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How To Transition to Pro Level?
Q: My question is this: how did you transition to a pro level and play concerts vs. playing bars and functions? I have been playing for quite a few years and have played with some very good musicians out of Berklee and local players, but I always dream of stepping up to the next level. I am lucky to find...
Cody Wright & Igor Galecki: Bass & Drum Ultra Funk
Cody Wright has been busy working on his solo debut album, A Bass Only a Mother Could Love!, which is scheduled to release soon through Ropeadope Records. Here’s “Bass & Drum Ultra Funk”, a tune featuring some nifty bass work by Cody who is joined by 14 year old drummer Igor Galecki. Cody calls Igor a “drum wizard” and says...
Mats Eilertsen Steps Out on “Rubicon”
Norwegian bassist Mats Eilertsen, known for his work on a number of ECM Records’ sessions, has released his own music now, on the album, Rubicon. The work was originally commissioned in 2014 for the Vossa Jazz festival, and after some fine-tuning, Eilertsen and his band recorded it in fall 2015 in Rainbow Studio Oslo. Aside from Eilertsen, the musicians on...
Reader Spotlight: Dave Lowenthal
Meet Dave Lowenthal, a bassist who spends his time gigging around NYC – primarily in a band known as Phantom Pop. Dave is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I studied music and recording in my home state of Massachusetts and then moved to NYC without my instrument to pursue life as a recording...
Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (July 2016)
Time for one of the reader favorite top 10 lists of the month – covering the most watched bass videos on No Treble. We dig it too. Thanks for watching. Enjoy. 1. Nathan Navarro: Super Mario Bass Guitar Playthrough Nathan Navarro is back with another brilliant bass video, and this time he’s playing along with a run-through of World 1-1...
Black Hole Constellation: Dillinger Escape Plan’s “Panasonic Youth” Drum and Bass Cover
The Dillinger Escape Plan’s songs are extremely heavy and notoriously complex, so when bassist Michal Jahoda sent in a drum and bass cover of the song “Panasonic Youth”, I wasn’t sure how it would come out. “If you like strange grooves and weird solos, our new cover video is something for you,” Jahoda wrote. “All guitar and bass parts from...
Archival Gov’t Mule Demos Released
Previously unreleased music – recorded a year before Gov’t Mule’s first album – has been newly mixed and mastered and released as The Tel-Star Sessions. The demos were recorded in June 1994 at Tel-Star Studios in Bradenton, Florida, with the original band line-up of Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, and the late bassist Allen Woody, who, at the time, also played...
Bass of the Week: Fodera Guitars Masterbuilt Kestrel
Fodera introduced the Masterbuilt series earlier this year, and this week we’re checking out the second ever bass in the series: The Kestrel. The avian-themed instrument features some of the company’s finest materials to create an astounding visual and sonic experience. “Over the years we have produced a number of special instruments that feature inlays of various birds,” Fodera writes....
Dealing with Stamina Issues on Bass
Q: I’ve been playing upright for the past few months, and I’m having some stamina problems in my left hand. Someone said that maybe the neck is too thick. Do you think having the neck thinned out would help with my stamina? Thanks! – Marian A: It’s great to hear you are playing upright bass these days! Welcome! Thinning out...
Prairie Prince and Bobby Vega: Chicken And Waffles
EMGtv has a great video in their archives of Bobby Vega, Prairie Prince and Chris Rossbach performing “Chicken And Waffles”. And here it is!
Black Sabbath Albums Reissued on Color Vinyl
If black vinyl albums just aren’t your thing as a Black Sabbath fan, you now have the option of buying limited-edition 180-gram color vinyl versions of the band’s first eight albums. The albums not only feature one of metal’s most influential bassists, Geezer Butler, who also penned most of the band’s lyrics at the time, but also correspond with the...
Weekly Top 10: Walking Bass Lines, Two Octave Triads, Top Bass Gear, Videos and More
Happy Sunday! This week’s reader favorites include two great how-to’s from Damian Erskine and Ariane Cap, the top 10 gear list, great bass videos and more. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Making Walking Bass Lines Come Naturally This week, Damian Erskine responds to a reader who asked for advice on making walking bass lines come more naturally....