asking about fretless sound

Mwah? Strings vibrating against a wooden fingerboard.

Affordable fretless basses.

 

Hi JB_KID,

If you are going the fretless Squier route, try the Duncan Designed pickups on the Sqier Jazz Bass. I paid $267.00 for this bass and it is FABULOUS in Tone!

Peace,
DoubleBuck

 

I guess I am guilty of supposing that you could order the fretless Squire with the Duncan Designed pickups. Since Fender is such an international company I supposed that it would be possible for you. Building a fretless bass from parts requires a lot of knowledge of which parts are available in your country and skill in lutherie to put it all together--as well as the tools to do so. Is there any mail order company that would send a Fender fretless to you by freight or mail since you use the internet? I wish you the best of luck in finding a source. Perhaps someone from your area who is reading this forum can point you to a local source. Good Luck.

 

I really like the sound I'm getting on my Peavey foundation fretless. It's strung with GHS flats and I have felt by the bridge to mute. Sounds way smooth!

 

Wishbass is a pretty good bass, if you don't mind doing a little work on them.

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=528368

 

i had a fender mim j bass fretless with flats on. loved the low action but not the dull sound. then i heard bot the jaco 'bass of doom' and it gave me ideas. i tried some different materials to epoxy the neck. found one that worked. my necks like glass now. put ernie ball rounds on. then i didnt like the j pickups and sheer weight of a jb body. i had a spare p bass body lyin around, so i swapped for that, bought a giovanni p bass pup with alnico v's, painted it white. bought some 3 ply black pickguard sheet from allparts and designed own pickguard shape. swapped the standard fender cts 250k tone pot for an alpha and put in a 0.047uf cap, and i have a fretless to die for. if its not your bag, i dont mind, its my sound man.

 

only got the camera on me phone dude, but i will try. ill just say it was worth all the hard effort. ps...if ya want the 'mwah' youd be best puttin epoxy resin on ya neck. google jaco pastorius bass of doom.....youll see what i mean

 

String heigth will affect the 'mwah' sound.... and where you pluck the string. Lower the strings and pluck over the fingerboard for maxium 'mwah'.

 

If you want a good fretless, don't get a Fender. If you are willing to spend more for a better one, I STRONGLY suggest the fretless Warwick Corvette Standard. They're about $1,200, and it's one of the nicest basses I have ever played. If you aren't willing to spend that much, and just want a fretless to fool around on, I'd get the Squier Jaco Jazz bass. Also not bad for the price.