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Bass of the Week: LedBelli Bass Guitars Jonah #015

I love checking out new basses that set themselves apart from the pack, and the LedBelli Jonah does just that. The fretless, single-cut, semi-hollow bass is a real eye catcher. The company just shared pictures of the recently completed Jonah #015, which features a stunning book-matched California Redwood burl theme. The bass’s body is semi-hollow and chambered with f-holes. Its...

Best of 2014: The Top 10 Reader Favorite Bass Amps and Cabinets

We love gear. We need gear. And we love to report on new gear. Here are the 10 most read stories covering bass amps and cabinets in 2014. Enjoy, and sorry for the G.A.S. 1. Fender 2014 Rumble Series Bass Amps Fender completely revamped the Rumble Series of bass combo amplifiers into lighter and louder designs with more features. The...

Vahagn Stepanyan with Anthony Crawford: Give More

Vahagn Stepanyan emailed me a couple of videos of music from his debut album, Moonlight. And this one grooves, thanks in large part to bassist Anthony Crawford, who makes it happen along with drummer Weerachat Premananda Jr. The guitarist in the video is Felipe Praino. Enjoy!

Weekly Top 10: Best of Isolated Bass Videos and Lowdown Columns, Holiday Videos, Chris Wood and More [CB]

For the last full week of 2014, we had a lot to celebrate, and the holiday season was in full swing with some great holiday-themed bass videos. We also kicked off our “Best of 2014” lists, celebrating the year that is coming to a close. Be sure to check out the top 10 isolated bass tracks and top 10 Lowdown...

MTD Kingston Announces Saratoga Deluxe Jazz Bass

MTD Kingston is introducing the Saratoga Deluxe Jazz bass at Winter NAMM 2015. A riff on their Saratoga bass, the Deluxe model includes active/passive operation with a bypassable 3-band EQ. The Saratoga Deluxe comes in three finishes: limited edition satin honey burst, satin dark cherry burst, or gloss transparent black. Its maple neck sports an asymmetrical profile for faster playing...

Jesús Rico Pérez: Farewell

We’ve been lucky to know bassist Jesús Rico Pérez for a couple of years now. Over that time, Jesús has shared some pretty incredible videos showcasing his technique – but a technique that is about delivering the music, not a fireworks show. In this new video, Jesús plays both a piccolo bass and fretless with an e-bow. Stunning, as always.

Omer Avital Back with a “New Song”

Israeli bassist and bandleader Omer Avital continues to delve into the linkages between jazz and Middle Eastern music on his latest album, New Song. New Song is a follow-up record to 2012’s Suite of the East, and features his longtime band of Avishai Cohen on trumpet, Joel Frahm on tenor saxophone, Yonathan Avishai on piano, and Daniel Freedman on drums....

Best of 2014: The Top 10 Reader Favorite Basses

Over the course of 2014, we featured more than 300 stories on new basses hitting the market. As with everything gear related, these stories brought more than half a million readers to the site, despite our warnings that these stories may cause GAS. Here are the top 10 most read and most shared stories in 2014 on No Treble featuring...

Niacin: No Man’s Land

I was watching the video of Niacin’s live performance of “Blood, Sweat & Beers”, and it made me want to look for more. Here’s the trio of Billy Sheehan, Dennis Chambers and John Novello performing “No Man’s Land” at the same show…

Seymour Duncan Unveils Lemmy Custom Shop Signature Pickups

If anyone has a signature sound, it’s Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, and now he’s got a signature line of Custom Shop pickups from Seymour Duncan. Designed for use with Rickenbacker basses, the pickups were modeled after the ones on the bassist’s signature instrument and tweaked for more attack and punch. The Seymour Duncan Lemmy Custom Shop pickup is available in...

Best of 2014: The Top 10 Reader Favorite Bass Videos

Almost every day of the year, we share our favorite bass video of the day. We love the job of watching and choosing, and we especially love the ones you share with us. Of the nearly 365 videos we’ve shared in 2014, these 10 were the most popular. Thanks as always for sharing videos with us, watching the ones we...

Bass Players to Know: Chris Wood

Each week, as I scroll through the list of bass players hoping to settle on a new subject, there are a few things I tend to look for: superior technical skill, boundless imagination, and reverence for traditional and modern styles. This time, I jumped to the end of the alphabet. There was Victor Wooten, Willie Dixon, and Chris Wood. A...