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Our bass gear coverage made up a good part of the top 10 most read stories overall in September. Here is your complete list of top 10 gear stories for the month. As always, these lists come with a warning… may cause GAS. 1. Gibson Announces Grabber 3: ’70s Tribute Bass Gibson first introduced the Grabber bass in the 1970?s,...

Here are the top 10 most read stories and features on No Treble for the week of September 16-22, 2012. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. 25 Years Later: The Continued Influence of Jaco Pastorius Usually when we mark an anniversary, it is cause for celebration. Today isn’t one of those anniversaries. Twenty-five years ago today, the world lost...

All the best of the best in bass (which is already great to begin with)… Here are the top 10 stories, lessons and videos for No Treble for the week of September 9-15, 2012. 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,...

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...

Here are the most read stories and most watched videos on No Treble for the week of September 2-8, 2012. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Vox Introduces Apache Series Bass Guitars Vox has expanded their bass lineup with the Apache series of basses, which pick up where their predecessors from the ’60s left off. The new travel instruments...

In case you missed them (and even if you didn’t), here are the top 10 most read bass-related stories, lessons, features and the most watched videos on No Treble for the week of August 26 – September 1, 2012. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Progressive Scales: A Bass Player’s Guide to Learning Scales and Improving Reading...

Here’s the best of the best of what we published in August, 2012 in the how to, lesson and feature sections on No Treble, based on readership. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing. We love you guys. 1. How and Why Woods Affect Your Bass Sound A reader asked Damian Erskine a question about bass wood choices, and...

We saw a lot of new bass gear coming out in August (we love that). Here are the most popular new gear stories, based on No Treble readership. Oh, and here’s your warning: may cause G.A.S. 1. Squier Introduces Vintage Modified Telecaster Bass and Telecaster Bass Special Squier has beefed up their Vintage Modified series with the introduction of the...

1. Schecter Unveils Sean Yseult Signature Casket Bass Sean Yseult now has her own signature casket bass from Schecter Guitars. The new coffin-shaped axe is based on the bass she designed for White Zombie’s AstroCreep tour in 1994, which led up to the release of AstroCreep: 2000. The bass features a mahogany body and 3-piece mahogany neck with an ebony...

In case you missed them (and even if you didn’t), here are the top 10 most read bass related stories and most watched videos on No Treble for the week of August 12 – 18, 2012. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Epiphone Introduces Tobias-Designed Toby Deluxe-V Bass Guitar Epiphone has unveiled the Toby Deluxe-V, a 5-string...

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...

So much bass goodness, it is almost too much to handle. Almost. Here are the most viewed stories and videos on No Treble for the week of August 5-11, 2012. Enjoy! 1. Les Claypool Auctions Personal Pachyderm Prototype Bass Almost two years ago, Les Claypool reached out to his fans for help. His two month old nephew was diagnosed with...