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Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators Release Fourth Album
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators (aka SMKC) have released their fourth studio album, aptly entitled “4”. SMKC is anchored by bassist Todd Kerns, who lays down solid bass lines with a thick, gritty tone on the record.
UnderTone Audio Introduces GB Tracker and Satellite
UnderTone Audio has introduced the GB Tracker and Satellite, two units that make up a combination instrument DI and re-amp device. The company calls them an all-in-one solution for capturing and re-amping your signal.
Lake Street Dive: Two of Us
Back in 2020, Lake Street Dive took Halloween to a whole new level with a rooftop remake performance of the Beatles’ “Don’t Let Me Down”. Yesterday, they released another rooftop remake, with their cover of “Two of Us”.
Kenny Werner Releases “Becoming The Instrument”
Pianist Kenny Werner’s “Effortless Mastery” has been a must-have book for the library of any musician looking to unlock their full potential. Now Werner has returned with “Becoming The Instrument: Lessons on Self-Mastery from Music to Life”.
Bass of the Week: Igor Krsticevic KIXX Bass
I love finding new instruments and builders I’ve never heard of before, and our bass of the week is a great gem from Croatia. Luthier Igor Krsticevic shared his latest bass with us.
John Ferrara: Perhaps Everything, Perhaps Nothing
Consider the Source’s John Ferrara has announced a new solo album, “A Lesson in Impermanence”, which will be released on March 11th. Today we’re featuring the video for the album’s epic 7-minute opening track, “Perhaps Everything, Perhaps Nothing”.
Korn Releases “Requiem”, Unveils Tour Dates
Metal mainstays Korn have returned with their fourteenth studio album, entitled “Requiem”. While Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu has been on hiatus from the band, it’s still his rumbling bass lines that fill out the record’s thick textures.
Weekly Top 10: James Jamerson’s Bass Line Visualized, Developing A Great Practice Routine, Bass Extremes Returns, New Chili Peppers Music, Bass Gear, and More
Time for your weekly roundup of the top stories on No Treble. And this week was a great one with a new “visualization” video of the work of James Jamerson, a fantastic new lesson from Rich Brown, new music, bass gear, and Reader Spotlight.
Charles Berthoud: If “Stayin’ Alive” Was The Hardest Song In The World
Charles Berthoud is back with another video in his “The Hardest Song In The World” series. This time, he runs through the Bee Gees’s “Stayin’ Alive” with a lot of different techniques. He even throws in some keys.
Bassline Publishing Releases “Stuart Hamm Bass Transcriptions – The Early Years”
Stuart Hamm has been creating jaw-dropping music for decades, and now Bassline Publishing is helping you to learn his back catalog. “Stuart Hamm Bass Transcriptions – The Early Years” features detailed transcriptions from Stu’s first three albums.
Bass & Creativity: Ghosts & Voicings
In this new “Bass & Creativity” lesson, Olivier Babaz talks about how improvisation is a great tool to practice and expand the use of new musical techniques or ideas. He covers two ideas: ghost notes and modulation with voicings.
YYNOT: Limelight (Live)
YYNOT has released another video from their concert at Coach House Concert Hall in January with their new vocalist, Patty Pershayla. Here’s the band’s performance of Rush’s “Limelight”, with Tim Starace handling the bass, keys, and bass pedals.