Members rikshaw Posted September 2, 2005 Members Share Posted September 2, 2005 ok ive been playing fretless for a grand total of about 20 minutes now and i havent mastered it yet. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 Originally posted by rikshaw ok ive been playing fretless for a grand total of about 20 minutes now and i havent mastered it yet. :mad: Dude, dude be patient. Give it a week or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 I've been playing my fretless more lately...though I guess I'm cheating 'cause mine has fretlines on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted September 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 Originally posted by Thunderbroom I've been playing my fretless more lately...though I guess I'm cheating 'cause mine has fretlines on it. mine is homemade with no fretlines on it. im gonna give it about 10 more minutes before it give up on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Aardvark Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 Right now, my only bass is a fretless with lines. I've been playing it for longer than 20 minutes and I haven't mastered it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted September 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 Originally posted by The Aardvark Right now, my only bass is a fretless with lines. I've been playing it for longer than 20 minutes and I haven't mastered it either. down with fretless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted September 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 i actually really digging this! its gonna take some work but i think that ill get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rhythmalism Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 C'mon, tell that plank who's boss. Smack it around a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members __tony__renaud Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 I've been playing the damn thing for a grand total of almost 20 years and I haven't mastered it yet, either. The blood, sweat, and tears are worth it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassius Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted September 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 Originally posted by Bassius funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassius Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 Originally posted by rikshaw :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 Originally posted by __tony__renaud The blood, sweat, and tears are worth it, though. Didn't Fielder play a fretted P? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted September 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 get a hacksaw two alternatives...lines or headless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistermike Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 Don't worry about it too much. The majority of people that have played my fretless haven't had much problem at all. They may not have been right on but close enough to not sound bad. Try not to make it harder than it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 apart from intonation you have to like the sound...its so different that its not to all tastes....can it ever sound like an urb.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistermike Posted September 3, 2005 Members Share Posted September 3, 2005 "can it ever sound like an urb.?" You can't get that slap sound but if played with fingers about the fifteenth fret it comes close to a conventionaly played URB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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