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06-27-2011, 08:03 AM
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Who are some good Fretless bass players? |
06-27-2011, 08:06 AM
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Look up Jaco |
06-27-2011, 08:06 AM
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Jaco Pastorius showed everybody how to do it.
After that, I would say that Pino Palladino and Tony Levin come to mind.
I am sure other people know tons of good fretless players...
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06-27-2011, 08:23 AM
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06-27-2011, 09:08 AM
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06-27-2011, 09:19 AM
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06-27-2011, 09:25 AM
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06-27-2011, 09:30 AM
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06-27-2011, 09:35 AM
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06-27-2011, 09:38 AM
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06-27-2011, 02:01 PM
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06-27-2011, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeesus777 Alain Caron | He's a beast on the fretted and fretless.
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06-27-2011, 02:15 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA | | | Freebo- on Bonnie Raitt's earliest recordings from ca. 1973 on to about 1980. Perfect fretless because he doesn't always sound like he's playing fretless. His intonation is in control so you only know it's fretless because of the tone and when he wants to play in-between tones.
Rick Danko- with The Band.
Boz Burrell with Bad Company.
Plus the usual suspects of Jaco, Pino, Mannring, Willis, and Mick Karn.
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06-27-2011, 02:16 PM
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06-27-2011, 02:17 PM
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Not sure if his style suits your demand, though.
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06-27-2011, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by JTE Plus the usual suspects of Jaco, Pino, Mannring, Willis, and Mick Karn. | Karn was absolutely amazing. I was so sad to hear about his passing recently.
If you can find a copy of "Waking Hour" by Dali's Car (basically, Karn with Peter Murphy), get it... and if you're a fretless player try to figure out how to play the song "His Box." I guarantee that will keep you busy for a good long while.
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06-27-2011, 02:30 PM
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06-27-2011, 02:33 PM
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06-27-2011, 05:54 PM
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