Pedal for fretless sound

[oneminstrel]

Forgive me if this has been addressed before. What pedal will give me that Upright bass, or Fretless sound for my 'Wick?

[jmattbassplaya]

Honestly, not much can be done to help give you a fretless sound besides a fretless bass... and almost nothing can give you an upright sound besides an upright - even electric uprights fail to capture the sound well.

But if you`re desperate, a chorus pedal might help you somewhat get a fretless like sound, and for an upright tone I`d put foam under the strings, boost the bass, cut the treble, and pluck up high on the neck (above the fretboard).

[groooooove]

a lot of multi-pedals have fretless simulators.

IMO, they sound horrible. considering you can get a fretless SX for $120, the $200 youll spend on a terrible sounding simulator wont be worth it.

[Cannabass]

yeah just get a cheap fretless

[oneminstrel]

Yeah, Thats what I thought. I guess I'll get a cheap fretless.....

[OilcanRacer]

or get an even cheaper fretted bass, pull off the frets and filling the groves with wood glue and saw dust.

[lbwdog]

Originally Posted by OilcanRacer

or get an even cheaper fretted bass, pull off the frets and filling the groves with wood glue and saw dust.

LOL! I think you can get a fretless cheap enough to avoid having to do all that! Doesn't SX have one?

Caveat....If you're not used to playing fretless, realize that there is a learning curve involved, and unless you have great sense of pitch, you may never master it.

[Orangeclawhamme]

Originally Posted by lbwdog

LOL! I think you can get a fretless cheap enough to avoid having to do all that! Doesn't SX have one?

Caveat....If you're not used to playing fretless, realize that there is a learning curve involved, and unless you have great sense of pitch, you may never master it.

Hence the search for a pedal....

[Kromwarp]

A swell pedal might give you the effect of a bowed upright

[TOOL460002]

what about nylon strings on a fretted bass? would the frets just shred the nylon off? (ive never purchased nylon strings, so pardon my ignorance.)

the only fretless i ever played was years ago, and my teacher owned it. the thing had nylon strings on it, and sounded really cool... i just sucked at it, so i said thanks but no thanks (same thing with a 5er... played one once, and said to hell with this messed up string spacing and tension. stingray 4 for life!).