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Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of January 2-8, 2011. 1. RIP Mick Karn After a brave battle with cancer, former Japan bassist Mick Karn has passed away at the age of 52. The fretless bassist left an indelible mark on the ‘70s and ‘80s low-end scene with his unique...

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the last week of 2010: December 26, 2010 to January 1, 2011. 1. Best of 2010: Top 10 Bass Player Spotlights We’re counting down the 2010 Top 10 lists on No Treble this week. Today, we’re featuring the Top 10 Player Spotlight features, based on reader...

To kick off the new year, we’re celebrating the top 10 most viewed, most searched for bassists on No Treble in 2010. #1. Tal Wilkenfeld For the second year in a row, Tal Wilkenfeld was the most viewed, most searched on bassist No Treble. Tal was busy in 2010, including a tour with Herbie Hancock, sitting in on several albums...

Our Best of 2010 series continues today with the top 10 most read lessons on No Treble. Get your bass on! 1. Introduction to Bebop Scale Forms In this lesson we’ll explore the basic forms of Bebop scales so you can start getting the patterns down and experiment with them in your music. There are times when you solo that...

Our Best of 2010 Countdown continues with the always popular bass video category. Here are the top 10 bass videos for 2010, based on reader views. 1. Pipoquinha, 13 Year Old Bassist Performs “Rei Arthur” Here’s a crazy video of 13 year old Brazilian bass prodigy Pipoquinha ripping it up on his tune “Rei Artur”, which translates to King Arthur....

We’re counting down the 2010 Top 10 lists on No Treble this week. Today, we’re featuring the Top 10 How To features and columns, based on reader views. 1. Speaker Impedance: How to Properly Match Your Amp Head with Cabinets Amplification can be confusing to a newbie coming from a combo amp. If you are new to amps and cabs,...

Today, we continue the Best of 2010 countdown with the top 10 bass gear stories of 2010. As with all our Best Of lists, this one is based on reader views. 1. Fleabass Street Bass The Street Bass is an even more affordable version of the already available Touring Bass, which Flea himself is using to tour and write the...

We’re counting down the 2010 Top 10 lists on No Treble this week. Today, we’re featuring the Top 10 Player Spotlight features, based on reader views. Our Player Spotlight feature runs each week, showcasing a bassist from our community. 1. Ryan Madora Meet Ryan Madora, a bassist from Philadelphia, PA and our player in the spotlight for August 31, 2010....

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of December 19 – 25, 2010. 1. Jingle Bells: Bass Style Here’s a little something to get you in the holiday mood. From Youtuber taolikuenjing comes his rock bass version of Jingle Bells. The fun starts around the 30 second mark. 2. Bass Chords:...

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of December 12 – 18, 2010. 1. Prince: Getting Wild with the Bass Prince (yes, Prince) straps on a bass for some Larry Graham/Bootsy Collins inspired-playing for his tune “Get Wild.” This was filmed live at The White Room UK in 1994. 2. Top...

No Treble readers spent a lot of time reading about new bass gear in November (maybe making their holiday wishlists?) Here are the ten most popular new gear stories on No Treble for November, 2010. 1. Luthman Introduces Jazzette Bass Inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Fender Jazz bass, Luthman has released the Jazzette bass. Available in 4, 5,...

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of December 5 – 11, 2010. Video: Victor Wooten: Ari’s Eyes (Bass Day 2002) Top 10: The Best Bass Videos (November 2010) Ask Damian Erskine: Ear Training Gear Watch: Carvin SB4001 and SB5001 Bass Guitars Custom Shop: The Making of Orchid (Part 2) Video:...