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Marco Rodi: A Bassist in the BOSS Loop Station Finals

A bassist has made the list of finalists in the BOSS Loop Station Championship National Finals in Canada. Marco Rodi was one of three finalists after four months of competition. Marco squares off against the other finalists at the Halifax Pop Explosion Festival on Thursday, October 21st. Here’s Marco’s entry: Good luck Marco, and thanks for representing.

Kip Winger, the one-time bassist for Alice Cooper and leader of the 80’s band Winger, and Rudy Sarzo of Quiet Riot fame have teamed up with songwriter/producer Mark Hudson for the new VH1 Classic series, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp”. The trio of counselors guide wannabe rockers to help them transform into rock stars. The show debuts tonight at 10pm...

Rush Featured in New Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

If you like Rush, and you like video games, then hold on to your seat. The latest release from the incredibly popular series of Guitar Hero video games revolves around the Canadian prog-rockers’ classic album, 2112. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock takes players on a new quest to help the Demi-God of Rock save rock n’ roll, with the Quest...

Mark King Slap Solo

LEDs? Headless bass? Must be Mark King doing his thing.

Faith No More Releases “No PR” Interview with Billy Gould and Roddy Bottum

Faith No More, who took a “no PR” stance during their recent reunion, have released their only formal interview consisting of questions directly from fans, answered mainly by bassist Bill Gould and keyboardist Roddy Bottum. The two bandmates go over a plethora of questions, including the group’s plans for the future, why they didn’t tour more, and why they opted...

Kyle Eastwood Announces Tour Dates

Jazz bassist Kyle Eastwood has announced a tour of select U.S. cities for November, starting at the Blue Note in New York City and finishing up at the Paso Robles Film Festival in Paso Robles, California. Eastwood will be playing a variety of tunes, including songs from his latest release, Metropolitain. Along for the ride will be the rest of...

Gear Watch: TC Electronic BH500

TC Electronic has announced the BH500, their newest addition to their Bass Amp 2.0 line up. The BH500 provides two tone-shaping tools, TubeTone and SpectraComp, with three user memory settings. SpectraComp is a conventional compressor taken from TC’s RH450, offering “per-string” multi-band compression to even out compression across all strings. TubeTone, also originally offered in the RH450, is designed to...

Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (September 2010)

We’re introducing a new Top Ten series this week, showcasing the most popular features from selected categories on No Treble. This week, we’re taking a look back at the top 10 most popular bass videos from September, 2010. 1. 13 Year Old Bassist Performs “Rei Arthur” This one has “video of the year” written all over it. A 13 year...

Mark Hoppus: Blink 182 Return to the Studio

Blink-182 is back in the studio again, according to frontman/bassist Mark Hoppus, via Twitter. “At the studio. Re-commencing the blink-182 album… NOW!” he wrote. Hoppus also gave an update on his blog from the studio, with pictures of the bass he is recording with and his mic’ing technique. This will be Blink-182’s first studio album since their 2003 self-titled album....

Doug Johns Releases “Stank”

Doug Johns has just released his third solo album, Stank, via digital pre-release on CD Baby, with the physical CD will be available on October 22. He will also have it for purchase at his next performance at the Baked Potato in Studio City, California on the 21st. For the project, Johns recruited musicians from his previous work, including Oz...

Q: I’ve been playing professionally (clubs, studio, festivals) since I was about 18. I’m 43 now, and I find myself in a bit of an uninspired phase. My urge to play, practice and create is currently AWOL. Do you ever go thru periods where you and the bass are mortal enemies? if so , how do you get thru these...

James Genus Solo: Bern Jazz Fest, 1990

Short, but oh so sweet… James Genus taking a solo during the Bern Jazz Festival in 1990.