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Vulfpeck: Cory Wong
What better way to end a week than with some funky goodness from Vulfpeck? Joe Dart gets down on this one. And “Woody smiles. A common reaction to a great bass fill.”
The Lightbulb Moment: Turn Signals
Today’s column is brought to you by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. My usual route to and from downtown involves quite a bit of highway driving and every few days; the TDOT message boards provide a less-than-clever quote to inspire better driving habits. Apparently, plenty of drivers have been neglecting their turn signal, and the government has decided to do...
Rocket Surgeon Labs Unveils Seratone: Mood Altering Fuzz
Rocket Surgeon Labs has announced their first effects pedal called the Seratone: Mood Altering Fuzz. The company is a division of Nordstrand Pickups with the pedal being the brainchild of John “Dr. Vatone” Contreras. “In development for about 2 years, this bass fuzz is a no compromise kick in the head effect,” the Nordstrand website states. “There is no clean...
Groove – Episode #28: Liam Wilson
It cannot be argued that The Dillinger Escape Plan is one of the heaviest bands our world has seen. From their early days in the late nineties, I would frequent their mathcore shows, and marvel at just how much the heavy music genre had progressed. When I was a young metalhead, I could never imagine music much heavier than Slayer’s...
Jeff Bradetich: Bach Cello Suite No. 4 in E?, I. Prelude
University of North Texas bass professor Jeff Bradetich has several videos of himself performing the Bach Cello Suites. Now he’s added another suite to his list. “After many years of study and practice I am very pleased to release my performance of the 4th Bach Cello Suite in E?,” he wrote on Facebook. “Recorded at the University of North Texas...
IK Multimedia Introduces Fulltone Collection for Amplitube
IK Multimedia has expanded their Amplitube products with the Fulltone guitar and bass effects collection. The modeling software recreates Fulltone products for use for Amplitube on Mac or PC. “Fulltone Collection includes 3 powerful processors that are equally at home for music production as well as creative sound design,” the company writes. “Wether you are a guitarist, a keyboard player,...
How Do I Stop Playing Ahead of the Beat?
Q: I’m finding it really hard not to play ahead of the beat. I can play on the click with a metronome or other rhythm exercises, but when I put a playback, I’m starting the beat most of the time! It is something to do with too much thinking about the notes I’m playing. Also as we have to think...
Schusterlevych: Sad Clown
Today we’re checking out a cool drum and bass collaboration by bassist Sergey Danilevych and drummer Josh Schusterman. “Sad Clown” is the second song from the duo, who blend electronica with live instrumentation. “It’s been three years since our last time in a studio,” Danilevych explains. “This video a bit different though since we are located in different countries for...
Reader Spotlight: David Ashton
Meet David Ashton, who started playing bass three years ago thanks to a band in need of a bassist. When his mother became ill, he started focusing more on his music. Then an encounter with Victor Wooten changed things even more. David is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: In April of 2000, I...
Miura Guitars Introduces the M2 Compressor/Limiter
Miura Guitars has gotten into the pedal business with the M2 Compressor/Limiter. The pedal has Threshold, Ratio, Attack, and Level controls for dialing in the right amount of compression. It has two LEDs: one to show the status as on or off, and one to indicate how strong the compressor is in effect. The Ratio knob can be turned to...
Leland Nelson: Scoop (All Bass Arrangement)
No Treble reader Leland Nelson sent us this video of an all-bass arrangement he worked on of Marcus Miller’s “Scoop,” from Miller’s Master of All Trades DVD. “Basses include a Fender Marcus Miller Signature, a Conklin GT-7, and an upright I borrowed from DePauw University where I currently attend,” Leland shared.
Unreleased Jaco Pastorius Live Album Coming Soon
A previously unreleased Jaco Pastorius live album has been unearthed and will be available to the public this spring. Truth, Liberty & Soul captures the entire performance featuring the bass legend’s Word of Mouth big band (along with harmonica virtuoso Toots Thielemans) from a 1982 recording for NPR’s “Jazz Alive!” program. “I think that this recording more than any other...