Waddycall Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Just fitted a fretless Jazz neck to my Mexican P. Wish I’d tried fretless years ago. cant stop playing along to Graceland! Listening to that album inspired me to give it a go. hopefully I’ll get the hang of it enough to take it to band practice one day. I’ll spare them the the pain for now. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 We don’t need no stinking frets. 😂 Enjoy; take it to rehearsals ASAP, it’s the best way to make it your best bud. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddycall Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Just discovered the joys of jamming along to synth “aahs” playing an e minor chord. Must try some other chords! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Good for you, a tip, try not to look, use your ears!👂 You’ll soon get the hang of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 🎶 I'm playing Graceland, Graceland, on my fretless P, I'm playing Graceland 🎶😊 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddycall Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 A couple of weeks later I am completely hooked. Taken this to two band practices now and love it. We’re a three piece originals rock band and it really seems to work. The only thing it lacks is a bit of top end sparkle. Any suggestions on how to get some? I’ve got new rotosound 66s on. Would a bass with a bridge pickup have a bit more sizzle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Use roundwound strings if you want top end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddycall Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 hour ago, BreadBin said: Use roundwound strings if you want top end. Cheers, I’ve got new stainless rounds on at the minute (rotosound 66) but it’s still a bit lacking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 More treble in the eq. Possibly a little bit of chorus too, I believe that’s Pino’s solution on ‘where ever I lay my hat’. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 @Waddycall changing the pots for higher value, cap. for lower value ie; from 250K to 500K pots and from 0.1 or .047 to .033 or .022uF will help 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownote Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) On 26/01/2020 at 18:28, Grahambythesea said: Good for you, a tip, try not to look, use your ears!👂 You’ll soon get the hang of it. Most people advise lined fretless. Having tried both I very much disagree. So long as you have side dots on the note, not where they'd be on a fretted you'll be fine with unlined. As G says let your ears do the playing. Far from being scary and restricting I found unlined liberating and very satisfying. I now regard frets as like stabilisers on a kid's bike, and lined fretless as not much better. Edited February 8, 2020 by lownote12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I tried playing with my ears, but they kept rolling over and my chin was continually muting. I don’t recommend it. Oh, is that my coat? It’s ok, I’ll get it myself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddycall Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 6 hours ago, KiOgon said: @Waddycall changing the pots for higher value, cap. for lower value ie; from 250K to 500K pots and from 0.1 or .047 to .033 or .022uF will help 😎 Thanks kiogon, sounds interesting but confusing! Don’t understand if I would want to go higher or lower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 08/02/2020 at 07:17, Waddycall said: A couple of weeks later I am completely hooked. Taken this to two band practices now and love it. We’re a three piece originals rock band and it really seems to work. The only thing it lacks is a bit of top end sparkle. Any suggestions on how to get some? I’ve got new rotosound 66s on. Would a bass with a bridge pickup have a bit more sizzle? A Boss Bass Limiter/ Enhancer on the recommended "enhance" setting from the manual. Or the Behringer clone. Really helped get some character out of my Fretless (then I got a multi fx with loads of Fretless presets... And as its a Boss multi I can throw in an LMB-2 emulator too on any effects I want) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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