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fretless + pick?
- Thread starter envika
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I do when I can (I don't own a fretless currently), to get that sort of Steve Swallow sound that is all nice and groovey.
i've only done this on a few occasions while recording because i wanted a very specific sound. otherwise, it's not my cup of tea...
no noone has ever done it before its your idea your self patent it.(please note tongue firmly stuck in cheek) Ive never really played with a pick much but I am also just picking bass back up after like i dont know more than a decade. and after reading your post I picked up a pick and my fretless. kinda liked it. my view is its another sound to put in your quiver of tools. you can never have too many "sounds" you can get maybee the experience will pay off when your trying to figure out a song and you go ."oh I know that sound thats a fretless with a pick"
just my 2 cents worth
just my 2 cents worth
listen to Pigs (Three Different Ones) by Pink Floyd. Gilmour plays a fretless there with a pick. It sounds good, though I never really liked the tone of my pick playing on my fretless. But that's not bad, if you have an other type of tone in your hand
"Hey You" from the Wall is an even better example of fretless with a pick, except for the chorus. Grind grind grind...I hate chorus!
