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This is bassist Paulo Gustavo playing his virtuosic bass version of Steve Morse’s tune “Tumeni Notes”. And pretty much nailing it.

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of July 25-31, 2010. 1. Video: Bootsy Collins: Stretchin’ Out 2. News: Joey Jordison: Slipknot Will Not Replace Paul Gray 3. Custom Shop: An Interview with Pierre Erizias 4. Gear: Industrial Radio Standard Midi Bass 4 5. Events: Detroit Bass Fest 2010 Lineup Announced...

Chuck Levin’s Announces Marcus Miller Clinic

Marcus Miller will hold a special Master Class at Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center in Wheaton, MD on August 16th. The clinic will take place two days before Miller’s performance at Wolf Trap, in Vienna, Virginia, as part of his Tutu Revisited Tour. Tickets for the Master Class are $50.00 and available for purchase online or at the store. A...

This Gov’t Mule clip begins with a solo by Andy Hess, where he makes a groove that just won’t stop and propels audience into a frenzy.

“Who Killed Nancy” Documentary Released in U.S.

A documentary claiming Sid Vicious could not have murdered his girlfriend Nancy Spungen has just made it’s U.S. debut. Who Killed Nancy covers the details of Nancy’s last moments, as well as Sid’s, with testimonials from the couple’s friends and followers, including Vicious’ predecessor in the Sex Pistols, Glen Matlock. The film points out that Sid had taken such a...

Tony Campos Announces New Projects, Possible Prong Album

Tony Campos, the bassist for Prong who also previously working with Static-X, has announced his intentions to move forward with some new projects. Campos admits that he’s been working hard to line up ideas since he left Static-X and pouring energy into Prong. He announced on his MySpace blog that we can expect a new album sometime in the next...

Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, currently on tour with Rob Zombie, has announced that Slipknot will not replace Paul Gray and will continue making music without a dedicated bassist. Gray was found dead on May 24th, with the cause of death later revealed to be a morphine overdose. Slipknot is in the early stages of their next record and Jordison said...

Gear Watch: BOSS BR-800 Digital Recorder

BOSS has released the new BR-800 Digital Recorder, a portable multi-tracker device. The recorder includes touch-sensor switchers and SD-card recording media. Up to four tracks can be recorded or eight tracks played back simultaneously, with an additional stereo track dedicated to the built-in rhythm generator. There’s an “EZ Recording” mode for beginners looking for guidance in the recording process. Other...

John Paul Jones: Tidal

Here’s John Paul Jones in rare shredding form! Here he uses his 10-string with a pitch shifter to tear through this song on the .

Details for this year’s Detroit Bass Fest have been revealed, and it looks like it will be another great day of bass. The event has been set for September 3 at Bert’s Warehouse Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. Laying down the low-end will be Gerald Veasley, Ralphe Armstrong, Anthony Wellington, and Doug Johns. The performers will also be clinicians in workshops...

Gear Watch: Team Awesome! Fuzzmachine Re-Released

Smallsound/Bigsound has released an updated version of their Team Awesome! Fuzzmachine bass fuzz pedal. The new stompbox includes added controls that allow for blending overdrive and fuzz, phase inversion, and higher gain levels. The input signal is split into two channels for clean and fuzz, both having their own volume controls. Also added is an input gain circuit to boost...

Here’s a live performance of Allan Holdsworth at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA on October 7, 1992. This performance of “Letters of Marque” features a solo by bassist Skuli Sverrison. Gary Husband is on drums and Steve Hunt is on keys. Thanks to Sigurdór Guðmundsson for sharing this with us.