Hey, I've got a Warmoth fretless that I put together about a year ago. I really like the bass and it's fun to play but it sounds really dull to me. I wish it sounded more like a fretted bass! Here's the basics of it.
Warmoth P fretless neck maple and ebony fingerboard with an epoxy coat.
Warmoth poplar P body
Dimarzio model P and model J set.
DR black beauties.
My first guess is it's the black beauties. I used them because they would look good on this bass and never tried them before. But it could be the pickups too. All of my basses are active and I usually prefer EMG's.
The last thing I was thinking was adding a steel plate on the bottom of the fingerboard. When I play, I usually hit the strings against the frets to get some attack out of it. This has no frets so it goes "clack". Does anyone have experience doing something like this?
I really like how it plays and I like playing it, I just don't like the sound a whole lot. It sounds good when other people play it, but I don't like how it sounds when I play it hahaha.
Warmoth P fretless neck maple and ebony fingerboard with an epoxy coat.
Warmoth poplar P body
Dimarzio model P and model J set.
DR black beauties.
My first guess is it's the black beauties. I used them because they would look good on this bass and never tried them before. But it could be the pickups too. All of my basses are active and I usually prefer EMG's.
The last thing I was thinking was adding a steel plate on the bottom of the fingerboard. When I play, I usually hit the strings against the frets to get some attack out of it. This has no frets so it goes "clack". Does anyone have experience doing something like this?
I really like how it plays and I like playing it, I just don't like the sound a whole lot. It sounds good when other people play it, but I don't like how it sounds when I play it hahaha.
