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Gary Willis
- Thread starter Michael Henson
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Not at all.
He is dead set against slapping a fretless.
What song were you listening to? He slaps on a song titled "ELvis at the Hop" w/ Tribal Tech.
On his solo albums. there is a song called "No Sweat"where he plays either a 5 string with a high "C", or he is playing a six string, fretted bass.
He is dead set against slapping a fretless.
What song were you listening to? He slaps on a song titled "ELvis at the Hop" w/ Tribal Tech.
On his solo albums. there is a song called "No Sweat"where he plays either a 5 string with a high "C", or he is playing a six string, fretted bass.
It's on Bent of his album Bent. I just know he plays a lot of fretless bass and the tone on there wasn't what you normally hear from a slapped bass. It's not nearly as sharp as normal and I'd heard people on here talking about slapping their fretless. Just curious...
Just listened and I'm 100% sure it is a fretted. He does whip the fretted out from time to time.
Slapping on a fretless tears up your fingerboard faster and can put dents in the wood, that is at leat one reason he doesn't do it. That being said from time to time, I do slap on it (a little) I grew up listening to Les Claypool as well as Willis, what can I say?
Slapping on a fretless tears up your fingerboard faster and can put dents in the wood, that is at leat one reason he doesn't do it. That being said from time to time, I do slap on it (a little) I grew up listening to Les Claypool as well as Willis, what can I say?
