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Doug Wimbish and Victor Wooten: Bass Duet (NAMM 2015)
The Behringer booth at this year’s NAMM show was crammed with people for this impromptu performance by Doug Wimbish and Victor Wooten. Thankfully, they filmed it.
Two Dead Shows Added, All Five Shows Set for Broadcast
The remaining members of The Grateful Dead have added two dates to its roster of “Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead” shows. The two new shows, which preceded the three previously announced July 3-5 shows in Chicago, are nods to the very beginnings of The Dead’s career, just as the Chicago shows are a reminder of the...
Tech 21 Boost Comp Pedal Now Shipping
After announcing the pedal at this year’s NAMM Show, Tech 21 is now shipping the Boost Comp. The all-analog compressor utilizes FET-based technology, which the company says is inherently warm, while simplifying the controls for easy tweaking. The pedal offers pre and post-effect tone shaping capability with its Presence and Tone controls. Presence adds a pre-compression tonal boost in the...
Bass Battle: Live Looping Session #7
Bass Battle has taken his looping sessions to a whole new level. The bassist, aka Bogdan Diaconeasa, sent us his latest looping session, which features his already stellar playing fleshed out with ambient effects and a backbeat. The jam creates a mesmerizing sonic atmosphere and a hook that will stick in your head.
Happy Sixth Birthday, No Treble!
Continuing the tradition, here’s the annual birthday post for No Treble. Time just keeps flying by. Since our last birthday, nearly 68,000 new friends have joined us on our Facebook page. One of our big additions since our fifth birthday was the launch of Groove – the No Treble Podcast, hosted by Mitch Joel. Right now, we’re doing one episode...
Bass Players to Know: Phil Lynott
Jumping back into the world of rock and roll, I can’t help but appreciate the bass players that infuse a band with their energy, musicality, and personality, making us fall in love with both the person and the music. Providing far more than just a bass line, players like Jack Bruce, Rick Danko, and the latest bass player to know,...
Iron Maiden: Powerslave, Live 2008
Powerslave is one of Iron Maiden’s greatest albums, and the title track is just as killer. Here’s the band tearing it up during a performance in Costa Rica with Steve Harris laying it down like only he can. The clip is taken from a 2009 British/Canadian documentary called Iron Maiden: Flight 666, which followed the band during their Somewhere Back...
Bob Gingery Releases Debut Album
Bassist/composer Bob Gingery has released his debut record, Traveler, with his longtime band. Jazz anchors Gingery’s work, but elements of rock, blues, and folk and modern harmonies can be heard on the record featuring his band: Jon Irabagon on saxophones (winner of 2008 Thelonious Monk competition), Mike Baggetta on guitar and Mark Ferber on drums. “Most of the improvisation on...
Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in April 2015
Our monthly celebration of the top bass gear news coverage continues. Here are the top 10 most read gear stories on No Treble for the month of April, 2015. As always, it comes with a warning: may cause GAS. 1. Demeter Amplification Bass-400D Hybrid Bass Amplifier Amplification guru James Demeter was at NAMM this year to introduce the prototype of...
Warwick Announces German Pro Series Basses
Warwick is introducing a new lineup called the German Pro Series, which aims to offers their German-made instruments at an affordable price. All of the basses are produced in Germany by Warwick and a partner company. “The tone woods for the German Pro Series are naturally air dried, hand selected, and glued at Warwick in Markneukirchen, also the necks, and...
Hadas Trainin: You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
No Treble reader Shay Levy shared this video by Hadas Trainin performing her solo bass cover of the Beatles’ “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away”. Shay said “I believe I won’t be the only one who loved the way she performs it.” He was right.
Ben Williams Comes of Age on Second Album
Jazz bassist Ben Williams’ second album, Coming of Age, explores the musical and emotional growth of Williams, who won the 2009 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition. The album not only includes his own work, but also a cover of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Here’s the album’s opening track, “Black Villain Music”: Coming of Age is available on ,...