August 24-30, 2024 – No Treble
This week’s top 10 list of reader-favorite articles is a good one, including two with Tony Levin, an old school clip of Leland Sklar in The Section, the latest From The Bottom column, a new lesson from Ryan Madora, part 2 of our Wonder Women feature on Melissa Auf der Maur, the final installment of Peat Rains’ tour diary, and more.
Tony Levin has released his first video from his upcoming album, “Bringing It Down to the Bass,” which is super cool. The album’s lineup is amazing. This track includes Manu Katché (drums), Dominic Miller (guitar), Pete Levin (keyboards), and Alex Foster (sax).
Recorded live at the Morris Civic Auditorium in South Bend, Indiana, in 1973, here’s The Section’s complete performance.
Epifani has introduced a new pedal called the Boost Da Bass Preamp DI, which they say was “meticulously engineered to ensure that your bass tones are rich, full, deep and harmoniously blend with the other instruments.”
This week, we’re checking out another fabulous instrument from the collection of Bass Upfront founder David Sutkin. This custom scroll bass from Mana Basso is a four-string with an extra-long 35-inch scale.
In this episode, I’m breaking down my favorite Tower of Power song: “Soul Vaccination” (1973). We’ll dive into how each member of the band (including the late, great Rocco Prestia) serves a function to create an iconic groove.
This bass lesson is here to get you working through the key of E. We’ll dig into two-octave E Major and E minor scales so that you can feel confident working through the most comfortable key on the bass.
Aerosmith announced that their farewell tour was once again canceled and that they were retiring. It was a sad end to the band’s touring days, but Tom Hamilton says there may be more in store.
Tony Levin shared an awesome diary entry on his website about BEAT’s early rehearsals.
In this edition of Wonder Women, Brittany Frompovich continues exploring the backstory of Melissa Auf der Maur, bassist and vocalist for Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins.
Touring can have plenty of highs and lows, which is something You Bred Raptors? bassist Peat Rains knows all too well. The band was back on the road again this summer. Peat concludes this tour diary with Part 3.
