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The new addition
- Thread starter Longshot
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Everyone should own a fretless..... wait, that's probably not true at all!
Congrats on the new baby
Congrats on the new baby
Congrats Longshot. Looks nice.
The worst that can happen is you will play out of tune. Double bass players have been doing that since before we were born.
The worst that can happen is you will play out of tune. Double bass players have been doing that since before we were born.
I've got an EB Stingray fretless, and I quite like it. It's got too much of a MusicMan sound, which I'd like if it were fretted, but not so much fretless. I've had to do a lot of experimentation with the EQ to find The Sound.
Hope you enjoy it!
Hope you enjoy it!
LOL!, I think a fretless would make a better player out of any bass player....it's just that they would SOUND worse! (Until they got back on their fretted bass.)
Love to have one but wonder how long it would take to discipline myself to hitting the right spots on the fretboard? If I play one in a music store I make sure NOT to plug in to an amp!
It's funny. I played an unlined fretless all through college (which we won't say how long ago that was). I ended up selling it to pay rent. So when I was looking for a new fretless I was scared to go unlined as it had been so long.
Not saying I'm perfect a it yet but I was amazed at how it all started coming back to me. That neck on the sterling really helps though.
Not saying I'm perfect a it yet but I was amazed at how it all started coming back to me. That neck on the sterling really helps though.
