Recent content by Morumotto

I was in a similar situation in that I purchased a fretless that I rarely played. About 7 months ago I decided to really give it another try, a proper try, and not give up easily. I was feeling bad about all the money I spent on it when it was just sitting in its case. Since then, it's all I've...

It's been about a month since I wrote my post above. I thought that for the record I'd give an update. Although the string noise I described was really bothering me, at some point it almost entirely went away. I don't think it can be attributed to a change in my technique. Did the strings need...

I play a fretless Fender American Professional Jazz Bass. Out of curiosity I recently decided to try tapewound strings for the first time. I bought LaBella black nylon strings (105 / 85 / 65 / 50). The issue I'm having is that I occasionally get an unwanted sound from my plucking fingers...