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Kevin Johnson

Kevin Johnson

Managing Editor

Kevin joined No Treble in 2009 as a contributor and later became the Managing Editor. Kevin is a true bass enthusiast and activist. In addition to writing for No Treble, he is Jazz Division Head for the Bass Coalition, which seeks to foster community and education through promoting local bass events including workshops, performances, and other events. He’s also a freelance bassist and teacher in the Northern Virginia area. Though his performances revolve around jazz, Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between.

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Fender Gives Players 182 Hours to Order Mark Hoppus’s Stoned Fruit Jaguar Bass
Basses

Fender Gives Players 182 Hours to Order Mark Hoppus’s Stoned Fruit Jaguar Bass

Fender’s Mark Hoppus Stoned Fruit Jaguar Bass pairs a Guava Green finish with a reverse P pickup and custom stickers. Orders are open for just 182 hours.

Angine de Poitrine Expand World Tour With 2027 Dates
Concerts & Tours

Angine de Poitrine Expand World Tour With 2027 Dates

Angine de Poitrine announce 2027 world tour dates across Australia, the Americas, Europe, and the UK. See the schedule and watch their performance of “Zugzegk.”

Medeski Martin & Wood Announce Rare New Orleans Show for 2027
Concerts & Tours

Medeski Martin & Wood Announce Rare New Orleans Show for 2027

Medeski Martin & Wood will play a rare New Orleans show on April 23, 2027, with bassist Chris Wood joining the trio at the Orpheum Theater during Jazz Fest.

MXR’s First Tuner Pedal Taps Sonic Research’s Turbo Tuner Technology
Pedals & Effects

MXR’s First Tuner Pedal Taps Sonic Research’s Turbo Tuner Technology

MXR teams with Sonic Research for its first tuner pedal. The Turbo Tuner offers true strobe tuning, five customizable presets, and a switchable buffer.

Steve Harris Explains Iron Maiden’s Surprise 2027 Tour Return
Concerts & Tours

Steve Harris Explains Iron Maiden’s Surprise 2027 Tour Return

Iron Maiden added 16 North American dates to their Run For Your Lives tour in spring 2027. Steve Harris explains why the band changed its plans for a break.

Bass of the Week: Roger Giffin’s “Outlaw” Chet Atkins SST Bass
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Roger Giffin’s “Outlaw” Chet Atkins SST Bass

Roger Giffin’s 1989 Chet Atkins SST Bass joins the Outlaw Collection auction, with a gold-top finish, chambered mahogany body, and a secret Custom Shop history.

Consider the Source Closes Out 2026 With Northeast Tour Dates
Concerts & Tours

Consider the Source Closes Out 2026 With Northeast Tour Dates

John Ferrara and Consider the Source will close out 2026 with Northeast shows in October and December, including a New Year’s Eve concert in Worcester, MA.

Weekly Top 10: Billy Sheehan Shreds, Kevin Scott Gets Funky, and a Bass VI Breaks the Mold
Weekly Top 10

Weekly Top 10: Billy Sheehan Shreds, Kevin Scott Gets Funky, and a Bass VI Breaks the Mold

Billy Sheehan, Kevin Scott, and a custom Bass VI led this week’s most-read bass stories. Catch up on No Treble’s top 10, from deep grooves to new Fender basses.

U2 Announces First Stadium Tour Since 2019, Shares New Single
Concerts & Tours

U2 Announces First Stadium Tour Since 2019, Shares New Single

U2 returns to stadiums in 2027 with The Greatest Show on Earth tour. See the first dates with Beck and hear Adam Clayton on the band's newly released single.

Dunable’s Plague Bass Pairs a 35-Inch Scale with D-Split and Baphomet Pickups
Basses

Dunable’s Plague Bass Pairs a 35-Inch Scale with D-Split and Baphomet Pickups

Dunable teams with Castle Rat bassist Charley Ruddell on the Plague Bass, a 35-inch Thunderclapper with two pickup types and a run of just two instruments.

Tony Levin Takes Fans Inside BEAT’s Tours With “The Book of BEAT”
News

Tony Levin Takes Fans Inside BEAT’s Tours With “The Book of BEAT”

Tony Levin’s The Book of BEAT captures the band’s 2024 and 2025 tours in 188 photos, featuring Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, Danny Carey, and their audiences.

Jackson Revisits Its First Five-String With David Ellefson Legend Series Bass
Basses

Jackson Revisits Its First Five-String With David Ellefson Legend Series Bass

Jackson revisits David Ellefson’s first five-string bass with a limited-edition Legend Series model featuring EMG pickups, neck-through construction, and more.