Fretless mod

[Scott Bland]

This just popped up on my Facebook feed. interesting. Fretless in a pocket

 

[MoireBass]

There was an incomplete discussion of this earlier in the thread titled

"Check this out: the Bass Flatter - "Fretless in a pocket". What say ye?"

No word yet on whether it's worthwhile.

(Unh, how do you embed a reference to another TB thread correctly?)

 

[Scott Bland]

Embed was perfect. cool.

 

[Michedelic]

This just popped up on my Facebook feed. interesting. Fretless in a pocket

I saw the other thread; I dunno, it just seems too fussy, unless a player was merely dabbling with fretless. I mean, would you use that on a gig and fit that thing on occasionally?
What I’ve found is that if you’re going to have a fretless bass in your arsenal, you really have to commit and work on your technique, as it’s an entirely different state of mind. Plus, you may want an entirely different neck/EQ/pick-ups/set up, so having a separate instrument makes more sense to me.
As for myself, I have no use for flats, disliked them back when that’s all there was available, but will put those(and ground wounds)on my fretless to facilitate sliding, although I have no interest in imitating an upright. Rounds, with one of those things fitted on, just wouldn’t work in that case.

 

[Killing Floor]

Nothing will encourage players to pick up fretless like a flimsy plastic fingerboard.

 

[Scott Bland]

Nothing will encourage players to pick up fretless like a flimsy plastic fingerboard.

So true. Hopefully the first fretless experience is a nice bass.