I have a precision bass, some cheap copy or something, and recently I bought a new guitar so I was thinking to convert the old guitar to fretless, but I don't know if it will sound good, is the P pickup good for a fretless or not?
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precision fretless
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fretless Ps sound unique. it wont sound like all other fretlesses. Itll have a warm tone, perhaps with a little less muah than other fretlesses, but a fuller tone.
I've got one, and its a lot different than any other kind of fretless. The typical Jaco like tone associated with fretless basses is not there at all, but I don't think you expected it to be.
Its very very thumpy, and depending on your strings, its almost impossible to not over power everyone else you're playing with. I did have some flats one it, and it just murdered everyone else with thump. I had to turn down the bass eq on my amp almost all of the way. Granted, I am playing through a lone 15".
Now I've got some roundwounds on it, and its much more compatible with everyone else. Its got your classic P-tone, with more warmth to it... at least with a rosewood board it does.
I think John Paul Jones recorded "In My Time Of Dying" with a fretless P bass, and if he didn't... then he played one live on Led Zeppelin's live DVD.
Its very very thumpy, and depending on your strings, its almost impossible to not over power everyone else you're playing with. I did have some flats one it, and it just murdered everyone else with thump. I had to turn down the bass eq on my amp almost all of the way. Granted, I am playing through a lone 15".
Now I've got some roundwounds on it, and its much more compatible with everyone else. Its got your classic P-tone, with more warmth to it... at least with a rosewood board it does.
I think John Paul Jones recorded "In My Time Of Dying" with a fretless P bass, and if he didn't... then he played one live on Led Zeppelin's live DVD.
It's a pretty good idea. I didn't like the buzz of my Squier, and it sounded very harsh with the tone up and dead with the tone cut. So, I took out the frets, and now it's a pretty playable and decent sounding bass.
Fretless P's sound thumpier and woodier than J's, especially with rounds. Fatter tone, definitely.
Fretless P's sound thumpier and woodier than J's, especially with rounds. Fatter tone, definitely.
