Hellzero

Didn't know the Marco basses. That said have you been to that scary outside 300 meters dive glass elevator and try the unscary "monte sledge" ? And what about that plane landing or take-off on one of the shortest runaway (well bearing it's name) in the world ? Nice and quiet place to be, loved it when I was there for a week seminar.

And similar first name, Tony. As an avant-goût, you can check the noise we were making some 16 years ago : http://users.skynet.be/sb134986/index.htm It's also a fretless album in fact, even if some tracks should have been discarded (to my ears), recorded in one take except the last title Stabushu Raga. How did you know about my (one day) forthcoming (maybe) album (when I can put all those riffs, licks, phrases and ideas together to be part of an entire raga) ? 😉

As said above, great mixture here, but the value of the whole exceeds the value of the bass, think about it before going on. To me, if you want to do the solo thing, tune it E to C and add a D-tuner to extend the low end.

As already written, don't forget "our" Jesús Rico Pérez with the fantastic album called Scars II: Solo Fretless Bass

Delightful !

Try this for setting your pickup(s) height, as I wrote in an EMG topic : Put some new foam under the pickups and you can raise passive pickups as close as 2,5 mm under the strings, but do this when fretting the string at the last fret on E and G strings for both pickups checking each side after moving the other end. For EMG pickups, just do the same and you can even get (close) to 1 mm using the same procedure. Use an Allen wrench to take measures. 

How close are your pickups from the strings ? If they are too close, it could be the issue as they will interfere with the vibration of the string simply because of the magnet(s) power. I've got some early Q-Tuner pickups that have very powerful magnets, so I had to lower them a lot (twice my usual reference).

Mental do you mean ?

Thanks Douglas, wanted to put this video online, but something else to do. Both done, now. 😉

Here the link to the manufacturer : http://stashstainlessbass.com/bass-specs/

I prefer "Basse contre basse" with Alain Caron on bass (mostly fretless) and Michel Donato on double bass, splendid interaction between the two, and almost a duet album with only percussions added by some obscure players (I'm kidding). 🤗

Thanks. If it's still the same interview system (some fellow player have made a few years there, only one got his first level) , there will be the music teachers playing with me, but I better ask before.

Thanks Douglas, but as the audition is scheduled on the 11th of September, I will be careful with knockin' em dead. 😉

Thanks, it will be bass, more precisely 6 strings fretless bass. It's a bit more challenging. Maybe they will refuse me, but at least I would have tried.

They tell that it's hard to study after 40, quite strangely, I've been studying all along my life without any problem. Maybe because I love that.

Take a look at the Real Book.

Yes, Jack Bruce, but there is no entire album on fretless, but his way playing was a great source of inspiration for me. He was also a great vina player, an Indian instrument. His first Warwick Signature model was a terrific bass. On the double live album Cities of the Heart with Gary Moore, Ginger Baker, Simon Philips, François Garny (another terrific bass player) he is playing a lot of fretless, just like on Sometin Els.

That's indeed a Godin, you are right. Maybe he burned my bass after what I told him.

I'm preparing my entrance examen for the conservatory as it's about time to sum up all my knowledge at 53 years this August. I'll have to play 3 jazz standards. I thought that these 3 standards would be perfect : Take Five (I can easily solo on this one), Autumn Leaves and All Blues. If you have any suggestions, they are welcome.

And probably with my former Leduc 6 strings fretless that he still owns and I always told him when he still was on some forums that he was playing too many notes, seems like I was right as this what has upset at least 2 band leaders...

Love the original by Joe Jackson, but also love the cover by Anthrax :

What you call a lot of excursion is simply due to the fact that, now, for an unknown reason, your string is really moving freely. The chorus effect is certainly a twisted when fitted string, quite easy to correct, simply release the tension and put the string backwards a bit, you will notice that it's twisted. It's not against you, but a lot of people including some repair shops are mounting the strings by turning them around the post, so twisting them and thus creating that chorus effect (which as you wrote could also come from a too close pickup). If you mount your strings this way, it's ok as long as you untwist them the way I explained above.

And yes the first two albums are the best ones : Adolescent Sex and Obscure Alternatives, still lots of rebellion in the music.

And here, my favourite Japan track, the single : I second that Emotion (one of the best cover of this Motown hit ever)