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11-15-2003, 08:21 AM
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Im not sure if this should go in setup or here, it kinda depends on the responses.
I have an Essex Fretless P with a maple fretboard. I am wondering how do i get that famous "muah" sound of a fretless. Should i lower my action to get more fretboard buzz? (i have very little/none) or is it more of a technique thing? |
11-15-2003, 08:27 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | | Mwah is more of a side effect of low action, so yes, lower away. It can also be accentuated by bridge pickup favoring, which you cannot do, so favor the mids on your amp.
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11-15-2003, 08:29 AM
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Mwah is more of a side effect of low action, so yes, lower away. It can also be accentuated by bridge pickup favoring, which you cannot do, so favor the mids on your amp. | Ok then i did kinda have the right idea. Rawk on...
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11-16-2003, 02:29 AM
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Mwah is more of a side effect of low action, so yes, lower away. It can also be accentuated by bridge pickup favoring, which you cannot do, so favor the mids on your amp. | Jon, I'm gonna kick your ass! You're supposed to say,
"It's all in the hands baby!" |
11-16-2003, 07:27 AM
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Jon, I'm gonna kick your ass! You're supposed to say,
"It's all in the hands baby!" | Crap - another secret out of the bag....
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11-16-2003, 08:25 AM
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Endorsing artist: Brubaker Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Gaithersburg, Md | | | Geez, now we have to silence Figjam. I hate when that happens.
Pac, since this was your screw-up, I'll hold his head and you whack him with the Ripper.
The fretted Ripper. |
11-16-2003, 10:55 AM
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Geez, now we have to silence Figjam. I hate when that happens.
Pac, since this was your screw-up, I'll hold his head and you whack him with the Ripper.
The fretted Ripper. |  Whatd i do? |
11-16-2003, 11:15 AM
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11-16-2003, 12:21 PM
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You have to be special like me to get mwuah.... |
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11-16-2003, 01:36 PM
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Mwah is more of a side effect of low action, so yes, lower away. It can also be accentuated by bridge pickup favoring, which you cannot do, so favor the mids on your amp. | Hey Pac, I seem to get more mwah by using more of the neck pickup, maybe that's just me. But I agree, lower action and boosting mids helps. And can't forget left hand technique!! |
11-17-2003, 09:18 PM
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Whatd i do? | It was a joke, Figjam... a joke about how you now know "too much"  ... because Pacman let you in on the real deal instead of the standard "mojo" line.
That's all. You're still due for a beating but at least now you know why.
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11-17-2003, 09:19 PM
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You have to be special like me to get mwuah.... | Too easy.
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11-26-2003, 11:05 PM
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12-07-2003, 01:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Saint Louis MO. USA, Earth. | | | To mwuah and meow, I hope this helps:
The strings sould sit low enough to buzz, but high enough not to choke- to give you dynamic flexibility. Also, try playng with flatter-than fingertips. Flatter fingertips help a pleasantly controllable buzz develop. BUT, compensate your fretting "center" as the witness point will need to stay close to the front of your finger just at your target. Use a light gauge string. Straighten your neck. Play on the pickups. Taste it. Hone it. Listen. Feel, feel, feel. Learn to use more of a horizontal attack, but be nice to your right wrist. Breathe.
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12-07-2003, 09:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY/Boston, MA | | | Re: To mwuah and meow, I hope this helps:
Quote: Originally posted by T. Brookins
The strings sould sit low enough to buzz, but high enough not to choke- to give you dynamic flexibility. Also, try playng with flatter-than fingertips. Flatter fingertips help a pleasantly controllable buzz develop. BUT, compensate your fretting "center" as the witness point will need to stay close to the front of your finger just at your target. Use a light gauge string. Straighten your neck. Play on the pickups. Taste it. Hone it. Listen. Feel, feel, feel. Learn to use more of a horizontal attack, but be nice to your right wrist. Breathe. | THat got more and more like an emotional poem as you went on.
Well just an update, i tried everything that everyone said and now i ge pretty nice muah. Ive been quite adicted to the fretless and barely play my fretted except for slapping. Ive constantly been tossing in vibratos and slides into songs to add a nicer touch and it sounds great. |
12-11-2003, 11:12 PM
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