Fretless slap!

Techmonkey · #1 08-09-2005, 12:37 PM

Well this is my first audio posting on TB so please go easy on me! All 3 of these clips are variations of the same riff I came up with the other day, and I did them all pretty much on the spot. Please excuse the rubbishness of the clips, I've only been playing about 10 months and I've only been playing fretless for a couple of months.

Bass: Defretted Westfield SB427
Strings: Flatwound Chromes
Recording method: Straight in to line in on PC
Effects: EQ, compression and light chorus.
Clip 1
Clip 2
Clip 3

bassist66 · #2 08-09-2005, 12:54 PM

the first one kind of sounds a little claypool-esque

Techmonkey · #3 08-09-2005, 12:57 PM

Ah yeah, I can see where you're coming from!
Thanks for the comment

EricTheEZ1 · #4 08-11-2005, 11:21 AM

Sounds more like a Flea-style slap line on fretless.

Advice on achieving a more unique, in your face fretless slap tone (or Claypool-like) would be to bump some not so normal frequencies (maybe some high-mids) and treble. Make sure the pickups are wide open.

That way it really comes out at you. Ever notice how fretted Claypool's tone is out of his fretless basses?

-Eric.

Techmonkey · #5 08-11-2005, 01:02 PM

Thanks! Never thought about boosting the high-mids before, I'll give it a shot!

EricTheEZ1 · #6 08-14-2005, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Techmonkey

Thanks! Never thought about boosting the high-mids before, I'll give it a shot!

No problem. In fact, when I'm trying to get a more Flea-like, Stingray type of tone. I usually bump the High Mids on my amp and it gets that bit of bite that he usually has.

-Eric.