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Prong Covers Songs Important to the Band on Latest Album
Post-hardcore/post-metal band Prong offers up its take on a variety songs that have influenced the band over the years on its latest album, Songs From the Black Hole. The band, featuring bassist Jason Christopher, covers songs like Black Flag’s “Bars,” Husker Du’s “Don’t Want to Know if You Are Lonely,” Bad Brains’ “Banned in DC” and Neil Young’s “Cortez the...
Rush To Celebrate Album Art in Upcoming Book
If you love the artwork on Rush albums almost as much as you love the music made by the Canadian trio, you’re in luck: you can pre-order The Art of Rush, a coffee table book detailing how artist Hugh Syme designed the group’s album art. In the early days, Syme carefully hand-crafted elements for album art. Today, he can use...
Weekly Top 10: Bass Tone Consistency, New Gear, Popular Bass Videos and More
Rest easy, the top 10 list from the world of bass is here… These 10 make up No Treble readers’ favorites for the week of March 28 – April 3, 2015. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Eden Amplification Introduces MicroTour Mini Bass Amp After releasing their World Pro Tour Series, Eden has taken a different approach with the...
Emile Nelson: Believe
Emile Nelson sent us this cool video he put together for the title track of his album, Believe. The tune is a catchy one, with a nice groove held down by Emile. The video is a nice reminder of the warm weather that may get here, eventually. (You can find the album on ).
Van Halen Live Album Documents Tokyo Show
Believe it or not, Van Halen never released a live album with founding singer David Lee Roth. That is, until now. Van Halen’s Tokyo Dome in Concert features not only Diamond Dave, but also Wolfgang Van Halen (son of guitarist Eddie and nephew of drummer Alex) on bass. Wolfgang has been part of the band since 2006, when he replaced...
Spector Introduces Legend Neck-Thru Basses for 2015
Spector has expanded their Legend series with a new neck-thru model. Available in four- and five-string versions, the Legend4 and Legend5 Neck-Thru basses feature the company’s NS body shape with maple wings and either a bubinga top with natural matte finish or a figured maple top with a faded blue gloss finish. The 3-piece maple neck is reinforced with graphite...
Simon Fitzpatrick: “Rosita” on Bass Guitar
Simon Fitzpatrick took Francisco Tárrega’s classical guitar piece “Rosita” and turned it into a classical 6-string bass piece. Stunning.
Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in March 2015
One thing is for sure… we all love gear. So we love to celebrate each month with a gear roundup of the 10 most popular gear stories, based on No Treble readers. Here’s your list for March, 2015. Gas on! 1. Eden Amplification MicroTour Mini Bass Amp After releasing their World Pro Tour Series, Eden has taken a different approach...
Bass Players to Know: David Hood
It’s been roughly a year since we featured David Hood in the interview, I’ll Take You There, so it’s about time we highlighted him in this series. Taking an opportunity to revisit his music, I am yet again reminded of his musical sensibilities, refined approach, and an unmistakable feel. Known for his session work with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section,...
Dominic “Forest” Lapointe: Teramobil’s “Molecular Spectrometry” Playthrough
Dominic “Forest” Lapointe‘s playing never ceases to amaze me. Today’s featured video is the bassist’s latest face-melting playthrough for the song “Molecular Spectrometry” from his instrumental technical metal band Teramobil. Not one to simply play roots, Lapointe’s lines are a great example of a bass player taking the lead while still supporting the song. He rips through the track with...
Stellar Players Assemble Andy Galore’s “Out and About”
Jazz bass player Andy Galore has released his debut album as a bandleader, Out and About, which features both meaningful covers and original work from the electric bassist. Galore, known for his work with guitarist Mike Stern, has assembled an impressive group for the record, which is inspired by and reflects his affection for New York City. Guitarist Oz Noy...
Kala Introduces 5-String Solid Body U-Bass
This year marks Kala’s 10th anniversary, and they’re celebrating in part by introducing a 5-string version of their SUB solid body U-Bass. The ukelele-sized bass comes in four finishes – Sunburst, Cherryburst, Red, and Black – with a 2+3 tuner layout. The 5-string SUB bass features many of the same characteristics as the 4-string, including Kala’s polyurethane strings, a Hipshot...