Entering the fretless zone...
I fancy giving fretless bass playing a pop. Any recommendations for an entry level instrument?
I quite fancy this as I've had good experiences with Squier basses and J-style fender basses.
J
I got my first fretless last year.
Actually - I had a new neck built for an existing Status.
I was very nervous about spending £400 on a plain board fretless that I might suck at.... but it has become my favourite bass.
Word of warning though - do not slap on a wood neck fretless - it will rip the board up.
Gary Willis (Tribal Tech) has some nice hints in his 101 Hints n Tips bass book about fretless setup. You might find them on line too though.
The Reverend Lord Henry was not one of those new-fangled parsons who carry the principles of their vocation uncomfortably into private life.
I've got a black Dean Edge 4 fretless that I've barely used. Fretmeister has tried it and thought it a decent instrument. If yer interested.
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I find fretless too hard! I de-fretted a bass and played it for about 3 months, and I was still as shite as the first time I used it so I just gave up. Making it sound fretlessish is easy in your bedroom, but I found it was hard to make it sound good in a band situation. I just ended up sliding every note.and I bet theres abit more to it than that!
It is quite fun though!
I did!Originally Posted by Sporky_McGuffin
It was very nice.
I liked it that much that inspired me to spend proper money on a Status!
The Reverend Lord Henry was not one of those new-fangled parsons who carry the principles of their vocation uncomfortably into private life.
Shouldn't be using roundwounds on a fretless!!!
...the bluebird can sing but the crows got the soul...
I think I'll be ok; my ear for pitch/intonation is quite good and I managed to bluff a go on an upright bass without making too much of an arse of myself.
Slapping won't be a problem - I can't, but when I can, I'll use my workhorse fretted 5-string for that!
J
I dont! I'n not Les Claypool.
(Although one of the Vivify tracks has rounds on fretless for slap)
But even so - flats, being metal and harder that wood will still shag the board at the end of the neck where the thumb impact is.
The Reverend Lord Henry was not one of those new-fangled parsons who carry the principles of their vocation uncomfortably into private life.
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