Recent content by FranTheReaper

As far as I can remember, I couldn't form a band as a guitarist and found out that nobody cared for the bassist. Felt that was unfair since there were lots of cool bassists out there and thought I should do something about that from what a then 19-years-old person could do in his position...

Seems your problem is more about playing complex lines vs keeping it simple. As you said before, is about what makes you comfortable and what works on a band context. Freeman's style suits him and his band which is ok. You can say the same about Dee Dee Ramone. If you feel good about playing it...

I agree with this person. I like how everyone keeps posting different stuff ranging from prog rock to the heaviest of metal. I'll share something more, ehmm, "mellow" I think is the word, from the first band I posted (even tough I said I would post no songs in Spanish lol ) since I feel I should...

Already said I'm planning on getting a second fretless bass. I probably may need my fretted one as it is. Still, thanks for the advice.

Never been too much interested in smooth jazz to pay attention to the bass but I think a fretless one could work well on any jazz sub-genre. Planning on getting one myself whenever I can.

Wow, didn't expect that many answers in just a few hours! Thanks a lot! And thanks for the welcome too! I'll try to make it short. I'm listening to the songs you guys posted and I feel it could work but, as someone suggested, I'll try and see if I can get another bass since I could need my...

Hi, I'm new to the forum! I'm planning on making my bass a fretless one but I'm not sure if it is gonna work with my way of playing and the type of music I like. I haven't developed my bass style yet but I'm trying to be a melodic player with a bit of improvisation and jazz on what would be a...