New Fretless Bass!!! WooHoo!

Hi all, I just bought a used Pedulla Thunderbass 5 string fretless, totally awesome Its hard to believe how stable the bass is. (actually all the basses I tried in that price ranges were very stable) It makes my old electric feel like playing a Yugo in need of a front end alignment!

My primary reason for posting, besides bragging, is to relay my experience. I have been playing fretless for around 5-6 years. I have a Fretless Jazz (MIJ) and a Fretless Epiphone El Capitan, both unlined. So anyway I find this Pedulla and absolutely love it, except that it has fret lines.......so after thinking a bit I realized the only reason not to get it would be because the lines would mess with my ego After playing it for a few days I will have to say that its harder than my unlined basses, partly because Im not used to seeing anything on the fretboard and partly because old songs that I have written sound different........HaHa. Ive read alot of threads about the line\unlined debate, my take? Lined is harder, but actually better, why? cause you can play notes out of tune accuratly......

Seriously though, I can say that I have stayed away from areas of the fretboard just because its harder than hell to get the intonation, with a lined board its less intimidating. You still have to use the old ear, unless all your finger tips are the same size

 

Wow, thats too wierd Did you have a guitarist that quit due to musical objection? Thats cool you jamming with a drummer. We are trying to write music for bass and drums, alot of "Meat & Cheese". So far we have thickened the sound via both of us singing through dual "Helicons". So far so good No blaring guitar wanking

My bass, its got an ebony fretboard, I believe it has the polyester coating, its hard but not as glassy as the MVP. Its got a wood finish with an cocabola (spelling) top on the body. Yes these basses are spectacular! I tried a lakeland and a spector and liked the Pedulla the best. It was alot easier to play. The lakeland was nice but it was a little neck heavey. The Spector was nice too, but it sounded like my Jazz. I was looking for a tighter\brighter sound.

So small world, what sort of flavor is the music you are doing with the drummer?

Oh, BTW, my name is Marc

 

The lakeland was nice, but again it was neck heavey, also it just did not look like as much bass as the pedulla.

There is one disadvantage to having the drummer sing....you have a vocal mic behind the drums, gets a little interesting trying to minimize the overlap of the drums. We are doing an interesting thing in the fact that I am playing the role of metal guitarist with a healthy serving of funk bass? Basically I play funky stuff with lots of distortion and go for the cheesy 80's metal transistions and chorus's, its alot of fun. Thats cool that your drummer and you switch instruments! I would like to play the drums, but, its, you know, difficult

I dont have an actual pic of my bass but here is one from the web that is excactly like mine.

Marc

 

xush, thanks for the compliment on the artwork! I only wish I was as good at playing bass as I am at drawing.

Looks like you have a few kewl basses. I have 3 basses now and am not a real bass "hound" but for some reason Im starting to get "GAS"? BTW, whats that stand for? Im thinking this board has something to do with it I like the finnish on your Pentabuzz.

Embellisher (dig your name) cool bass! Its funny, I dont have anything against fretted basses, other than I have a harder time playing them I keep looking at the Zon's, I have never played one but they sure are beautiful!

Oh, BTW, I got my pedulla from Bass NW last week, of all the basses I play they in fact were all "clear and punchy" It was truley amazing, clear and punchy yet infering a grand piano