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[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1480969111' post='3188588']
unless you want everything you do to sound like the theme music from Bergerac.
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If all my fretless playing sounded like Mo Foster, I would be happier than a pig in sh*t.

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Sometimes at home I'll run through a chorus pedal for that classic "Jaco" tone, or break out an Ebow, but it would sound contrived, live, as it doesn't fit with the style of the band I play with. I much prefer the tone of the fretless straight into the amp. It can be fun, though, using effects as home toys.

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If you want to thicken up the sound and accentuate some of the fretless nuances, try a good compressor - that's one with at least Threshold, Attack, Release and Gain controls, and instead of chorus which can make the sound too swirly and indistinct, try a pitch shifter set to unison with a very slight detune of a few cents. IMO older models work better since they have a noticeable processing lag which adds enormously to the sound. For that you can't beat the original rack mount MXR Pitch Transposer.

IIRC much of Mick Karn's studio sound was created by selectively double tracking his bass lines.

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