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Author: | Ian Hunter [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:16 am ] |
Post subject: | Fretless NS? |
Has anyone considered the possibilities of a totally fretless NS? No other changes to the instrument except no frets. That would be cool beyond words, I would think. |
Author: | Mercury Sandoz [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:16 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Fretless NS? |
I think the bass side fretless is cool and an advanced player like Don Schiff or Steve Adelson can do wonderful music with it ,but a fretless melody side would be very difficult to work with . Even if it was lined it would be very hard to do chords and besides the sound would be very "plinky". I messed around with a fretless Strat for about a year ,E-bow worked ,but it just had no practical musical application for me. |
Author: | Per Boysen [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:40 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Fretless NS? |
Ian Hunter wrote: Has anyone considered the possibilities of a totally fretless NS? No other changes to the instrument except no frets. |
Author: | LJones [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:13 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Fretless NS? |
I de-fretted a Conklin GT-7, 7 string bass. The high thin strings did not sound good to my ears, so I sold it. I now have a 5 string fretless bass with a low B string, and a heavy enough high G string to have a nice tone. I have an NS, and for me 1/2 fretless NS would be enough. Lee |
Author: | Ian Hunter [ Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:27 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Fretless NS? |
That's cool. I was thinking along the lines of texture and the thinner sound would actually have a place. Michael Manring has pretty thin strings on his basses for his altered tunings and if you guys have a minute, go find "A Child is Born" from Sylvain Luc's "Solo Ambre" album...he plays the melody and solo on a fretless guitar and it sounds really cool. Well, just a thought. Thanks for the responses! |
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