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Reader Spotlight: Edward Baida

Meet Edward Baida, a bassist from New York and our player in the spotlight for October 19, 2010. Bio: I’m a 21-year-old bass guitar player about to be a senior in college at Boston University. Playing music is how I’d like to make a living for myself, and making a living for myself is a reality I am going to...

Review: Simon Little’s “Mandala”

A solo bass guitar record improvised live that often sounds nothing like bass guitar, Simon Little‘s Mandala is enjoyable, highly listenable and varied both sonically and in terms of mood. Little manages all this despite recording the whole album using one bass, his Warwick Thumb VI. Little joins a select group of bassists who make highly musical recordings using looped...

Innerviews: Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten and 22 Others Share Insights on Life as Musician

Journalist Anil Prasad has a new book out, featuring contributions from 24 musicians from jazz, rock, world music, hip-hop and electronica. Innerviews: Music Without Borders features essays by each musician, who share their thoughts on the creative process, their careers and goals, conflicts, collaborations and the realities of the music business today. Musicians include Stanley Clarke, Jonas Hellborg, Victor Wooten,...

Filipe Moreno: 14 Year Old Bass Player

First, there was the 13 year old bassist from Brazil knocking everyone’s socks off. Now comes 14 year old Filipe Moreno, also from Brazil, showing off his skills. We don’t know if there’s some bass school in Brazil, but we’d like to find it if there is.

Victor Wooten: The NPR Interview

A recent interview with Victor Wooten on the NPR program “Talk of the Nation” has been posted online. During the segment, Wooten talks about his music philosophy, music education, and gives some basic information on different techniques. The legendary bassist also performs with drummer JD Blair, starting the show off with a duet rendition of “You Can’t Hold No Groove,”...

One of the beautiful things about upright bassists is their unwillingness to conform. When it comes to tuning, we often refuse to conform not only to the practices of other instruments in our family, but also to each other! Although 3 string basses are largely a thing of the past, there are still uprights with 4 strings, with and without...

Incognito: Talkin’ Loud (Francis Hylton)

Today’s featured video comes by way of our Facebook friend Jose Perciba. The band is Incognito, the bassist laying down the funky line is Francis Hylton,?and the song is “Talkin’ Loud”.

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of October 10 – 16, 2010. Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (September 2010) Sheet Music: 25 Great Bass Lines Custom Shop: An Interview with Oscar Prat Video: Marco Rodi: A Bassist in the BOSS Loop Station Finals News: Robert Trujillo: Metallica is Writing...

Gear Watch: Tascam TG-7 Tuner

A new tuner have been introduced to Tascam’s line, featuring widescreen, backlit LCD displays and fast pitch detection. The TG-7, designed for both bass and guitar, fits on pedalboards and includes a 1/4″ in and thru to connect to amps. The tuner also includes a built-in microphone and metronome with an external speaker. Tascam TG-7 Features: Chromatic tuner Metronome with...

Sebastien Husson: Fretless Bass Groove

Here’s French bassist Sébastien Husson, aka The BassistiK, performing a clip from one of his recent compositions. Husson has a ton of great bass clips out there. Check out his Youtube page for more.

Christian Musician Summit Releases “Bass and Drums” DVD Workshop with Abraham Laboriel

A new bass and drum focused “conference in a box” instructional DVD by Christian Music Summit is now out. Bass and Drums features two conference workshops, including a bass workshop by Abraham Laboriel. Laboriel has played more than 4,000 sessions and worship services, and shares his thoughts and techniques in a Bass Master Class. Bass and Drums retails for $29.95.

Infectious Grooves to Play Reunion Show

Funk metal pioneers Infectious Grooves will be reuniting for a one-off performance that will be the group’s first show in over ten years in the U.S. The gig will be at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California on November 23, and is going to be the group’s only appearance in 2010. Infectious Grooves was formed by bassist Robert Trujillo...