The best fretless bass guitar ever? - TalkBass.com
2010年11月23日 · Hey guys! First time post here :bassist:, and I'm in the market for a wonderful (lined, possibly) fretless bass guitar. I'm totally open to any and all suggestions, so I wanted to hear from the community their thoughts on the best fretless bass guitar ever, and their reasons why. Thanks!! :D
Best Fretless Bass Players? - TalkBass.com
2015年4月2日 · Gary Willis. He has solo records but the bulk of his career was with Tribal Tech with Scott Henderson. Killer player and the master of tone. He plays 5 string fretless exclusively. Steve Bailey plays 6 string fretless exclusively. Pre-Jaco there was Rick Laird (Mahavishnu), Rick Danko (The Band), and Jack Bruce (Cream).
WHATS THE BEST STRINGS FOR FRETLESS BASS?? - TalkBass.com
2011年4月13日 · From Bass Player Magazine November 2006 "Strings Thomastik-Infeld medium-light-gauge flatwounds; La Bella heavy-gauge flats (on tuned-down ’63 P-Bass); Rotosound Swing Bass roundwounds" He plays a lot of different stuff using different strings. As far as I can determine, his fretless stuff remains stainless rounds. John
Best pickups for a Fretless bass? - TalkBass.com
2020年12月27日 · For fretless, you really need a bridge pickup that is either single coil, a sidewinder (Nordstrand Zen blades) or in line hum canceling. A traditional humbucker has a suckout (due to the dual coils listening to each string) that robs articulation and upper mids - you really need that slice of the spectrum....assuming you're going to run rounds.
Favorite effects/settings for fretless - TalkBass.com
2011年5月17日 · My favorite “effect” is rounds on a hard board - ebonol in my case. A lot of folks around here claim you can make a fretless sound fretted. With rounds, a hard board, and a nice low setup, I completely disagree - my fretless mwahs on every note - there is no technique to coax it out, and no technique will make it stop.
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2020年1月14日 · I was happy with (Labella) black tapewounds on 2 fretless basses i used to own. (A cheap yamaha and and Carvin semihollow body.) I tried them on my last fretless (Rickenbacker) but didn’t like the combination . The best sounding strings i …
Best budget fretless? - TalkBass.com
2012年6月28日 · Thinking of learning fretless. What is the best budget fretless that you guys know of (lined fretboard either 4 or 5 string)? I am aware of the Squier fretless which I quite like and Ibanez Gary Willis 5 fretless (budget version). Anything besides that?
Best Pickups for fretless bass (need your advice)? - TalkBass.com
2011年11月21日 · Howdy all. I just converted an old Ibanez Soundgear bass to a fretless (actually isn't that hard, there's a great 10-part series on YouTube, i can link it later), and I was wondering what pickups would best accentuate the fretless sound? It was a 300 series soundgear, with both a J and P pickup, if that helps. Thanks!
What are some good fretless bass songs. - TalkBass.com
2015年12月29日 · Fretless bass seems to sound sweetest on slow numbers. For e.g.: Lady in Red - Chris De Burgh Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton Every Time You Go Away - Paul Young I don't know who played bass on these recordings.
Best jazz bass pickups for jazz playing on a fretless?
2012年4月16日 · They were a little zingy for fretless playing, so I had to roll off the tone control quite a bit. But as they stayed on the bass, they dulled into a warm tone with a little bit of bite and edge. They stayed on on the bass for nearly 18 months until I broke the A …