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After a day of teaching at Mile High Bass Camp, Damian Erskine and Ray Riendeau took a break to play together. In this segment, Damian solos over Pat Metheny’s “Bright Sized Life”. The only problem with this video is that it isn’t long enough. I wonder if Damian picked up something from the bassist on Bright Sized Life’s original recording,...

There’s an art to figuring out rhythms. Ultimately, it comes down to feeling smaller subdivisions. For today’s “Ask Damian” column, we have a video to help us walk through different rhythms and how to decipher them on the fly.

The topic of this week’s “Ask Damian” column focuses on the topic of money. This is a frequent discussion on social media and elsewhere, and Damian dives in on the subject of “What I’m Worth vs. What I Can Get.”

This week’s “Ask Damian” column focuses on the subject of slap bass - in two parts. First, the basics, and second, the rhythm patterns. Damian expands on this to explore learning all styles in this new column.

One of the great things about the “Ask Damian” column is that Damian gets questions from people at all levels, including those just starting out. This week, he dives in to the basics of intervals.

In this week’s “Ask” column, a reader asked Damian to explain the difference between series and parallel circuitry in pickups. Check out Damian’s excellent overview on the topic.

For 10 years (before we launched), I had the dream to launch No Treble. Nine years ago today, it became a reality. What started out as a personal passion project has grown bigger than I’d ever imagined. Thank you for being here and making this so much fun. Our eighth year was a fun one. Last summer, we started our...

Eight years ago today, we pushed the button and debuted this site to the world. It has been a fun ride – mostly, thanks to the connections we’ve made with you, learning about your music and life through Reader Spotlight, gassing over your Old School gear and sharing your videos. As always, I want to thank our terrific contributors who...

Sadly, we lost another legend this week, and our tribute to John Wetton was the most read, most shared story over the past seven days. Rounding out the list of most read/most watched features include our Groove interview with Nathan East, more news from NAMM, a timely column from Damian Erskine, some terrific videos, and more. Thanks as always for...

Q: I hear people talk about playing “behind the beat” of “ahead of the beat”. How can I work on that? A: I call this micro-timing. I think that phrase helps because many students I have tend to overdo it when they play intentionally behind or ahead of the beat. It is a very subtle difference, and you have to...

Happy Sunday. The week closes on a high note with the top 10 No Treble reader favorites for the week of October 15-21, 2016. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Fender Unveils New Mustang Bass Model Fender has reimagined some of their classic models to create the new Offset lineup of instruments. “We took timeless designs with an...

Kicking off our celebration of 10,000 posts on No Treble, we’re looking back at the top 10 reader favorite columns since our official debut on May 2, 2009. Thanks for reading, and enjoy. 1. Bass Pickups: A Guide to Formulating Your Sound There are a number of variables to consider in the search for your ideal tone. To date, we...