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Original Meat Puppets Lineup Announces New Album, Tour
The original lineup of The Meat Puppets has announced a new album, “Dusty Notes,” that will be released March 8th with a string of accompanying tour dates. The album will mark the first time this lineup has recorded together since 1995’s “No Joke!”
Rocket Surgeon Pedals Announces the StarLifter Bass Preamp/DI
Rocket Surgeon has unveiled their latest creation for bass with the Starlifter Bass Preamp and DI. Built in a pedal format, the box offers a three-band EQ with sweepable mids as well as a three-way contour switch that offers flat, vintage, and modern settings.
Artem Golubev: Orion (All-Bass Arrangement)
Artem Golubev shared this video with us of his all-bass arrangement of Metallica’s “Orion.” He covers all the solos too. Worth noting: he filmed the video in the snow!
Phish Announces Summer 2019 Tour
Jam fans get ready: Phish has announced a 26-date tour for this summer. The band, anchored as always by bass great Mike Gordon, will kick the trek off June 11th.
BDP Instruments Announces the TravelBass EUB
BDP Instruments has unveiled the TravelBass, a portable electric upright bass that can be disassembled to easily take on the road or in the air.
Philipp Rehm and Tania Kross: Warawara
Philipp Rehm sent us this video he recorded with Dutch singer Tania Kross. Philipp described it as “bass / beat / vocal track,” and while it wasn’t what we expected, we really dig this sound.
Ryan Stasik and Doom Flamingo Announce Tour Dates, New Single
Umphrey’s McGee bass player Ryan Stasik has a new band called Doom Flamingo, which debuted in 2018. Band member Ross Bogan sums up the Synthwave band by saying, “We just want to make people dance. It’s a ritual.” The band has announce tour dates and a new single.
Fodera Announces the Select Series Basses
New for 2019, Fodera has introduced the Select Series. The lineup blends characteristics of their custom instruments as well as their standard instruments to create a middle ground. They’re opening the new range starting with the Monarch 4 Select and Emperor 5 Select.
The Johnson Brothers: Calling
In this clip, bassist Nicholas Johnson and guitarist Jabari Johnson start “the year off on the rooftop of The Potter’s House.” Nicholas’ playing is just flat out sick, with a big, fat tone.
Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (December 2018)
No Treble saw a huge uptick in visitors in December, thanks in part to some killer bass videos. Here are your top 10 favorites of the month.
Stories Behind the Songs: James “Hutch” Hutchinson
Few bass players get to work with a superstar artist, and fewer still get to work with most of them. James “Hutch” Hutchinson is decidedly the latter. In this edition of “Stories Behind the Songs,” Hutch shares the stories behind 12 tunes from his career.
Adam Ben Ezra: The Busker (Live)
We’ve featured Adam Ben Ezra performing “The Busker” before, but this one is new and equally cool. It is always amazing to hear the sounds Adam can create.