Dom in Dorset Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Low B or high C? What's the norm? The most pupular? What do you prefer? Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I like the low B..but then again I generally prefer a low B to a high C on fretted too.I think the main reason is just because the low B is more practical in the majority of situations. The high C is great if you are playing more solo and chordal stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Depends on what sound you want, but personally I've found on a fretless getting a decent "mwah" out of a string skinnier than your average G is hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) Now you mention it, that C string is going to ssssssooooooooo skinny, I think it's low B unless anyone has a damn good reason why not. Edited September 1, 2011 by Dom in Somerset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Low B for me too, but I'm more of a groove player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 High C. Because a low B on fretless sounds like sh*t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretlessguy Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 That depends on what you need. If you like chording and soloing, then High C is what you need. I prefer Low B on my 5 string fretless due to the fact that, as a bass player, I feel notes above the staff are for someone else to play. Besides, I like those low Ds and low Cs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 [quote name='noelk27' post='1359397' date='Sep 2 2011, 12:54 AM']High C. Because a low B on fretless sounds like sh*t.[/quote] Totally depends on the build quality of the bass. It sounds awesome on my Sei and my Overwater fretless basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 [quote name='BigRedX' post='1359437' date='Sep 2 2011, 07:28 AM']Totally depends on the build quality of the bass. It sounds awesome on my Sei and my Overwater fretless basses.[/quote] Also sounds pretty decent on my cheapo cort curbow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Yup, low B here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 [quote name='Doddy' post='1359046' date='Sep 1 2011, 05:48 PM']I like the low B..but then again I generally prefer a low B to a high C on fretted too.I think the main reason is just because the low B is more practical in the majority of situations. The high C is great if you are playing more solo and chordal stuff.[/quote] +1 to this. Holds true for fretted 5s as well IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 [quote name='Dom in Somerset' post='1359043' date='Sep 1 2011, 05:45 PM']Low B or high C? What's the norm? The most pupular? What do you prefer? Why?[/quote] One of each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatcoupe432 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Yeah depends on what you are gonna play! i do prefer a low b anyway and sound amazing on my gwb35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic_Groove Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='1359561' date='Sep 2 2011, 09:57 AM']One of each. [/quote] + 1 Just get a six string... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 [quote name='noelk27' post='1359397' date='Sep 1 2011, 11:54 PM']High C. Because a low B on fretless sounds like sh*t.[/quote] You must have had some sh*t basses then because the low B on my fretless Alembic sounded amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 OK, so how about a five string fretless with some alternative tunings? One idea might be a fiver strung D-G-C-F-Bb? Keeping it in fourths, but with the low range of the bottom D up to almost the highest C on a sixer. Alternatively, and this is a bit out of left-field, but how about tuning in fifths i.e. C-G-D-A-E? That way, you could have a more conventional five-string fretless (which may be considerably cheaper) but still have pretty much the same range a six-banger. HTH, Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 I did have a fretted 5 years ago and did experiment with ADGCF but never persued it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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