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A Remark You Made - Weather Report Jaco Pastorius

Fairly easy and has a great melody.

There are many good methods these days. Steve Bailey has a good fretless book. Ed Friedland has several good books. You can't go wrong with scales. The best way to learn bass is to get in band and play. I would say that the approach you are currently on is tried and true. One of my students is a cro...

Welcome to Fretless Bass kopio! Your choice for a 1st fretless (Fender Squire Modified) is one highly regarded by other players, especially at that price. The Ebonal fingerboard is reported to mwah very nicely. My only advice for you at this time is to keep the horn player instincts under your hat a...

Carvin electronics Comparable to Bartolini? In a word... no. They come from different makers and have different specifications so are bound to perform differently. To be honest I don't own a Carvin bass so really can not directly compare differences in sound and quality. Ed Friedland endorses Carvin...

OK, you have a buzz that happens in active mode when you boost the Mid control beyond the center detent while panned to the bridge P/U. You say that this is a new sound so probably not caused by the person who installed the humbucker, however this is still possible if the problem is a cold (or bad) ...

Ah Ha! a clew, as inspector Clouseau would say.

Buzz is not necessarily distortion and vice versa. Which is it buzz, hum, or distortion? Each has a different sound and usually a different cause.

Try to nail it down.

Before installing Bartolini's try a few things to isolate your distortion problem. The current P/Us may not need replacement. The placement of the P/U closer to the bridge is a good thing fretless tone wise. I wouldn't be dis-satisfied with that particular aspect of your bass. The hard distortion yo...

OK, Why NOT get a Fender Jaco. The Fender Jaco Relic is expensive . You could get a functionally identical Fender fretless Jazz for much less money. Personally, I would love to have one (Fender Jaco) but I play mainly five and six string these days. That bass has a lined fingerboard. An unlined Ebon...

EXACTAMUNDO - May as well argue that a mother has too many children. Just sell a couple of them to the highest bidder.

Perish the thought!!

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Welcome to FretlessBass kell_boy! I find that faint lines are preferable to obvious ones. Once you get your side markers in the proper positions you will find that the lines are less important. Regarding your question about relocating side dots. This is a very common problem, fretless bass manufactu...

I have synchronized my PC to the DCX2496 using a RS232 cord and Behringer DCX-Remote software. This allows saving the programs to PC. If you need the full set of URB Simulator DCX2496 programs just PM me. Please include an email address that I can send the file. You will need: Behringer DCX2496 Behr...

Thanks for that great tip on coating a fingerboard.

Please tell us what CR (Super Glue) you used. Stewart McDonald sells in three viscosity's.

I have used Polyurethane to coat the fingerboards of several basses, the surface is hard but not really hard. I think CR may be a better solution.

I think the system administrator went to Blugoslavia to check out a black fretless with bat wings that drips blood from the fang tuners.

Yes Sir, that's a good answer. In fact I have my eye on another one right now.