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Alex Webster: Cannibal Corpse to Record New Album This Year, Release DVD
In a recent interview with Rocksins, Cannibal Corpse founder Alex Webster revealed that the group is working on new material and will going into the studio this September. Don’t expect to see them live this year, though. When asked what the death metal band has lined up for the year, Webster replied, “We have no plans to tour in 2011....
Reader Spotlight: Leslie Dirksen
Meet Leslie Dirksen, a bassist from Plymouth, Massachusetts, and our player in the spotlight for February 1, 2011. Bio: I started playing bass at age 17, being snuck into bars for blues jams. I attended B.I.T. Summer Session and then enrolled at Berklee in Boston. I played bass for Boston’s all female heavy metal group “She’s So Loud” in the...
Marcus Miller “A Night in Monte-Carlo” Contest: Enter to win CDs, DR Strings, No Treble T-shirts and Back Stage Passes
Congratulations to the winners of the Marcus Miller A Night in Monte Carlo contest on No Treble! Grand Prize Winner: Adam B. Winners’ Circle Winners Daniël S., Jared R., Peter K., Heather D., Bam F., Robert G., Jeremy M., David H., Thomas W., Jason K. Bass Line Winners Stefan N. , Kurt H., Dylan R., Julie B., Allen B., Steven...
Jennifer Young with Travis Larson: Good and The Bad
Jennifer Young plays a beautiful melody in this duet with guitarist Travis Larson. The song, “Good and the Bad,” comes from Larson’s 2005 album, Rate of Change.
Gear Watch: Von Saint Guitar Grips
While making the rounds at NAMM, we came upon the Von Saint booth, where the company was displaying its innovative bass guitar grips. The concept is that bass stands are awkward and take up floor space, which is important, especially on stage. The Crewsader Grip, Rogue Grip, and Renegade Grips are designed to hook onto your cab or combo, either...
Victor Wooten Offers Remastered “Me & My Bass Guitar” as Free Download
As we reported a couple of weeks ago, Victor Wooten has launched his own record label, VIX Records. His first release is A Show of Hands-15, a remastered version of his solo debut album from 15 years ago. Vic has just announced his iconic track, “Me & My Bass Guitar” is being offered in its remastered form as a free...
Technique Series: Pizzicato (Plucking) Exercises
The simple, straightforward exercises below are the best I have seen to develop and maintain right hand pizzicato (plucking) on the upright bass. They isolate the technique to focus one just one thing: your right hand technique. There is certainly room in a practice routine to work on right hand/left hand coordination, or tricky patterns, but these have proven to...
Lucio Marrone: 2 Bass Arrangement of “11 and 6”
Lucio Marrone, a bassist from Argentina sent in this video, featuring his arrangement of a popular Argentinian tune, “11 and 6”, by Fito Paez. Lucio performs his all bass arrangement on both fretted and fretless basses.
Rewind: Tons of Bass Gear, TC Electronic Contest, Awesome Solo Bass Videos and more
Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of January 23 – 29, 2011. 1. Win a TC Electronic BG500 Don’t Miss Out: TC Electronic and No Treble are teaming up for an ultimate gear contest! One lucky Grand Prize winner will receive a TC Electronic BG500… 2. Todd Matthews: Kashmir, the...
Bootsy Collins with James Brown Live (1971)
Bootsy Collins sent us this video, saying “see 18 yr old Bootsy with James Brown”. The video was shot in April 1971, live in Bologna, Italy.
Warwick to Release “Fuss on the Buss” DVD
Warwick announced they will be releasing Warwick Live: Fuss on the Buss, a DVD release which documents the coming together of 11 bassists on a bus under the Manhattan Bridge. The group includes T.M. Stevens, Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Norwood Fisher, Divinity Roxx, Jonas Hellborg, Ryan Martinie, John B Williams, Brandino, Hansford Rowe and Steve Bailey. Warwick says the event...
Peterson Releases StroboStomp Classic
For NAMM 2011, Peterson released the StroboStomp Classic, a retro stomp box tuner modeled after their Conn ST-11 Strobotuner from the ‘70s. The new pedal boasts .1 cent note detection and the company’s “Sweetened Tunings,” which are presets for specific instruments. A USB input allows for you to drop in your own presets and update firmware. The display is a...