fretless

[Engine207]

love that pickguard, is it from Chandler?^

If you're referring to mine, it's a Invalid Link Removed

$37.50 to my door. Fit like a glove.

 

[Staccato]

Engine207, from the looks of that neck-you like blonds!

To the OP, here's the short answer: The ease of moving up & down the neck, and the distinct sounds that result from the unique construction.

 

[Engine207]

Engine207, from the looks of that neck-you like blonds!

To the OP, here's the short answer: The ease of moving up & down the neck. The distinct sounds that result from the unique construction.

I think learning fretless can make a player better. I still suck, but my ear has improved, my technique has come along nicely, and yes...fretless bass sounds awesome!

Stacatto, off-topic, my wife is a beautiful brunette!

 

[trkelley]

I drive better without speed bumps. Fretless speaks. There is a singing, vocal quality, a growl (the mwah), and all the mysterious nuance of micro-intonation shared by fretless instruments (violin, trombone, steel guitar, human voice, etc). Fretless bass is a distinctive flavor that can also sound like new-age mooing and bleating or slippery porno-soundtrack cliches.
It's also the only bass that can be played in tune, in any key. Can be.

 

[jbaxter90]

I don't see why people have to be pretencious out of a simple question. So what if I've never played one its a fair question. Ass holes

 

[Jazzcat]

Non of those pesky metal bumps on the fingerboard that force discrete notes from the infinite continuum of pitch ever possible between the nut and the saddle.

I love this answer. Dead on!

 

[Kwesi]

I don't see why people have to be pretencious out of a simple question. So what if I've never played one its a fair question. Ass holes

Oh my! The butthurt is strong with this one . Relax dude, nobody is being "pretencious" we're just telling it like it is.

 

[jbaxter90]

Oh my! The butthurt is strong with this one . Relax dude, nobody is being "pretencious" we're just telling it like it is.

Lmao! "butthurt" haha

 

[Legattabass]

I think people are giving you pretentious answers because its very name reflects its value. It's fret-less.

Frets are great, they make sure that if your tuning is accurate, you can reliably get all those A-G# notes with only moderate accuracy. My ears and hands aren't accurate enough to play without frets, so I like using them. If my ears and hands were more skilled, I'd drop the frets in a heartbeat due to the comments in this thread. No metal underneath my fingers. Notes-between-notes. Being able to slide without bumps changing the sound. All good things, right?

 

[Jazzcat]

Almost but not exactly. The word "fretless" has both explicit and implied meanings.

Explicitly, it means that the bass has no frets.

Implicitly, it is a declaration that frets are less.

 

[Rattle Head]

Almost but not exactly. The word "fretless" has both explicit and implied meanings.

Explicitly, it means that the bass has no frets.

Implicitly, it is a declaration that frets are less.

Damn right lol...

I play fretless because... because Steve Digiorgio.

 

[madmachinist]

if you have to ask , i'll let you borrow a special pair of pliers...
and superglue and maple veneer...

 

[rustindeth]

Damn right lol...

I play fretless because... because Steve Digiorgio.

My reason behind buying a fretless also