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Frets annoy me

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Emanuel Apascaritei said:
....An unlined fretless.....drool
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TOTAL FREEDOM!

Don't be angry at the frets, they, in themselves, did you no harm. Direct the hate towards those who feel others MUST have frets on their instruments. Let that hate build within you, then, go out and buy a nice fretless bass as you are on your way tho being one of THE CHOSEN.

Here, let me help you a little:

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Warmoth had some all ebony necks in the showcase recently. Had to give one a whirl, so I converted my P bass. Finding that I don't miss the lines and LOVE the clean look of an unlined board.

My prior fretless had a piezo bridge and every bit of tiny intonation error screamed out. The P bass is a lot easer to sound good on.

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Emanuel Apascaritei said:
...I´m getting mad...I feel them like a barrier to my playing. A fellow bassist land me a fretless for about a month and was pleased to see that I have more freedom with a fretless. Came back to the fretted and started to get angry....those metal wire between strings and the fingerboard are feeling awkward.
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Sounds like you might be a fretless bass player.
 
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Doner Designs said:
Warmoth had some all ebony necks in the showcase recently. Had to give one a whirl, so I converted my P bass. Finding that I don't miss the lines and LOVE the clean look of an unlined board.

My prior fretless had a piezo bridge and every bit of tiny intonation error screamed out. The P bass is a lot easer to sound good on.

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VERY sweet axe.
 
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Doner Designs said:
Warmoth had some all ebony necks in the showcase recently. Had to give one a whirl, so I converted my P bass. Finding that I don't miss the lines and LOVE the clean look of an unlined board.

My prior fretless had a piezo bridge and every bit of tiny intonation error screamed out. The P bass is a lot easer to sound good on.

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Hey Steve - you've posted this bass many times now, but I don't think I will ever tire of seeing it - it's a peach! I think a pick-guard in that material would look amazing on a StingRay...
 
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MobileHolmes said:
They both have their merits. You can get smoother slides, and arguably a more expressive vibrato on a fret less. That said, the tones are different. I much prefer the sound of a fretted for slapping. And most of the time, I prefer to not have to ponder intonation
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Right that, but I don't usually slap. And if the song calls for some slap, I'd have a a fretted around.
 
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MobileHolmes said:
They both have their merits. You can get smoother slides, and arguably a more expressive vibrato on a fret less. That said, the tones are different. I much prefer the sound of a fretted for slapping. And most of the time, I prefer to not have to ponder intonation
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As has been said elsewhere, it just takes practice to develop the muscle memory. Double and triple stops helped me.
 
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