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One way to make a tune better is to turn it into an all-bass arrangement (or at least a bass-focused version). That may sound simple, but as you’ll see in the videos below, it often takes a remarkable combination of skill and musicianship. Sometimes going so far to seem impossible, even with the video proof. Here are the top 10...

February may be the shortest month, but there was no shortage of great bass videos! Not only that, but look at this list – the diversity is pretty amazing. Here are the top 10 most watched videos on No Treble for February, 2013. 1. Marta Altesa: “Time Won’t Wait” Jamiroquai Play-Along Holy smokes. How have we missed Marta Altesa all...

So much bass greatness, all in one spot. Here are the 10 most watched videos on No Treble in January. Enjoy! 1. Meshell Ndegeocello with Pino Palladino: “Home is Where the Hatred Is” Santi Umbert sent us this clip of Meshell Ndegeocello teaming up with bassist Pino Palladino for a cover of Gil Scott-Heron’s “Home Is Where The Hatred Is.”...

Here are the 10 most watched and most epic bass videos from December, 2012 on No Treble. Enjoy! 1. Robert Trujillo, Steve Bailey and P-Nut Bass Jam Here’s a sweet jam from Warwick’s Fuss on the Buss 2012 DVD. Robert Trujillo and Steve Bailey set an interesting groove between Trujillo’s gnarly distorted bass and Bailey’s bell-like tone and lyricism on...

No doubt about it: bass-focused videos are the best videos. Here’s the best of the best – the top 10 most watched videos on No Treble in 2012. Some from famous folks, some by people you may not have seen yet, some funny, all awesome. 1. Billie Jean’s All Stars, Featuring Marcus Miller What do you get when you have...

Here are the 10 most watched great bass videos from November, 2012 on No Treble. Enjoy! 1. BassGirl: Spain It has been a while since we featured a video of the bassist known as BassGirl. This young bassist just keeps getting better and better with each video too. Here’s a recent video of BassGirl performing Chick Corea’s “Spain”. Also cool:...

So much bass greatness, but we think you can handle it all at once. Here are the 10 most watched great bass videos from October, 2012 on No Treble. Enjoy! 1. Victor Wooten: “Secret” Harmonic Technique As part of our three part interview with Victor Wooten, we’ve shared several exclusive videos for the series. So many, we’re afraid some might...

Time for another top ten list of awesome bass covers. As we’ve said before, we love love love all-bass arrangements of cover tunes, and we love that our instrument of choice is that versatile (and the versatility of those who play it). This time around, we have two by Adam Stevens (yeah, he’s that good), and two versions of The...

Of the 30 or so videos we shared in September, ten ruled for No Treble readers. And here they are in one basstastically awesome spot. Enjoy. 1. Esperanza Spalding with The Roots: Live Performance of Weather Report’s “Predator” My friend Marsha was telling me about Esperanza Spalding performing a Weather Report tune, where she lays down the bass line while...

Of all the awesome bass videos we shared in August (all 31 of them), 10 of them ruled supreme, based on No Treble reader views. August included our popular “isolated bass week”, and many of those made the list. Enjoy! 1. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Flea’s Isolated Bass on “Scar Tissue” Flea can be a crazy funk-rock bassist, but here...

Bass videos rule. And here are the ten that ruled most in July 2012, based on No Treble reader views. Enjoy! 1. Victor Wooten: “Isn’t She Lovely”, Live Solo Bass Performance In April, Victor Wooten held a music clinic at a music school in Mechanicsville, Virginia. One of the songs he performed was his solo bass take on Stevie Wonder’s...

Is there anything better than an awesome bass video? How about ten awesome bass videos? Here are the most watched videos on No Treble last month. Enjoy. 1. Billie Jean’s All Stars, Featuring Marcus Miller What do you get when you have five jazz masters improvise to an a cappella version of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”? An Italian radio show...