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Stuart Clayton: Up-Tempo Slap Groove Bass Lick Exercise
Stuart Clayton’s year-long “Bass Lick of the Week” series just hit episode #36. This time around, Stuart is focusing on an up-tempo slap groove exercise. As always, Stuart is offering up the backing track and a PDF worksheet containing the notation/TAB and instructions on how to play the line on his Bassline Publishing website.
Phish Announces 2018 Tour Dates
Phish has announced their touring plans with a fourteen-show outing that will bounce around the United States. Anchored by bassist Mike Gordon, the iconic jam band will kick things off in Albany, New York before heading to Virginia, Tennessee, Illinois, and Nevada. Each location will have at least two nights of music. The news expands upon their existing summer dates...
Bass Transcription: Anthony Jackson’s Bass Line on Michel Camilo’s “We Three”
Anthony Jackson is one of the most versatile bass players in the music scene and a real innovator in the 6-string bass (or contrabass guitar) that he developed in the seventies. He is known as a session musician working with artists like Diane Ross, Chaka Khan, Steely Dan, and Steve Khan, but he made a very important body of work...
Vulfpeck: Grandma
Vulfpeck has just released their video for the tune, “Grandma,” which appears on their album, . The song offers up some silky smooth old school goodness, thanks in part to Joe Dart.
Dave Holland Releases “Uncharted Territories”
Jazz bassist Dave Holland has returned with a new album with a very appropriate title. Uncharted Territories is an exploratory album that reunites the band leader with longtime friend and saxophonist Evan Parker. Pianist Craig Taborn and percussionist Ches Smith round out the album. “In addition to quartet improvisations, they also broke off into every possible subset of duo and...
Getting More Bass Students
Q: Damian, here’s a question that might not apply to all, but it would definitely apply to many who are trying to make a little side money by teaching. I live in a rather small rural community surrounded by a number of moderate-sized towns. What, if any, suggestions would you have to make the prospect of learning bass guitar more...
Roosevelt Collier with Michael League: Happy Feet
Roosevelt Collier just released another video in support of his new album, Exit 16. Once again, he’s joined by Michael League on bass. The album was released on March 9th. .
Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (April 2018)
We hope you’re not busy right now, because you’re going to want to check out this month’s roundup of the top 10 reader favorite videos on No Treble. Here are the 10 most watch videos from April, 2018, in order of popularity. Thanks for watching, commenting, and sharing! 1. Joanna Dudkowska: Bach Cello Suite No. 1, I. Prelude We’ve seen...
Alexander Pedals Introduces The Defender
Alexander Pedals has expanded their Neo Series with the Defender, a pedal that packs multiple digital drives into a single pedal. The effects are controlled with a full panel of secondary effects. “The Defender is capable of anything from a transparent overdrive with slapback delay to a wall of synth fuzz made even more bodacious with octaves included,” the company...
Scary Pockets: Crash Into Me
Scary Pockets is back with a new and funky cover. This time, they’re taking on the Dave Matthews Band tune, “Crash Into Me,” which features Daniel Aged on bass. Julia Nunes joins the band with some impressive vocals on this cover. We love how the song builds (and with it, Daniel’s bass lines).
Stanley Clarke Reveals New Album for 2018
45 years after his debut album as a leader, Stanley Clarke has announced his next release. The Message will feature the bass master alongside his longtime touring band of young innovators – Cameron Graves, Beka Gochiashvili, and Mike Mitchell – as well as several special guests like rapper Doug E. Fresh and trumpeter Mark Isham. Clarke collaborated with each of...
Bass of the Week: Nelson Instruments Paramount
This week we’re checking out the Nelson Instruments Paramount, a killer bass that’s oozing vintage appeal. Its funky maple body is matched to a quarter sawn hard maple neck and set with hot hide glue, which Nelson says offers extras sustain and rigidity. The secret sauce to the bass is in its pickups, Nelson adds. “The Paramount comes standard with...