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Kugelspot
Posts : 649
Join date : 2009-03-28
Age : 33
|  Subject: Fretless Basses Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:08 am | |
| So yesterday I played a really nice lined custom fretless jazz copy at this used guitar store. I really want a fretless now...
What do you guys think of fretless basses? | |
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Chowderboots
Posts : 2197
Join date : 2009-03-22
Age : 32
Location : Kirkistan, WA
| | Subject: Re: Fretless Basses Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:18 am | |
| They're fun. It's crazy how differently you can play on them and how much you can change your technique to suit the instrument. | |
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EricHaven
Admin
Posts : 2974
Join date : 2009-03-20
Age : 58
Location : Birch Bay, WA
| | Subject: Re: Fretless Basses Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:19 pm | |
| I love them. I used to have a home-spun fretless, and it was a lot of fun to play. And I think it's a good idea for bass players to at least try fretless. There are things you can do on one that aren't quite the same on a fretted.
One day I'll grab me a new one. | |
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madmike
Posts : 1756
Join date : 2009-03-23
Age : 54
Location : phoenixville, pa. u.s. of a
| | Subject: Re: Fretless Basses Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:29 pm | |
| i like them.
i played a real cool hollowbody fretless bass with tapewound strings. i have never seen another one since and i've never heard anything that sounded as good. i'll look around to figure out what it was.
if i ever buy a fretless, i'll hafta find one of these. | |
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Darkstrike
Posts : 839
Join date : 2009-03-22
| | Subject: Re: Fretless Basses Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:31 am | |
| Love them!  I have two with flats(a traben, and a jazz), and one with rounds(a p). Just a completly different vibe, and so much fun! | |
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amimbari
Posts : 2070
Join date : 2009-03-21
Age : 64
Location : Pittsburgh, PA
| | Subject: Re: Fretless Basses Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:08 am | |
| no more snappy growly tone?.. maybe, but if I had to get one that I would probably keep for the next 20 years ....... I would want one of THESE   | |
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EricHaven
Admin
Posts : 2974
Join date : 2009-03-20
Age : 58
Location : Birch Bay, WA
| | Subject: Re: Fretless Basses Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:57 am | |
| Now THAT'S a pretty bass!  | |
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Darkstrike
Posts : 839
Join date : 2009-03-22
| | Subject: Re: Fretless Basses Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:50 am | |
| - amimbari wrote:
- no more snappy growly tone?
Hah, my basses sans frets growl plenty, probably more than fretted, depending on setup. Oh, the white P bass with the gold hardware is pretty nice. | |
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