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Top 10: The Best of No Treble: Top Bass Gear, Lessons and Stories (April 2012)
April offered a steady dose of new bass gear news, which is always good news. No Treble readers obviously spent a lot of time in the shed in April, as we saw by the readership increase in lessons and columns too. Through in a few nifty Basses of the Week, and you have a top 10 list of nothing but...
Top 10 of the Month: Gear, Basses of the Week, Lessons and an Old School Fender
As we looked back at the most read stories, columns and features on No Treble last month, one thing is clear: you guys love the Bass of the Week feature. Three of the top 10 stories in March were just that. Add to that some gear news from Fender and Traveler Guitar, plus our latest Old School entry on Jay...
Top 10: The Best of No Treble in February
February might be the shortest month, but it was also a record breaking month for traffic on No Treble. Here are the top 10 most read articles, features and interviews on No Treble in February, 2012. Also, when The Who shares something on their Facebook page, it kind of helps that story’s rank. (Hint: take a look at the #1...
Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (December 2011)
Our featured bass videos in December broke all kinds of records for views on No Treble in a single month. The top 10 featured many familiar faces, plus some newcomers to No Treble HQ and readers. Bassist Nick Mason (no, not the drummer), took the #1 slot with his solo bass arrangement of Randy Newman’s Toy Story classic, “You’ve Got...
Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (November 2011)
We featured several reader-submitted videos in November (one of our favorite things to do!), showcasing the awesome No Treble community of bassists, and the videos they love. This included a Bass Play-Along Week, where bassists play along to their favorite tracks and show off their transcribing and performance skills. Another week featured all-bass covers of famous tunes. Readers responded with...
The Best of “Ask Damian Erskine”
Damian Erskine‘s “Ask Damian” column is our longest running here on No Treble, and for good reason. Readers ask great questions (hint: send Damian your questions), readers love reading Damian’s responses, and Damian has a way of breaking things down that makes it all come together. Damian is touring the globe this month, so we’re giving him a break during...
Top 10: The Best of No Treble in November – Lessons, How-To’s, Interviews and More
Lessons and how-to’s reigned supreme in November, starting with a new video lesson series by Grant Stinnett, and the return of Thomas “MarloweDK” Risell with a new series on Practical Theory. Readers enjoyed our exclusive interviews with the extreme metal bassist Alex Webster and the 7-string fretless guru, Jeroen Paul Thesseling. Damian Erskine’s conversation on Bass vs. Guitar: The 6-String...
Top 10: The Most Popular Jaco Pastorius Videos on No Treble
We’ve featured a lot of Jaco Pastorius videos in our 2+ year existence. We looked back at the top ones based on views, to come up with this special Top 10 list, in honor of Jaco’s 60th birthday today. Which one is your favorite? Share your thoughts below. 1. Jaco Pastorius: Unreleased “Teen Town” Live Video 1978 Here’s some amazing...
Top 10: The Best New Bass Gear (October 2011)
We love covering bass gear, and we covered a lot of it in October. Here are the top 10 most popular gear stories on No Treble for October, 2011. 1. Fender Introduces Modern Player Series Bass Guitars Fender has unveiled the Modern Player Series, including three new basses. The Modern Player versions of the company’s Telecaster, Jaguar and Jazz basses...
Top 10: The Best New Releases of October 2011
Here are the top 10 most popular CD and DVD releases for October, 2011, based on reader views. Have you heard any of these yet? 1. Weather Report: Live in Cologne 1983 Continuing in their celebration of the 40th anniversary of the 1971 founding of Weather Report, the estate of Joe Zawinul is releasing their second of three new releases...
Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (September 2011)
From a wacky snowboard bass, to the return of BassGirl and lots of solo bass performances, here are the top 10 bass videos in September 2011, based on views by No Treble readers. 1. BassGirl: Amerika Annie sent us this new video of BassGirl, who we’ve featured before to rave reviews. Annie says, “[Here’s BassGirl’s cover of Jaco Pastorius’s] “Amerika”....
Top 10: Best of No Treble in September
From Lemmy’s bass to our how-to columns and all the best bass gear, here are the top 10 articles on No Treble in September, 2011. 1. Bass of the Week: Rickenbacker Limited Edition Lemmy Kilmister Signature 4004LK Rickenbacker paid tribute to metal icon and Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister with the introduction of the 4004LK, a signature bass limited to 60...