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05-26-2006, 02:17 AM
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I really dig the sound and i'm having a future project of making a fretless P. Is there any famous/infamous recordings with Fretless P's? What's your favourite recording? |
05-26-2006, 06:00 AM
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Any Bonnie Raitt, with Freebo on bass.
Thr Firm- Tony Franklin.
Early Brand X- Percy Jones. |
05-26-2006, 06:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Finland | | | Joe Walsh' first two albums: "Barnstorm" and "The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get". Kenny Passarelli on fretless Precision. |
05-26-2006, 07:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Metro NYC | | | IIRC, Sting used to use a fretless P as well, didn't he?
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05-26-2006, 04:02 PM
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05-26-2006, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Richard Lindsey IIRC, Sting used to use a fretless P as well, didn't he? |
Right on. |
05-26-2006, 05:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Valencia, CA 91354 | | | A great example of Sting's fretless P sound is "Contact," from Reggata de Blanc.
If I'm not mistaken, Paul Simonon of the Clash used a fretless P quite extensively, although Joe Strummer was probably the one actually playing the lines a lot of the time.
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05-27-2006, 12:15 AM
| | | | Yeah, Percy Jones on the first three Brand X records:
"Unorthodox Behaviour"
"Moroccan Roll"
"Livestock"
Patrick O'Hearn played some good fretless Precision with Zappa:
"Live In New York"
"Baby Snakes" (DVD) |
05-27-2006, 03:42 AM
| | | | Is it true that the bassist in Porcupine tree played a fretless on the album "In absentia"? |
05-27-2006, 03:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: University of Washington | | | How about The Mars Volta's The Widow? It's on the album Frances the Mute. Juan Alderete gets killer tone on that track. |
05-27-2006, 09:38 AM
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05-27-2006, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Thurisarz Is it true that the bassist in Porcupine tree played a fretless on the album "In absentia"? | I think that guy plays a fretless Wal. |
05-27-2006, 07:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Isle of Lucy | | | JPJ uses a fretless P for 'In my time of dying' on the DVD. I'm not sure on the album, though.
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05-28-2006, 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by zombywoof5050 I think that guy plays a fretless Wal. | He does, although I think he may also play Spector basses on the occasion too. I'm sure about him playing Wal basses though, he's listed on the Website. |
05-30-2006, 12:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New York-Elizabthtown, PA. | | | Will Lee uses a 60's fretless P Bass when he plays fretless...
chekc out any fretless work by Will Lee, he uses a P bass for all his fretless work on recording as well as live. he had a 66 lake placid blue color fender jazz for three or four years but sold it a few years ago.
that bass was owned by neil jason and is the one you hear on his work with cindy lauper "time after time" etc etc
I've seen will's p bass as well as have handled it, its as solid as they come, yet simple. he's had it in his arsenal forever...since the mid 70's. its red and worn on the edges.
here's a list of cd's wher ehe plays it:
rob mounsey "back in the pool"
rob mounsey "mango theory"
he plays alot of fretless on these two cds |
05-31-2006, 10:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Southwest Chicago | | | Recordings might be hard to find these days, but the bass player from a band called Trip Shakespeare played a fretless P.
Tasty lines, too. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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