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Jack Bruce Releases “City Of Gold: Live Performances” DVD
Jack Bruce has a new DVD out, entitled City of Gold: Live Performances. The 22 minute long DVD is a snapshot of Bruce between two performances over 10 years in 1991 in Sevilla, Spain and 2001 in Donington, UK. Bruce is joined by musicians including Phil Manzanera, Michael Schenker, Uli Roth and others on the four tracks that include “City...
Top 10: The Best Bass Lessons (September 2010)
This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass lessons for September, 2010, based on No Treble reader visits. 1. Slap Bass 101 – the series Thomas “MarloweDK” Risell shows you the way to slappin’ da bass in this 6-part series. 2. Introduction to Bebop Scale Forms In this lesson we’ll explore the basic forms...
Viaceslav Svedov: Purple Haze Solo Bass
As long as Viaceslav Svedov keeps producing these videos, we’re going to keep showcasing him. In this video, Viaceslav does his bass-only version of Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze”. Wow.
Michael Anthony Opens Up on VH1’s That Metal Show
On a recent episode of VH1’s That Metal Show, Michael Anthony shared his story about why he’s no longer in Van Halen. The bassist, who now holds down the low end in the rock supergroup Chickenfoot, said that he was never asked about the band’s recent “reunion” tour, as well as their new album, due out early next year. Anthony...
Gear Watch: MTD Andrew Gouche Signature 635
Gospel legend Andrew Gouche has shared details of his new Signature MTD bass on his Facebook Page. The Andrew Gouche Signature MTD 635-24 is a 6-string, 35″ scale bass that features an alder body with a maple burl top and a maple neck with a purple heart fingerboard. The neck’s side dots are made from Luminlay, which allows them to...
Ask Damian Erskine: Working with Tricky Drummers
Q: I was wondering how you play with jazz drummers who seem intent on messing everyone up with syncopation. I’ve seen and played with drummers who will start a polyrhythm and repeat it for two measures to set up a downbeat, and they expect me to come in on time? I want to be able to have fun and interact...
Eddie Gomez: Live Double Bass Solo
Here’s a nice solo by bassist Eddie Gomez, performing with Chick Corea’s Three Quartets Band.
Joelle Leandre and India Cooke Release “Journey”
Free improv bassist Joelle Leandre has teamed up with violinist India Cooke for a new album entitled Journey on NoBusiness Records. The new CD contains a real-time improvised performance split into six tracks from a conference called “Improvisation and Identity: Discovering Self and Community in a Trans-Cultural Age,” which was held in Denver, Colorado. Drawing from free jazz, modern classical...
Reader Spotlight: James Cain
Meet James Cain, a bassist from Weslaco, Texas and our player in the spotlight for October 26, 2010. Bio: I’ve been a bass player for 37 years, and I was a Bass Performance Major in college. I play all types of music, mainly jazz, blues, funk, rock, country, Latin and Latin Jazz. I’ve played with the great alto saxophonist Rene...
Metallica: For Whom The Bell Tolls (Cliff Burton Isolated Bass)
We love the isolated bass track videos at No Treble HQ. Here’s an extra special one, featuring the bass work of Cliff Burton, performing “For Whom The Bell Tolls”.
Jeff Beck with Rhonda Smith: Live And Exclusive From The Grammy Museum
In April, 2010, Jeff Beck won his fifth Grammy award and celebrated with a concert for a small audience at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Beck and his band, including bassist Rhonda Smith performed a mix of songs from Beck’s latest studio album Emotion and Commotion (an album featuring bassist Tal Wilkenfeld), as well as classic Beck tunes. A...
Robbie Crane: RATT is on Indefinite Hiatus
After rumors of being fired from RATT, bassist Robbie Crane responded by stating that the iconic glam metal band is on “indefinite hiatus.” He responded to a question from the bloggers at Metal Sludge: “As far as I’m concerned there is no Ratt to be ‘fired’ from as Ratt is on an indefinite hiatus as we’ve finished the Infestation tour...