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Jo Sallins refers to himself as “The Most Famous Unknown Musician in the World”. I don’t know if that’s true (actually, I don’t even know how that works…) but I do feel like he’s someone more...

Bassline Publishing has recently released the Mark King Bass Book, which contains transcriptions of the Level 42 frontman’s bass lines, as well as live bass solos with detailed performance notes....

If you can plug it in or mic it up, you can loop it. That is the conclusion I’m fast coming to when experimenting with live looping technology. Although another very important rule of thumb is, “Keep...

In part 1 of an ongoing video series, Ansir Music’s Jody Michaels explains the build process for their basses. This video shows off the early stages of the prize bass being built, for the...

Rarely have I encountered anyone who can make a bass/drums duo work as convincingly as Doug Johns can. Doug has a very elaborate sense of groove and technique to match, and accompanied by drummer...

Here are the top 10 articles on No Treble last week. 1. Player News: RIP Tom “T-Bone” Wolk Sad news to report: long-time Hall and Oates bassist Tom “T-Bone” Wolk, died Saturday, February 27th, of an...

Rees Electric Guitars has introduced a new addition to their F-Light Lightweight bass series called the Big-F-Light. Weighing in at 7.5 pounds, this bass differs from the company’s original F-Light...

Phish bassist Mike Gordon has released a new double disc album with his own band. The album, which is available at livePhish.com, is a live recording from Gordon’s performance at the Town Ballroom in...

Warwick is celebrating its new affiliation with Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo by introducing the Robert Trujillo Streamer Signature Bass. The bass has a shiny coat, with a quicksilver or...

Anthony Jackson is a living legend of modern music. Like his hero, the great James Jamerson, millions of music lovers know his music who might not know his name. He is a true innovator, a great...

Black Sabbath/Heaven and Hell bassist Geezer Butler has relaunched his web site with a brand new design. To help celebrate the occasion, he is giving away a rare track called “Beach Skeleton,” which...

Here’s Italian bass player Roberto Badoglio playing his own serene composition “The last goodbye”. Roberto Badoglio has studied with some of the best bass players in the world (Matthew Garrison,...

EC-, burgundy mist finish on compact double cutaway body, maple neck with skunk-stripe and pau ferro fingerboard, 24 frets, no inlays, side dots only, compact Gotoh tuners, headstock finish matches body with "Stu Hamm" signature facsimile in gold, 1-5/8" nut width, 32" scale, J-P-J pickup configuration, versatile active electronics, pearloid-b-w pickguard, gold-plated vintage-style strings through body bridge, made in USA, with OHSC (grey lizard with black interior) (SN:SE 913203) ($850.00)

EC-, spruce top on mahogany body, semi-acoustic with one f-hole, bolt-on maple neck with fretless rosewood fingerboard, side dots only, 4-in-a-line headstock, rosewood bridge with plastic saddle, string through body, ivoroid bound body, Lace Sensor Precision pickups and bridge transducer, volume, tone and pickup blend controls, setup with flatwound strings, made in Japan, on consignment, with gigbag (SN:J010619) ($685.00)

EC- except needs some work (trouble-shoot intermittent tone control, setup, etc. - sold AS-IS), Prestige Series 5-string bass, offset double cutaway 3-piece mahogany body with walnut and maple strips, 5-piece neck of alternating wenge and mahogany strips with wenge fingerboard, 24 frets, pearl oval inlays, rosewood headstock overlay and gold Gotoh tuners, two SFR soap-bar pickups, volume, pickup blend and 3-band EQ with "VARI-MID" control, gold anodized mono-rail bridge, 1-3/4" nut width, 34" scale, weighs 9.2 lbs, made in Japan, with gigbag (SN:54307) ($625.00)

Jack Bruce will be pairing up with a new direct to fan platform called Pledge Music to give fans a chance to be part of the release of a new live album and win lots of goodies. The album is an...

As an upright player you have to make many moving parts work together in order to get the tone you want. Both hands play different roles in crafting your tone, but the real voice of our instrument...

Fender is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their Jazz Bass model with a special edition that brings together features of the past and present. Though the style has remained mostly unchanged, the...

Hal Leonard has announced the release of the Jaco Pastorius Bass Method. The method is penned by Ray Peterson, a bassist who was one of Jaco’s private students. The book/CD package will be comprised...

Q: Have you ever felt, for any reason, like NOT doing a gig and if so, for what reasons? A: Of course!! More important than the reasons why (there have been SO many), though are the ways in which it...