Show Your Fretless

[Vic]

Had an opportunity to play one at the store one day, it felt great! Maybe I will get it one of those days
How do you like it?

It plays insanely well, which is important to me as primarily an electric player. If I had to deal with an actual doghouse again, it'd be far more difficult to deal with... both physically as well as logistically.

 

[B-Mac]

Okay
In order of obtanium
Bass to the left
Dean Exotica Quilt Ash (2015) A/E w/Aphex® Gloss Trans Black Fretless 34-inch new set MIC

Ibanez SRF700 Portamento Fretless (2015) Mahogany Brown Burst Flat Active Bartonlini MK-1 pups neck-thru 34-inch used

Dean Edge 4 5 string Fretless (2011) Amber Gloss 35-inch Active DMT Soap Bars used bolt-on MIK
E, A, D, G, C

Dean Rhapsody HBF Lined GN 34-inch bolt-on passive MIK used

Dean Performer Fretless ABG 2006 32" scale MIK Piezo & Prener Pre-Amp used

Three unlined
One lined
One dotted

 

[DolphinBro]

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No stains were used and no animals were abused in the making of this instrument.

 

[neal rapp]

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No stains were used and no animals were abused in the making of this instrument.

wow gorgeous beautiful dolphin would love to hear that bird sing

 

[kinopah]

Rob Allen MB-2 35-inch 5-string. Love it.

 

[DolphinBro]

wow gorgeous beautiful dolphin would love to hear that bird sing

No Dolphin. It does use a Warwick bridge and tailpiece but all the rest is special. I made it.

 

[Ric Vice]

I own one fretless electric bass a Lakland 55-94 from around 2000. My double bass is a 5/8th’s Mirecourt circa 1920

 

[Thebiggestjerk]

Yesterday Me jamming on Tacoma thunderchief fretless (I'm not a fretless player)

That was awesome!!!!

 

[Michal D]

Hippie...

 

[Dan Knowlton]

I LOVE that myrtle body!

It is one solid piece of Myrtle!

My Grandfather was a master cabinetmaker and he taught me woodworking - I LOVE nice wood!

Dan

 

[Dan Knowlton]

Hippie...

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How did you get that finish on the top of the body?

I tried doing a transfer onto a black body and it did not work well - I was going for the original James Burton telecaster look.

 

[amper]

My fretless Warmoth parts bass:
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I don't think I've seen that model before. I like it! Is that a short scale?

 

[amper]

玉子 (Tamako, "little gem"), my 2000 Ernie Ball StingRay 3EQ+P, Transparent Gold with matching headstock, Rotosound RS77LD

熊子 (Kumako, "little bear"), my 2003 Warwick Custom Shop Corvette Proline short scale, natural finish, ebony fingerboard, D'Addario Prelude 4/4 medium tension cello strings (CGDA)

 

[amper]

i’ve got a 94 warwick fortress 5 the necks wenge and ebony fretboard between it being petrified and waxed being a hard rock player i go from floyd to metallica to just crazy stuff if you add effects fretless bass is truly limitless no wrong notes when improvising is the wrong to say ??View attachment 4558346

I love the Fortress. One of my favorite bass shapes of all time.

 

[amper]

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My Primeau Micik

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Tony Franklin fretless

I am not generally a Prescision fan, but that one is sharp!

 

[thisheregiraffe]

I don't think I've seen that model before. I like it! Is that a short scale?

No it’s 34”, Warmoth’s G4 body and Warmoth tilt back neck. But they do also make this body and neck style for short scale, so you could build something similar in 30” or 32” scale with a SSB G4 body and SSB Warmoth neck.

 

[kesslari]

No Dolphin. It does use a Warwick bridge and tailpiece but all the rest is special. I made it.

Gorgeous bass. Post some audio?

 

[B-Mac]

My fretless Warmoth parts bass:
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I just noticed how close to the neck that Jazz type pickup is. I’m guessing that sounds different than a Jazz type neck pickup placed in the more usual location?

 

[thisheregiraffe]

I just noticed how close to the neck that Jazz type pickup is. I’m guessing that sounds different than a Jazz type neck pickup placed in the more usual location?

Yes, it sounds pretty different from the normal Jazz neck (middle) pickup location. My idea for this bass was to have a Music Man pickup in the sweet spot, and a J pickup at the base of the neck, like a RIC neck pickup. I have rounds on this bass and usually run the bridge pickup full on, and mainly use the neck pickup to add depth/warmth. I think it sounds really nice. But I bet with the right setup and right technique, and maybe flats instead of rounds, the neck pickup solo'd could mimic a bit of a upright tone. That's something for me to toy with in the future.

 

[Robert L]