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Convertable bass (fretted/fretless)
- Thread starter cliffbass
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Bump....
Old thread but I just saw it now on youtube. First I'd ever heard of it...
I hope the search Nazi's are happy that I went ahead and did a search before I started a new thread.
Has anyone tried these things?? For $5k they had sure better sound nice and last a while...
Here's another old thread where someone claims that "this has been discussed before" but does not offer any links.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=594762&highlight=mikey
If these things sound good and hold up well I think they would be pretty much in demand. So what's the downside to them?
Thoughts?
Old thread but I just saw it now on youtube. First I'd ever heard of it...
I hope the search Nazi's are happy that I went ahead and did a search before I started a new thread.
Has anyone tried these things?? For $5k they had sure better sound nice and last a while...
Here's another old thread where someone claims that "this has been discussed before" but does not offer any links.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=594762&highlight=mikey
If these things sound good and hold up well I think they would be pretty much in demand. So what's the downside to them?
Thoughts?
Their prices are a bit high. I looked at the 5-strings. Depending on the models, the prices begin at $3,300 and $5,000.
Ned Steinberger did this in 1987 or 1988
http://www.steinbergerworld.com/
Go "PHOTOS & IMAGES", then "Prototypes
Combination fretted / fretless XM2 "
The downside appears to be a hollow neck makes for a hollow sound?
http://www.steinbergerworld.com/
Go "PHOTOS & IMAGES", then "Prototypes
Combination fretted / fretless XM2 "
The downside appears to be a hollow neck makes for a hollow sound?
This one shows up from time to time. Ultimately this one probably won't catch on since it's cheaper to have a nice fretted bass and a nice fretless bass.
A logistical snag is that the action is very high in fretless mode since you need to set it up with action in the fretted mode. A fretless can generally have the strings much lower to the fingerboard than any fretted bass.
A logistical snag is that the action is very high in fretless mode since you need to set it up with action in the fretted mode. A fretless can generally have the strings much lower to the fingerboard than any fretted bass.
