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- Sat Jan 02, 2016 11:22 am
- Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
- Topic: Low B and beyond
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9513
Re: Low B and beyond
I've tried some fretless 5 strings and they really didn't feel all that different from a fretted bass. I am also a 4 string player and I tried making the move to a 5 string and even a 6 string, but I just couldn't get used to it. I play mostly rock and jazz so I never really had much of a use for on...
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 2:13 pm
- Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
- Topic: Fretless Bass Strings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 28588
Re: Fretless Bass Strings
I use GHS tapewounds and I lvoe them. They help give me a hybrid sound between fretless and upright. I used to use flatwounds, but I always felt they sounded too cold and I was never happy with the tenson, but the GHS tapewounds feel and sound great to me. Good luck and happy hunting!
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 2:13 pm
- Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
- Topic: Fretless Bass Strings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 28588
Re: Fretless Bass Strings
I use GHS tapewounds and I lvoe them. They help give me a hybrid sound between fretless and upright. I used to use flatwounds, but I always felt they sounded too cold and I was never happy with the tenson, but the GHS tapewounds feel and sound great to me. Good luck and happy hunting!
- Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:57 am
- Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
- Topic: Fretless or Fretted - Which Gives Greater Joy?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8437
I use both and still love both. I use the fretless whenever possible and always look forward to songs where I could use it and lose myself in that sound. I know Pino plays fretted most of the time, but I really loved watching him play fretless with Peter Gabriel at the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame whi...
- Sat Jan 25, 2014 2:25 pm
- Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
- Topic: Bass line isolation - learn any bass line easy
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8672
Jaco lines
Hey, JacoFreak! Thanks for the post, man! There are several songs that I want to run through this program, Jaco's lines included. Even though Jaco's bass is well-heard in the mix on those recordings, but isolating them will be great. It's almost like being able to see into that genius mind of his! I...
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:05 pm
- Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
- Topic: First player heard
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18723
First player heard
The first player I heard was when I was a kid and I heard Pino Palladino on Don Henley's great solo hits like Boys of Summer and New York Minute. Then I heard him and Leland Sklar on Phil Collins' solo songs like I Wish It Would Rain Down and Do You Remember? which have a lot of emotion from the fre...
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
- Topic: What are the Aspects of a Great Fretless Bass
- Replies: 18
- Views: 32648
Aspects of a Great Fretless
Hey everybody! It's great to be here! I play and MTD Kingston Artist 4-string fretless which is perfect for me so my tastes are based on its features so here's my take on the aspects of a great fretless (in my humble opinion): Scale Length: 34" since I prefer 4-string playing Fingerboard Radius: Lar...