Martin Miller & Chris Buck: Purple Rain
Martin Miller’s band was joined by Chris Buck for this performance at Guitar Summit 2022. The band, with Ben Jud handling the lead vocals and bass, takes on Prince’s “Purple Rain.”
Weekly Top 10: Isolated Jaco, MonoNeon Signature Jazz Bass V, Tapping Technique and Composition, Darryl Jones Podcast, From the Bottom, and More
This week was a big one at No Treble, with new contributors and tons of visits. Here is your top 10, including Isolated Jaco, the new MonoNeon Signature Jazz Bass V, Tapping Technique and Composition, Darryl Jones podcast, From the Bottom, and more.
Diego Tarantino: Redemption Song
Diego Tarantino sent us his latest video, and it is stunning. Diego took Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” and reharmonized it with some beautiful bass work.
Jon Willis: Brandy
Jon Willis sent us his latest video, with his play along to Looking Glass's "Brandy." He said Peter Sweval wrote and recorded a textbook example of how the bass to lift a song.
Rebecca Johnson Band: Steal My Kisses
Ben Harper’s “Steal My Kisses” is such a great tune, thanks in large part to Juan Nelson. Now, Rebecca Johnson and her band shared this video of them doing their own thing with the tune in a live performance. Funky!
Lake Street Dive: Handle With Care
Lake Street Dive once again went all in for Halloween yesterday with another epic video. Bridget Kearney plays the role of Tom Petty in this cover of The Traveling Wilburys tune, “Handle With Care.”
Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in October 2022
October is in the books, so it is time for our roundup of the top 10 gear stories for the month based on reader views.
Clive H Jones: Halloween
No Treble reader Clive H Jones (aka CHJbass) sent us this video to help us celebrate Halloween the way we like it. Check out his (mostly) solo bass version of John Carpenter’s “Halloween” movie main title theme.
Weekly Top 10: Remembering Gregg Philbin, New “Keep It Groovy” and “Talking Technique” Bass Lessons, Animal Logic Returns, and More
This week’s top 10 list of the most-read articles on No Treble is here. This week’s list includes the return of Ariane Cap’s “Talking Technique,” news of Animal Logic returning, Rex Brown’s new supergroup, remembering Gregg Philbin, and more.
Polyphia: Ego Death
Polyphia dropped a new video about a month ago for their new album, “Remember That You Will Die.” The band, which includes Clay Gober on bass, is joined by special guest Steve Vai on “Ego Death.”
Julia Hofer: Our Love’s in Danger
Julia Hofer is back with another excellent cover and transcription video. In this one, Julia grooves Anthony Jackson’s work on Chaka Khan’s “Our Love’s in Danger” from the 1980 album, “Naughty.”
Nate Wood’s fOUR: It’s Enough
It has been a while since we’ve seen a video by Nate Wood, but GroundUP Music just dropped another mind-blowing clip by the multi-instrumentalist. In this one, Nate performs “It’s Enough” by simultaneously handling the bass, drums, vocals, and more.