Greg Christian’s Trinity Fallen Releases Debut EP
Former Testament bassist Greg Christian has teamed up with members of Nuclear Rabbit to form a new band called Trinity Fallen. The band – which consists of Scorched-Earth Policy’s Judd Mason and Nuclear Rabbit members Jason Branyan and Timothy Bailey – has just released their debut EP with some gnarly bass lines. “Trinity Fallen is ‘a band,’ not ‘my project,'”...
Bass of the Week: Emerald Guitars Balor Bass
This week we’re checking out the Emerald Guitars Balor, an acoustic bass guitar built entirely with carbon fiber. The model is the latest in the evolution of their acoustic bass models. “Physics implies that an acoustic bass should be large to properly create low frequencies at a useable acoustic volume,” the company writes. “So we have developed a completely new...
Absurdcus: Murmurations pt.2
Bassist Laszlo Demeter, aka “absurdcus”, has released a new video for the song “Murmurations pt.2” from his solo album, A Drop of Calm. Layered basses create a beautiful sonic tapestry that support the song’s soaring melodies. The video also has an artistic twist. “The Prisma-like filter app is called Artisto, it only does 10 seconds of video, so I had...
Victor Wooten Joins Progressive Metal Band
Here’s something you didn’t see coming: bassist Victor Wooten is in a new progressive metal band called Octavision. The group was founded by guitarist Hovak Alaverdyan and also features keyboardists Steve Weingart and Ara Torosyan with Roman Lomtadze on drums. The band has only released a teaser for their first single entitled “Three Lives”. They describe the song as as...
Elrick Bass Guitars Unveils Steve Lawson Signature Model
Steve Lawson has teamed up with Elrick Bass Guitars to release a signature model. The Gold Standard Steve Lawson Custom Bolt-on Neck Bass Guitar is a semi-hollow body that features the company’s “heel-less” body design. The bass is built with a maple body topped with marbled walnut. Its quarter-sawn maple neck sports a 33-inch scale and is bolted to the...
Fund Set Up for George Mraz Medical Expenses
A GoFundMe page has been set up for jazz bass legend George Mraz following serious medical issues. The 72-year old bassist, who has worked with everyone from Oscar Peterson to Chet Baker to Stephane Grapelli, was operated on this summer for his pancreas. Complications from the procedure have kept him in an extended hospital stay. “On July 8th George endured...
Nathan Navarro: Star Wars
Nathan Navarro has been bringing it with the nostalgia lately. His last video was a sick playthrough with the original Super Mario Brothers video game. Now he’s back with an all bass rendition of music from Star Wars. The clip starts out with the Star Wars theme cleanly played in five parts on his white Spector bass, but things get...
David Crosby Taps Michael League for Fall Tour
Folk rock icon David Crosby has announced a fall tour in support of his upcoming album, , and he’s hired a killer band to back him up. Joining “Croz” on the road will be Becca Stevens, Michelle Willis, and Snarky Puppy bassist Michael League, who also produced the album. “Michael and I write really well together,” Crosby said. “When we...
The Universe Inside: An Interview with Alana Rocklin
Veteran electronic jam band STS9’s latest release, The Universe Inside, is something new for the band. It’s their first full-length LP in nearly seven years and features more vocal songs than their typically instrumental output. It’s more influenced by pop of the ’70s and ’80s. It’s also the first to be anchored by bassist Alana Rocklin, who lays down fierce...
Quilter Amps Unveils the Bass Block 800
Quilter Amps has unveiled the Bass Block 800, a bass amp that delivers up to 800 watts while weighing in at just 3.75 pounds. The micro-sized amp sets itself apart by being completely designed by Quilter, the company says. “Unlike many of today’s compact bass amps, the Bass Block 800 is not simply an existing consumer-grade power module married to...
Ehud Ettun Trio: Funk
I like hearing funky upright bass, and Ehud Ettun brings a jazz flavor to it on this song aptly entitled “Funk”. Ettun is joined by Daniel Schwarzwald, who wrote the tune, on piano and Nathan Blankett on drums. Check the bass solo at 4:15.
Bass of the Week: AMJ Guitars Fretless Bass
No Treble reader Deryl Gallant wrote in to us with a cool story on the creation of his AMJ Guitars fretless bass. Strangely enough, it started out as just a neck for his Fender Jazz and ended up with a body of reclaimed wood. Gallant tells the story: “In 2015 I visited Adam Marsh Johnston of AMJ Guitars to get...