Fretless with MM pickups

[soontobedead]

Hey, guys.

I've seen 'em fretless basses with J pickups, soapbars and even P/J hybrid configurations, but i've never seen a fretless with a MM type pickup...

Any of you know what are the tonal possibilities of this, who manufactures basses with this specs and if there is any conflict with the bright, modern sound of MM pups and the natural mellowness of the fretless?

 

[MobileHolmes]

Music man makes (or at least made) fretlesses.

 

[soontobedead]

never seen them.

how's their performance?

 

[bassteban]

Never seen a fretless MM? that's about like saying 'never seen The Beatles'.

Oh- and they sound/play great(IME).

 

[soontobedead]

never seen the beatles. not live, at least

 

[bassteban]

I've never seen the wind- and yet...

 

[soontobedead]

 

[giglawyer]

Listen to "Every Time You Go Away" by Paul Young. Pino Palladino plays a Fretless Ernie Ball MM. Lots of mmmwwaaahhhh.

 

[soontobedead]

that's what we were looking for.

Thanks, giglawyer

 

[giglawyer]

Cool. Check this out for more info. Apparantly he used a Fretless Stingray and an Octave Pedal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pino_Palladino

 

[giglawyer]

One more link. Way, way cool.

 

[Darkstrike]

Here ya go, a fretless Traben, with a J and a MM pickup.