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by MTDSlick
Sat Jan 02, 2016 11:22 am
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: Low B and beyond
Replies: 4
Views: 8295

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...
by MTDSlick
Sat Dec 13, 2014 2:13 pm
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: Fretless Bass Strings
Replies: 12
Views: 26358

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!
by MTDSlick
Sat Dec 13, 2014 2:13 pm
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: Fretless Bass Strings
Replies: 12
Views: 26358

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!
by MTDSlick
Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:57 am
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: Fretless or Fretted - Which Gives Greater Joy?
Replies: 3
Views: 7444

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...
by MTDSlick
Sat Jan 25, 2014 2:25 pm
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: Bass line isolation - learn any bass line easy
Replies: 3
Views: 7758

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...
by MTDSlick
Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:05 pm
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: First player heard
Replies: 13
Views: 16763

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...
by MTDSlick
Sat Jan 18, 2014 3:56 pm
Forum: Fretless Bass Topics
Topic: What are the Aspects of a Great Fretless Bass
Replies: 18
Views: 29831

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...