treble HQ. We usually find videos featuring of a solo bassist working alone with a looper pedal. Not the case with bassist Cico Cicognani, who performs with a trio with Pier Foschi and Mattia Dallara. Check out Mesh Machine:

Barry Bales, the Grammy award-winning bassist for Alison Krauss & Union Station, has released an instructional video, A Solid Foundation To Acoustic Bass. The two hour and 20 minute DVD features Bales sharing his thoughts on the role of the bass, demonstrations of his techniques in bluegrass and country, and interviews on topics including tone production, walking bass, percussive ‘ghost’...

Here’s a cool clip from the 2008 Detroit International Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence program, with Christian McBride.

Bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding has won the DownBeat Critics Poll, in the “Acoustic Bass, Rising Star” category. Here are the bassists also in the running, with scores: Esperanza Spalding (100) Larry Grenadier (52) Ben Allison (45) Avishai Cohen (31) Scott Colley (28) John Hébert (27) Nicki Parrott (19) Linda Oh (18) Reuben Rogers (18) Drew Gress (17) Ben...