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Ask the Readers: What’s on Your Checklist?
Editor’s note: We’re starting a new series where we ask readers their take on a single bass-related or music-related question each week and then feature the answers and people who share their responses. If you want to see some examples, check out our What Makes a Great Bassist? series. Here’s the first question: When you’re buying a bass, what’s on...
Lesson: Funky and Relaxed Fingerstyle Bass Groove with Double Stops
Continuing our bass groove lesson series, here’s a cool (and relaxed) groove and exercise for you. In this groove, we’re employing double stops with one of the most common shapes: Major 10th, root note, and a Major 3rd (an octave above). Follow along with the video and this lesson transcription (PDF download). For the gear heads, I’m playing my Sandberg...
King’s X: We Were Born To Be Loved
Today we’re celebrating dUg Pinnick’s birthday with the live music video for the King’s X tune “We Were Born to Be Loved.” Taken from the DVD Pinnick lays out some tasty bass with his signature tone while feeding off the crowd’s energy.
Against Me! Names New Bassist
Against Me! have announced that The (International) Noise Conspiracy bassist Inge Johansson will be filling in on bass during the band’s upcoming tour in support of their recently completed album, Transgender Dysphoria Blues. The news came as a tweet from lead singer Laura Jane Grace’s Twitter account. When asked whether or not Johansson would be the band’s full-time bassist, she...
Jeff Ament Makes Appearance on “Sweet Relief III” Charity Album
Pearl Jam bassist and all-around good guy Jeff Ament is lending his playing talents to the new Sweet Relief III: Pennies from Heaven charity album. Ament joins Joseph Arthur for a cover of the Townes Van Zandt song “If I Needed You.” The album is a compilation of artists playing cover songs with appearances by She & Him, Jackson Browne,...
SteadyTune: A Look at the Tuning App for Mac
While I typically stick to iOS apps here, I realize many of you iOS users are likely also Mac users. So I thought I’d deviate from the norm a little here and focus on a handy app I’ve discovered for the Mac. SteadyTune is as simple as it gets. When opened (I set mine to open when I start the...
Aram Bedrosian: Going Under
It has been a while since we’ve featured bassist Aram Bedrosian and one of his terrific solo bass performances. Here’s Aram’s tune “Going Under”, recorded a couple of years ago.
Paul McCartney Announces New Album, Releases First Single
Sir Paul McCartney has released a teaser to a brand new album to be released October 14th in the UK and October 15th in the US. New will be Macca’s first album of brand new solo material in six years and features 12 songs created with four producers for a varied sound. He’s posted the first single, “New,” on YouTube....
Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of August 25
This past week was a week of awesome bass how-to’s, videos, gear and more. Here are the top 10 most read stories and most watch videos on No Treble for the week of August 25-31, 2013. Thanks for reading, commmenting and sharing! 1. Life as a Working Bassist: Where Does the Money Come From? In his latest “Ask Damian” column,...
Fender Custom Shop Unveils New Limited Geddy Lee 1972 Jazz Bass
Fender’s Custom Shop has taken all of the aspects of Geddy Lee’s famous 1972 Jazz bass and created a Limited Edition Geddy Lee Jazz replica. Every detail was considered, from the neck shape, wiring, pickups – even the wear and tear.
Jesús Rico Pérez: “Reconciliación (Reproches Part II)” for Solo Bass
Last month we featured an incredibly well done Michael Manring cover by Jesús Rico Pérez. Michael himself even shared his thoughts with us on the performance. Here’s another stunning video by Jesús, this time performing one of his own tunes. Using picollo strings and alternate tunings on his 5-string, here’s “Reconciliación (Reproches Part II)”.
Murray Grodner Releases “A Double Bassist’s Guide to Refining Performance Practices”
Veteran double bassist Murray Grodner has just released his latest educational book, A Double Bassist’s Guide to Refining Performance Practices. Written as a guide for any bassist seeking a professional career, the book goes over many fine details of being a successful performer. The 168-page book is broken into five parts focusing on different aspects of playing. Part I addresses...