kets

I too have spent my 18 years of playing bass using the anchor technique of resting on a pickup or on an adjacent string, probably because it was easiest and because it's what I saw everyone else do! As others have pointed out though, this doesn't translate well onto a 5 string though as I found out when I bought one. Had real problems with the b string sounding out. Bugger...

[quote name='JBassist' post='576181' date='Aug 20 2009, 10:49 PM']maybe a few years away but hey im thinking getting a fretless when im old enough to gig lol and just wondering that would fretless be suitable for what i play ie: tapping and slapping(ill get slap plate), fingerstyle, also simple punk lines cos i know fretless is usually used for like smooth jazzy type stuff, but would it work for rhcp,ledzepie sorta stuff its random i know megalolz[/quote] Depends on the type of music I suppose. The only problem is that for most people, playing fretless demands more concentration and is therefore not as widely used by rockers etc. On the other hand though i'm sure Jeff Ament played some fretless bass with Pearl Jam in the early 90's and Les Claypool of Primus appears to do a pretty respectable job of slapping and tapping his six string fretless! Try before you buy though, fretless bass ain't for everyone! Happy playing, Kets