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Spector Offering Coda Deluxe Bass Models for 2012
Spector has introduced a Deluxe version of their Coda bass series. Built in the U.S. by Stuart Spector and his team, the deluxe version of the vintage inspired bass is set apart by the inclusion of a AAAA quilted maple top and the removal of the pickguard. Many of the features of the Coda Deluxe remain the same, including a...
Performing Live: Adapting to Your Environment
Q: I had a gig last night at a church and the room resonated right on F#. The designer of the church could not have designed it any better to mess up anybody playing F#. When I would hit an F#, it would instantly double or almost triple my output. Very crazy. I tried to remember to play it lighter...
Avishai Cohen Trio: Avraham Avinu (Live)
In our 2009 interview with Stanley Clarke, he told us he enjoyed the music of Avishai Cohen. The drummer is pretty killer too. See if you agree:
Linda Oh Releases “Initial Here”
Bassist/composer Linda Oh follows up her 2009 debut with her second solo effort, Initial Here, an eclectic blend of music as diverse as the bassist’s background. Oh was born in Malaysia to Chinese parents and was raised in Western Australia. Her cultural heritage is what she draws upon for Initial Here. Her early musical training was in classical bassoon, and...
Reader Spotlight: Oliver Leonidas Tsakonas
Meet Oliver Leonidas Tsakonas, a bassist who has enjoyed some nice Youtube attention thanks to his playing. Oliver is our player in the spotlight for May 22, 2012. Bio: I’m a bassist from Leeds UK. In my time, I’ve played on all shapes and sizes of stage in an endless amount of styles. I’m aiming to build my name in...
Old School: 1967 Fender Mustang Bass
Bassist John Flynn shares his 1967 Fender Mustang bass with us, along with the story behind it. Fender offers up the background on the history of the bass on their website: Mustang Bass (1966-1981, 2002-). The first truly successful Fender bass that didn’t say “Precision” or “Jazz” on the headstock was 1966’s Mustang Bass. Leo Fender began development of the...
Andres Rotmistrovsky and Marcelo Woloski: Blackbird (Bass and Percussion Duo)
We’ve heard a lot of versions of The Beatles’s “Blackbird,” but this one sticks out. Bassist Andres Rotmistrovsky teamed up with percussionist Marcelo Woloski to do an African/Middle Eastern influenced take on the tune. Rotmistrovsky, who is admittedly a huge fan of the Fab Four, plays on a Hofner Violin Bass while Woloski plays the Calabash to create a unique...
Tedeschi Trucks Band Releases “Live – Everybody’s Talkin'” with Oteil Burbridge
Following up to their Grammy winning debut album, Revelator, the husband-wife led Tedeschi Trucks Band releases Live – Everybody’s Talkin’ today. Anchored by bassist Oteil Burbridge, the 11-piece group performs tunes from Revelator with some added twists, plus some covers of tunes by Stevie Wonder, Muddy Waters, Bill Withers, Joe Cocker and others. A new tune, “Nobody’s Free”, also makes...
Overture Guitars Introduces Timothy Gaines Signature “TG” Stronghold Bass
Overture Guitars has made a pretty rad signature bass for Timothy Gaines of Stryper. The “TG” Stronghold sports a poplar body with a Yellow Relic paint scheme hand-painted by artist Tim Beck. As each is done individually, every bass has a little different paint scheme and is unique to itself. The bass’s maple neck is topped with a unique 7-piece...
Bass Strings: Tips for Finding the Right Sound
This week’s column comes thanks to a question from Maria G. Maria asks: I’m a pretty new player, but I’m not happy with my upright bass strings. I know I need something different, but there are so many different kinds of strings out there I don’t know where to start. They are also expensive (!) so I can’t really experiment...
Jaco Pastorius Big Band: Invitation Live Featuring Damian Erskine and Peter Erskine
How cool is this? Bassist (and No Treble columnist) Damian Erskine joins his uncle, drummer Peter Erskine, in a live performance with the Jaco Pastorius Big Band. This performance was part of Jaco’s 60th birthday celebration and took place last November in Kawasaki, Japan. Damian kills it!
Weekly Top 10: Funny Bass Videos, RIP Duck Dunn, New Bass Gear from GK and Warwick, Lessons and More
The week starts out right when you start with an all-bass top 10 list. Here are the most read stories and most watched videos from No Treble for the week of May 13-19, 2012. Thanks for reading! 1. Fender Jazz Bass: The Movie G.A.S. alert! Davey4557?s Leo Fender and the History of the Electric Bass video is one of the...