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Reader Spotlight: Jamie Mills
Bassist Jamie Mills hooked us with his very first sentence in his Reader Spotlight profile. Jamie has seen a lot of styles in the 14 years he’s played bass, and he’s as humble as he is talented from everything we can see. Jamie is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Bio: I’m a 28 year old Northern Irish...
Meddy Gerville with Michel Alibo: Te? kout anou don
Our good friend Sylvain Gros-Desormeaux keeps us in the loop on some excellent videos I’m afraid we would have otherwise missed. This time around, Sylvain shared this performance by keyboardist Meddy Gerville at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn, along with bassist Michel Alibo and drummer Emmanuel Félicité. Sylvain said Gerville’s group plays “some traditional music from la Reunion Island (it’s a...
Yes Releases “Heaven & Earth”
So many of the classic Yes elements are in place for , the latest record from the progressive rock pioneers: Chris Squire on bass, Steve Howe on guitar, and Roger Dean’s artwork on the cover. There’s one new element though — Jon Davison has taken over on vocals from Benoit David, who had handled lead vocals since the departure of...
OZZtosh Introduces LUMA Aluminum Body Bass
OZZtosh unveiled their latest creation, the LUMA Bass, at the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, Tennessee last week. The bass follows suit with the rest of their LUMA series and is CNC machined from a 6061 solid aluminum billet. The instrument is then hand polished and assembled in the U.S. Weighing in at 8.7 pounds, the LUMA is P-style bass...
Bass Lick Series: Funky Fingerstyle Bass Groove
Changing things up a bit this time around with a funky 5-string bass groove (which can also be played on a 4-string). The fill is based on the Em Dorian scale (E F? G A B C? D) and uses the open strings for a doubling effect. The doubling effect is something we’ve tried before (see: Soul/Funk Fingerstyle Bass Groove...
That 1 Guy: Live in Kalamazoo
Our friend Cory O’Brien shared this terrific video, setting it up perfectly by saying it “exemplifies the fact that we are limited only by our imagination”. The artist in this video goes by the name That 1 Guy, who averages “150-200 shows a year all over North America and Canada.” The instrument is something That 1 Guy pioneered, aptly named...
PreSonus Introduces Capture for iPad and Capture Duo
PreSonus has ported their Capture audio-recording software to the iPad with two new apps: and . Capture for iPad allows for recording up to 32 tracks simultaneously with 24-bit, 96 kHz fidelity, while Capture Duo is a free version that lets you record and play two stereo tracks. Both apps focus on recording but come with basic mixing and editing...
Weekly Top 10: The Dan Briggs Interview, Remembering Bob Babbitt, One Glitzy Bass, New Bass Gear and More
There’s so much bass goodness in this week’s top 10, I can hardly contain myself. MarloweDK’s cool lesson on covering all the keys, a handful crazy good bass videos, Damian Erskine’s ask column on how to decide to take the gig, some new gear and one glitzy bass of the week. Here is your top 10 stories and videos on...
ValveTrain Amplification Announces Brandywine All-Tube Bass Amp
Amp company ValveTrain has announced the Brandywine amplifier, a 50-watt all-tube bass amp inspired by the bass amps for the early ‘60s. The amp is described as marrying vintage tone with modern features and was designed primarily for studio use. Instead of a simple pad, the amp starts with a variable pad on the input that can be dialed in...
Meshell Ndegeocello: Pink Moon
Earlier this year, Meshell Ndegeocello went into The Boombox’s studio for Off the Record. One of the performances of that session was her cover of Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon” – the title track from Drake’s last album. In 1974, Drake committed suicide at the age of 26. During his short career, he wasn’t able to achieve much of an audience...
Mastodon Announces North American Fall Tour
Three weeks after releasing their sixth studio album Once More ’Round the Sun, Mastodon is set to take their show once more ’round North America this fall. The tour kicks off on October 15 at Revolution in Boise, Idaho before criss crossing the U.S. with a stop in Montreal for good measure. The fall outing will wrap up at the...
Rick Turner Teams Up with Michael Kelly Guitars to Release Licensed Renaissance Bass
Luthier Rick Turner has teamed up with Michael Kelly Guitars to release a licensed line of his Renaissance instruments, including the Renaissance Bass. Turner, who co-founded Alembic in 1970, has been making the series by hand up until now. The Michael Kelly MKB4SB Renaissance Bass is a chambered acoustic 4-string bass built with an okumé body, mahogany neck, and rosewood...