PatrickJ

@TKenrick did a video lesson on how to play Mono's bass groove on that, including that gnarly unison line with the sax.

Looks like the same one that's listed on eBay (for significantly more).

Yes, it's still for sale. I was talking to the @Ted Theodore Logan, III about it over the past few days. I am a fan of Sandberg bases, I own 2 v-series basses already. The problem is it's in Devon, normally not an issue as my parents live there but since I'm in a Tier 4 lockdown area I can't travel west 😥

Current short list Ibanez SRF700 Ibanez SRF700 Fretless Bass, Brown Burst Flat at Gear4music Mayones BE-4 Mayones Be-4 Fretless Bass Guitar natural Amazaque with case | eBay Sandberg TT4 £945 - Pristine Sandberg California Fretless TT4 Passive Jazz (In Two Parts) - Basses For Sale - Basschat

Thanks for the offer but I'd probably pass on the Corvette. I had a fretted GPS 5 string a while ago but it suffered from a bit of irritating neck dive that I couldn't get on with. I wouldn't pass up a Stage One Streamer of semi-hollow Infinity though.

I'd clocked that BE4 on eBay, I've already messaged him to confirm the weight. I like the Spector/Streamer design of it. I had Mayones Jazz bass which was very nice but since I quit that band and haven't gigged since I sold it as I didn't need a 5 string anymore.

Good to hear, it's definitely on the shortlist.

Is that the Ibanez SRF700?

Hi Guys, I'm looking for some 4 string fretless bass recommendations , new or used but no more spendy than 1000 GBP. I've an unlined fretless on loan to me right now and am really enjoying playing it but it's too heavy to be a keeper for me. I can't find much in the way of offerings from the usual suspects of Bassdirect or Anderton's - I'm hoping the Basschat faithfuls can come up with some ideas. I appreciate I could have any bass defretted and that's plan B but a nice ready made fretless would be ideal :). Thanking you in advance .

Update to my wishless. I've now decided that 2021 is going to be the year of fretless jazz so all fretted basses and synths are off the table. Basses A fretless of some kind, sill considering options Amps & Cabs Ashdown Pro-Neo 12" cabs Pedals Boss OC-5 Other I'd like some dual coil pickups for my Shuker J bass, Nords or Barts probably.

Thanks for the tips so far guys. This afternoon I created a track that just plays the chords from the C Major scale and I'm playing the arpeggio's over them, slowly. Happily I'm able to tell when I'm sharp / flat better than I thought I would be able too. I've also strated to play them over an Autumn Leaves backing track - a nice little work out. Up to about fret 10 I'm doing OK. Beyond that I'm struggling with the finger placements. @Bunion that TrueFire course looks pretty good. It's only $16 at the moment so I may give it a go.

Love this!

For 2021 I've decided I want to go fretless, it's something I've been thinking about for a while and I figured I'd give it a go. I'm currently borrowing a unlined fretless from another member of this here forum and had a play with it last night - actually finding the notes wasn't as challenging as I thought it would be, but I say that after only playing some relatively easy things down in the money zone. I've not started to get up in the register or playing any thing complex. My main worry with playing fretless is not having a strong enough ear to be able to hear that I'm marginally sharp or flat on a note. Does anyone have any tips / exercises for improving intonation and getting to grips with fretless in general? Slides, vibrato, harmonics etc. will all come later for now I just went to get a really good feel for fretting the right pitches.

@TheGreek has kindly lent me a long scale fretless to try. After having a bit of play last night I think jumping into a shorter scale would be a mistake - since I'm comfortable with 34" scale already I have a bit of a feel for where the notes should be. Changing scale I suspect will present more challenges.

Thank you sir. It has a hell of a tone to it, and actually I'm getting on better with fretless than I thought I would.

I can't say enough good things about Mick. Long story short, I'd been toying with the idea of getting a fretless and put a post up on this forum. Mick read my post and sent me a DM offering to lend me his fretless bass for a while to see how I got on with it. He allowed me to collect on the same and even spent time with me outside on a cold winters evening to run through the guitar and give me a few tips on fretless playing. Thanks a ton Mick, it's folks like you that make BC a great forum!.

Not hard set, shorter scale and fretless were both on my mind to try so if it was possible to get them both in a single package then it seemed like a cute idea. I'm now looking at 34" scale fretless basses, still not as much of a range as I thought . They must be out of fashion.

I've been toying with giving fretless a go for a while now I also fancy trying a 32" scale bass so I figured why not try and combine those into a single bass for 2021. I'm really struggling to find anything other than a Warwick. Are shorter scale fretless basses just not a thing?

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So are Bass Direct and the Bass Gallery the only dedicated bass guitar stores left in England ?

Wow, that seemed easy - what's the expected delivery date?