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I picked up an Aria electro-acoustic fretless bass from a cash converters/pawn shop type place a while back for about £100, and I played it a few times, but then went to Japan for a year and haven't touched it.

Now I'm back i've dug it out and I'm playing around with it, and I was wondering if you guys and gals had any songs you'd recommend for an acoustic?

Also, fretless is a bit of a nightmare but it sounds gorgeous,. and I think I'll get to grips with it eventually. Any recommendations?

Let me see if i can find some pictures. Aha, got one:[attachment=3480:IMG_0331.JPG]

Cheers!

Jam

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[quote name='ergon' post='87620' date='Nov 12 2007, 10:34 PM']i'm going to sound retarded when i say this but, you can get fretless acoustic basses???[/quote]

Yes you can, in fact you can get my one on ebay right now if you want =]
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[quote name='theosd' post='87694' date='Nov 13 2007, 01:41 AM']Yes you can, in fact you can get my one on ebay right now if you want =]
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A nice bit of sneaky plugging there! Tempting, though I should probably get to grips with the 4 string first..

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[quote name='Jam' post='87698' date='Nov 13 2007, 02:06 AM']A nice bit of sneaky plugging there! Tempting, though I should probably get to grips with the 4 string first..[/quote]

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I've always found it better to throw yourself in at the deep end! Scenario: My first ever band. My first ever gig. Two weeks. Two 45 minute sets to be learnt, including originals. I only know 2 songs all the way through, and neither of those were gonna be played. Did I do it? you f***in bet! :)

I recorded my current band's stuff on that bass having had it for a week, and being the first fretless I've ever played, let alone owned! It's definitely helped me broaden my mind, and I defretted my electric Harley benton 5 string to boot, which sounds brill so now I don't really need this one, and the electric takes up a LOT less room in the boot of my car and sounds the business with a set of rotosound tapewounds =]

If I was ever to buy an acoustic bass again, it would have to be a godin A5 for their sheer value for money:quality ratio. I'd probably wait to grab one second hand though, can't beat a played-in instrument!

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Whatever you would normally play on a fretted. No reason to set your sights any different, just try and incorporate some more sliding and vibrato into what you normally do and it should come fairly easy and get you used to the concept, then go out and start searching for more fretless-centric pieces.

That would be my advice from experience anyway, plus the accuracy you have to attain will help your fretted playing and your hand/eye/intonation coordination, and that will be more noticeable and thus more workable if you're playing what comes naturally.

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