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Warwick Releases Limited Edition Thumb BO LTD 2013
Warwick’s limited edition bass this year is the Thumb BO LTD 2013, an upgraded version of the company’s existing model. Available in 4- and 5-string versions, the new model features bolt-on construction and is crafted from FSC certified woods. The Thumb BO LTD 2013 is built with a US Swamp Ash body topped with Vavona Burl with a matching headstock....
Lower Position Harmonics
Last time we found some of the most common harmonics as they are played at the end of the fingerboard. Since the placement of harmonics on the string “mirror” themselves from the mid point (i.e. you find the same notes toward the nut as you do toward the bridge) we can find the harmonics from last installment not only at...
Chris Minh Doky Band: A New Day
Chris Minh Doky has a way of writing happy, hopeful music that not many people can match in my opinion. This video of the song “A New Day” illustrates what I’m talking about.
AMT Releases S26i Removable Tail Piece Mounted Acoustic Bass Microphone System
Applied Microphone Technology has released the S26i, a new microphone mounting system for acoustic bass. Designed and manufactured in the USA, the system is the company’s second generation system that hooks onto the tail piece. “The S26i is really our 2nd tail piece mounting system,” the company explains. “The original was intended for the player that wanted to leave the...
Weekly Top Ten: The Best in Bass for the Week of March 3
There was a lot of bass goodness last week, making this list so epic, we can barely contain ourselves. Here are the top 10 most read stories and most watch videos on No Treble for the week of March 3-9, 2013. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing. 1. Blast Cult Enters the Electric Bass Market with the Thirty...
Jan Urbanec: Acid Jazz Fingerstyle/Slap Bass Groove
I’ve been following Czech bass player Jan Urbanec for many years now. As great as his videos are, they don’t have a lot of views. Maybe we can change that. Check out this cool acid jazz groove. Or as Jan calls it, “Just two grooves.” The only thing better would be if it was longer.
Esperanza Spalding Announces Radio Music Society 2013 Tour
Esperanza Spalding has announced dates for her Radio Music Society 2013 Tour, which will cover parts of Asia and the Americas. The tour starts March 13th at the Mosaic Festival in Singapore before heading to Hong Kong and Japan. Then she’ll head to Canada and the United States for a lengthy tour through August. Spalding will be breaking up the...
Intergalactic Bass: Scales Arpeggios Fingerings Theory & Much More
Hal Leonard has added Carlo Mombelli’s Intergalactic Bass method as their latest book in their Bass Instruction series. The comprehensive, 240-page book is based on the premise that in order to play music, one must have a solid handle on scales and arpeggios. A bassist, composer and educator, Mombelli said he searched for a book on scales and arpeggios to...
Peavey Unveils Michael Anthony Signature VB-MA Bass Amp
Peavey is upping their heavy duty amp offerings with the Michael Anthony Signature VB-MA bass amplifier, which the company unveiled at NAMM this year. The former Van Halen/current Chickenfoot bassist’s new rig came about after road-testing Peavey’s VB-3 and offering personal suggestions to the design. The VB-MA is a 300-watt all-tube head that weighs in at 38 pounds. Similar to...
Hadrien Feraud, Michael Lecoq, & David “Fingers” Haynes: 2013 NAMM Jam
A couple of days ago, we featured a NAMM jam video with Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey and David “Fingers” Haynes. Once again, PreSonus brings the goods at the 2013 NAMM show with this jam featuring bassist Hadrien Feraud performing with Haynes and keyboardist Michael Lecoq. So so good.
No-Metric: Cosmo Funk
Bassist Fernando Molinari shared this video of his band with us, and once again, it knocked us out. This is the Brazilian fusion group No-Metric, playing “Cosmo Funk”. The group also includes guitarists Dallton Santos and Davi Filho and drummer Rodolfo Ferreira.
Bass of the Week: F Bass BNF Fretless
The F Bass BNF is a fretless version of their BN model that the company says offers a “traditional fretless tone.” Available in 4-, 5- and 6-string versions, the BNF features a sleek Gabon ebony fingerboard, a 3-piece quartersawn maple neck, and a body constructed of a maple center block and ash wings. Its pickups are a pair of stacked,...