Members spikemullings Posted July 24, 2007 Members Posted July 24, 2007 I hate fretless bass. I hate the sound of it and I hate the thought of playing one. Obviously I'm excluding Jaco. I didn't mind Pino Palladino for about 10 minutes before all that sliding around got on my frigging nerves. Is there any fretless bass playing I should listen to that will change my mind?
Members scampi Posted July 24, 2007 Members Posted July 24, 2007 I know a certain bat who disagrees with you
Members davis1 Posted July 24, 2007 Members Posted July 24, 2007 Lots of records are recorded with a fretless. The players just choose not to emphasize of the sliding and the "muah" sound so it sounds like a fretted..
Members spikemullings Posted July 24, 2007 Author Members Posted July 24, 2007 the "muah" sound Yep! that's what I'm talking about. Goddammit, I forgot about Mick Karn though
Members sunburstbasser Posted July 24, 2007 Members Posted July 24, 2007 One of my favorite fretless grooves. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hOB9Dlnbyg
Members Zebra Posted July 25, 2007 Members Posted July 25, 2007 One of my favorite fretless grooves. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hOB9Dlnbyg
Members Thumper Posted July 25, 2007 Members Posted July 25, 2007 One of my favorite fretless grooves. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hOB9Dlnbyg +1 Another favorite.
Members Death Hands Posted July 25, 2007 Members Posted July 25, 2007 I love playing fretlesses. So far, it's just fretted bass, but with many more tonal options, so I dig it.
Members fretless Posted July 25, 2007 Members Posted July 25, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDgLIfVKao
Members fretless Posted July 25, 2007 Members Posted July 25, 2007 also check out Jimmy Johnson Percy Jones Tony Levin Mark Egan Tony Franklin I am sure I left out a few ;)
Members spikemullings Posted July 25, 2007 Author Members Posted July 25, 2007 I'm beginning to feel stupid and unworthy now. What? Oh yeah - more stupid and unworthy.
Members Death Hands Posted July 25, 2007 Members Posted July 25, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDgLIfVKao That's one of the worst performances of that song ever, and I still love it. Who said that Jaco needed a fretless bass? I love this video because of the youthful dude's reactions. Makes me smile.
Members Funkee1 Posted July 25, 2007 Members Posted July 25, 2007 I know a certain bat who disagrees with you It just occurred to me that "Fruit bat" would be a good character name for the "Queer Duck" cartoon show!Queer Duck
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