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Nicholas Payton Fulfills Dream With “Smoke Sessions”
Like many musicians, multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton dreamed of recording with one of his heroes: Ron Carter. That dream came true and now we can all enjoy the reverie on the new album, “Smoke Sessions”.
G&L Introduces Two New Tribute Series Kilton Basses
G&L has added new models to the Tribute Series Kiloton Bass lineup. The series now includes a Candy Apple Red bass with a maple fingerboard and block inlays as well as a Black Frost bass with a rosewood fingerboard and pearloid block inlays.
Zander Zon: What A Wonderful World
It’s been a couple of months since we’ve seen a video by Zander Zon, but he’s back with another stunning one. Here’s Zander’s bass arrangement of Louis Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World”.
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets Announces 2022 Tour Dates
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets is coming back to the United States for a 2022 trek entitled “The Echoes Tour”. The Pink Floyd drummer’s band will be performing music from the band’s early catalog, with Guy Pratt on bass.
Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in October 2021
October is in the books, so we’re taking a look back at the month of bass gear news. Last month was big on pedals. Here are the top 10 reader favorite stories we shared.
Bass of the Week: Alusonic Aluminum Instruments Django DC
Alusonic Instruments specializes in building basses with aluminum. That includes the Django DC model, which was made for bassist David Caraccio.
Lake Street Dive: You Make My Dreams Come True
Yes, Halloween was yesterday, but we’re going to extend it a bit. In this video, the band gets in full costume to perform an epic cover of the Hall and Oates tune, “You Make My Dreams Come True”.
Weekly Top 10: Wonder Women Interview with Kirby Barber, New Music from Bakithi Kumalo, Remembering Bill Conklin and Tommy DeBarge, New Gear, and More
Here's the roundup of the top 10 most-read stories on No Treble for the week of October 23-29, 2021.
Markbass Unveils CMD Little Mark IV Combo Series
Markbass is continuing its 20th anniversary celebrations by updating its CMD combo series. Each model is fitted with the company’s Little Mark IV combo amplifier, which has several new features.
Pete O’Neill: I Remember My Name
Pete O’Neill sent us this video in celebration of Halloween. He said he wanted to try something different this year, so he recorded his version of “I Remember My Name” from Episode 6 of “Squid Game”.
Boss Unveils the RC-600 Loop Station
Boss’s line of loopers has gotten even bigger with the introduction of the RC-600 Loop Station. The floor unit has multiple inputs with six stereo phrase tracks, nine assignable footswitches, three pedal modes, and loads of connectivity.
Mr. Big: Billy Sheehan’s Isolated Bass on “To Be With You”
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Mr. Big’s “Lean Into It”, here is a very rare opportunity to hear Billy Sheehan’s legendary isolated bass tone on their Billboard #1 hit song “To Be With You”.