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Tulpa: An Interview with Linus Klausenitzer
The use of the fretless bass in metal has been on the rise thanks to a few key players, and you can’t make a list of those players without Linus Klausenitzer. In this interview, we go deep on his new album, writing concept, new bass, and more.
Julia Przybysz Bachelor of Arts Recital: Fusion Fest
Julia Przybysz (better known as Juliaplaysgroove) performed her Bachelor of Arts Recital at Academy of Music in June. She just shared a video of the performance, which includes a nice mix of tunes.
Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (September 2023)
Welcome to your monthly roundup of the best bass videos. Dive into today’s playlist featuring the top 10 most-viewed bass videos on No Treble for September 2023.
Dead Note Exercise: Practice Walking Bass And Adding Dead Notes
In this new “Keep It Groovy” lesson, Ryan Madora takes a simple walking bass line that moves from E to B (or I to V) and adds dead notes. These dead notes add funk and groove to an otherwise simple walking line.
Saluting Peter Gabriel (with Derek Frank): Don’t Give Up
Derek Frank performed a Peter Gabriel tribute show on August 31st at Apogee Studios in Santa Monica, California. He sent us a video of the group’s performance of “Don’t Give Up.”
Aguilar Introduces Instrument and Speaker Cables
Aguilar has expanded their product lineup by introducing a new range of instrument and speaker cables. Designed with bassists in mind, the cables were made to be “sonically transparent but also robust in design.”
Marleaux Bass Guitars Reveals Innovative New Bass Model, The Spock
Marleaux Bass Guitars held their annual Tiefgang Bass Camp in September during which time they unveiled a new bass model. Now we have full details of the amazing instrument.
Lenny Kravitz with Fernando Rosa: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over (Live)
Fernando Rosa shared this video from his performance with Lenny Kravitz at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in September. Rosa lays it down on Kravitz’s hit, “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over.”
Carrtoons Releases “Saturday Night”
Back in 2020, Carrtoons (aka bassist/producer Ben Carr) released “Saturday Morning.” He followed that up with “Homegrown” in 2022, and now he’s come full circle with a new album called “Saturday Night.”
Bass of the Week: Novacorda Guitars 5-String Hollow Body
This week, we’re checking out a killer bass put together by Novacorda Guitars. The bass is made with a new old stock (NOS) Höfner body from 1968 that’s been fitted with a 2-piece flame maple neck with a wenge stripe.
Video Premiere: Olivier Pinard’s Bass Playthrough of Cryptopsy’s “Lascivious Undivine”
You’re gonna want to buckle up for this one. We’re excited to premiere a monstrous new bass playthrough by Olivier Pinard. Check him out tearing through “Lascivious Undivine” from the Cryptopsy’s latest album, “As Gomorrah Burns.”
Keanu Reeves and Dogstar Return with “Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees”
Earlier this year, Dogstar broke a two-decade hiatus by officially reuniting at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival. The band, with Keanu Reeves on bass, has now ended the 23-year gap since their last album.