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Witherfall Returns with “Curse of Autumn”
Although spring is just around the corner, Witherfall has released their fourth album, “Curse of Autumn”. The band’s dark, melodic metal stylings are once again underpinned by the incredible bass playing of Anthony Crawford.
SolidGoldFX Introduces the Imperial MkII Fuzz Pedal
SolidGoldFX is throwing things back with their latest pedal called the Imperial MkII. Inspired by the JEN Jumbo fuzz, the pedal has four sliders for controlling your volume, tone, contour, and fuzz.
Luke McIntosh: Breaking Down Joe Dart’s Bass Lines
Like most of us, Luke McIntosh became pretty obsessed with Joe Dart’s work with Vulfpeck. In the end, Luke transcribed 69 Dart bass lines and broke it all down in this video (with transcriptions).
Alex Bleeker Releases “Heaven on the Faultline”
Real Estate bassist/vocalist Alex Bleeker has released a new album called “Heaven on the Faultline”, which marks his first full-length solo project in five years.
Cicognani Engineering Introduces SexyBoost2 Pedal
Cicognani Engineering has released the SexyBoost2, a dual channel tube booster they say is perfect for “pushing the front-end of a tube amp or as a level booster in a loop.”
Rebecca Johnson Band: You Gotta Be
Rebecca Johnson recently shared this video on Facebook of her band’s last gig before the shutdown last year. In this clip, the band performs a great cover of Des’ree’s “You Gotta Be”. We can’t wait for this to be a thing again.
NOFX Returns with “Single Album”
Nearly forty years into their career, NOFX has returned their 14th full-length studio album, entitled “Single Album”. Frontman and bassist Fat Mike calls it a “dark album”, although that wasn’t his initial intent.
Fender Custom Shop Unveils 2021 Prestige Series Basses
The Fender Custom Shop has unveiled their 2021 Masterbuilt Prestige Collection, featuring one-of-a-kind instruments crafted by their roster of master builders. This year the series includes two basses.
Liquid Tension Experiment: Beating The Odds
Liquid Tension Experiment continues to release videos for the latest album, “LTE3”, and this one is different (but still awesome). “If LTE ever had a ‘prog pop hit’ this would be it!”
Stuart Clayton Publishes “The Chic Book”
It’s time to get your dance on. Stuart Clayton has just released “The Chic Book”, a transcription book that compiles 18 songs with both bass and guitar parts written out. That means you can learn the parts from both Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.
Groove – Episode #75: Charles Berthoud
Episode #75 of Groove - The No Treble Podcast is here. This month’s guest is the insanely talented Charles Berthoud. Already recognized as one of the masters of the two-handed tapping technique, Charles plays the bass like a piano, accompanying himself with multiple parts.
Federico Malaman and Áron Hodek: Killer Kid Funk
Prepare for instant stank face, as No Treble favorite Federico Malaman and shining star Áron Hodek give us some “Killer Kid Funk.” Joined with Áron’s brother David on drums, this trio is super funky!