fretless excitement?

[scothar]

The thing goes like this.I wanted to buy a fretless cause I wanted to experience something different. I actually had never played fretless before except from very few times and not for long. I loved its sound but really didn't know how it will fit with my playing style.

So I bought a Lakland 4-94 deluxe fretless and yesterday was brought to me. I discovered that it really is a whole new experience and loved it so much, I couldn't let it off my hands! I actually didn't want to touch my fretted!!

Has anybody else experienced such an excitement not necessarily changing from a fretted to a fretless, but more generally speaking.

[BryanM]

I'm no pro or anything, but I definitely know that feeling. Ever since I got my fretless (just a cheap squier VM jazz) it doesn't seem worth it to pick up my fretted bass anymore. I'm considering getting a cheap fretted SX P/J to see if that's more fun to play and to work on more funk and rock/pop oriented stuff (I play mostly jazz on the fretless.)

[artfahie]

I have one "fretted" & two "fretless"... I play the fretted because sometimes is the right one to play, but I practice & diddle-around with the fretless ones because they are so much more fun !

[CraigG]

I remember the feeling the first time I picked up a fretless. It was awesome and, to be honest, I was actually surprised at how easy it was to play. Of course, it was a couple years later that I bought an SX fretless jazz. I still love the feel and sound of fretless and I make room for it in the music I play, but I feel much more versatile on fretted - especially now that I'm playing a 7.

[bullshark]

The excitement for me was to find out how easy it was to get into playing fretless. Of course mine has got line where the frets are supposed to go, but nevertheless I expected it to be quite harder. And I absolutely love the tone I'm getting, so much more organic than a fretted bass. It's the one I play the most at the moment.

[DistantTremor]

The very first fretless I had played was a Fender Jazz bass, maybe a replica of Jaco's or something. It really sounded great, and my intonation wasn't that bad either.

When I first played my warwick fretless corvette, I couldn't put it down.

I plan on using the fretless in whatever music I want.

Other than the fretless, I remember trying out a six string for the first time, and I really really liked it. In fact, I plan on buying it as soon as I get the money.

So yeah, I've had that feeling before.

[Doc Labyrinth]

My first and only bass for three years was a fretless. I bought an SX jazz, thought frets had no right being on a bass, ripped them out, did some more mod work to it and it has been a very, very excellent bass ever since. It wasn't until about two weeks ago that I purchased my first fretted bass. (Well, I purchased the body, had a fretted neck made). The fretted bass is great to have mainly for the option of just having a fretted bass when a fretted bass might prove more useful. However, I learned to play on a fretless, and that is what just seems natural to me, so the fretted spends a lot of its time on its stand.

[DZIB]

I started playing fretless-5 in 1989 and had no trouble with the transition. I played fretless exclusively until about 3 years ago, and 5 string until about a year ago. Now I've been paying fretted 4 and just bought a fretless G&L L2000. It's weird, but I can't put the fretted bass down now!!! I'm sure I'll start playing the fretless when the music calls for it. Right now I'm playing a lot of trad-blues and the fretless doesn't feel "right".