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Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of January 16 – 22, 2011 1. Bach for One Bassist and Two Basses This is pretty wild… bassist Grzegorz Kosi?ski performs “Minuet in D minor BWV 990, Anh. 132″ by Johann Sebastian Bach on two basses simultaneously. His basses are a 7-string Conklin...

Get your bass on! Here are the most popular bass columns, how-to’s and lessons for October, 2010. 1. Should Bassists Be Multi-Instrumentalists? Damian Erskine answers a reader’s question about bassists picking up secondary instruments. 2. Custom Shop: An Interview with Oscar Prat Oscar Prat shares his story about getting started as a luthier and how he feels about “more than...

Q: How would you describe a good practice session and how would you break it down? A: I think I’ve probably answered this in different ways in past columns, depending on the topic. In short, I’d tailor the practice time and routine based upon your own personal attention span and needs. I have the problem of getting bored quickly when...

Check out the most popular stories from No Treble last week, including our continuing NAMM coverage. Columns & Features Welcome to Mark Saltman and his new column, Bottoms Up. Mark’s first column focuses on Melodies in Bass. What’s Spinning for… John Goldsby Donovan Stoke‘s latest Lowdown with Dr. D.: Three Requirements of Attainment (Part 2 of 3: Student) Our bass...

We had a fun time covering NAMM last week, with lots more coverage to come. Here are the most popular stories, features and videos last week on No Treble. Columns & Features Ask Damian Erskine Transcribing Tips. Evan Kepner covers the topic of Using Triadic Harmony in Solos in his latest lesson. Jon Burr demonstrates Basic Line Construction Types in...

Here are the most popular features from No Treble last week. Lessons Jon Burr‘s video lesson series continues with On walking: Connecting ii-V’s Russ Sargeant shares his awesome lesson on live looping for bass Evan Kepner‘s lesson shows us How To Harmonize Melodies Columns & Features Damian Erskine shares his thoughts on Finding the balance Our newest feature “What’s Spinning”...

Happy new year! Here are the most popular stories on No Treble last week: Columns & Features Jon Burr‘s newest video lesson: “Walking: On and through chord changes” Donovan Stokes‘s The Lowdown with Dr. D.: Three Requirements of Attainment (Part 2 of 3: Teacher) Player Spotlight: Erik Scott Ask Damian Erskine: How do you go about promoting your CD? No...

In case you missed them, here are the most popular features from last week on No Treble. Happy Holidays from No Treble! Columns & Features Jon Burr continues his video lesson series with Right hand technique, metronome, lead-ins Brian Derek is our bass player in the spotlight. Damian Erskine shares tips on staying healthy Popular Videos Kimberly Lynn: Coppin’ a...

Here are the most popular stories from No Treble last week. Features Don’t miss our exclusive interview with Stanley Clarke. Meet Cricket Cohen, our player in the spotlight. Columnists: Jon Burr kicked off a new video lesson series: Fundamental technical approaches to bass Donovan Stokes kicked off a new Lowdown with Dr. D. series: Three Requirements of Attainment (Part 1...

Here are the most popular stories from No Treble last week. Columns & Features Jon Burr‘s lesson on Oppositional structures in melodic construction: Imaginary Chords Evan Kepner‘s latest column is on How To Copyright Your Music Ask Damian Erskine: Learning to Feel Our exclusive interview with David Pastorius: It’s not what you think Our Player Spotlight is Paul Adams Videos:...

In case you missed them, here are our most popular features from last week. Columns and Features Jon Burr shares his latest lesson, on Accents, Dynamics and Balance Evan Kepner‘s lesson focuses on Pattern Recognition in Jazz Standards Damian Erskine‘s latest column is on Learning How to Fish. Our player spotlight is on Dylan Sundstrom New releases & Gear Them...

Q: Do you set up your instruments? If so, What do you strive for? A: (This article will also appear in a future issue of Bass Guitar Magazine UK in the midst of many more on the topic from other players) The overall playability of my instrument is everything to me. If I have to fight the feel of my...