The most pretentious and grating Spotify playlist I have even listened to.
@icipher67309 ай бұрын
The most pretentious and grating KZbin comment I have even read.
@sepehrbabaei21779 ай бұрын
Pin of shame
@guitarrerist6984 ай бұрын
Wrap yourself around a thick gauge bass string
@theecogamer222 ай бұрын
dont stop believing is on the playlist too which is hilarious since it was played on a fretted bass
@SGBassplayer10 ай бұрын
Being able to play fretless bass is like being able to drive a car with a manual gearbox; it’s not absolutely necessary, but it removes a limitation that other players/drivers have and you don’t.
@buckemptier6 ай бұрын
And like manual transmission, it takes a little getting used to, but before long it will come naturally you forget you are doing anything different
@i-adonald14994 ай бұрын
@@buckemptier Absolutely. Then you can go into areas of playing where no fretted instrument can go. Microtones and shaping your tuning to phrasing is the next level if tone and fun.
@MrTumnus1987Ай бұрын
Coming from the UK where 80% of the cars we drive are manual….this is reference doesn’t land the same! 😂
@chris900f11 ай бұрын
Jaco used Rotosound roundwounds; he mentioned it in just about every interview he ever did. The downside of fretless tone is that it doesn't cut through the mix well in a rock situation where the guitarists are using overdrive and distortion. Also if you use a "Jaco-y" bridge pick-up tone in most situations, you are not fulfilling your role of supporting the low-end. Still everyone should get a fretless, because every hour of practice on fretless is like 5 hours on fretted.
@ascendedalchemist25519 ай бұрын
The bass can absolutely cut through the mix, demand your attention and Support the rest of the band at the same time. Just listen to the bass lines of the band muse as a example of what I mean
@buckemptier8 ай бұрын
I would say fretless cuts through the mix more, not less, although if you play same tone as Jaco then you're right that you sacrafice low end. However, I use tape wounds and I don't play with bridge pickup only, and I get fat, low tones out of mine. You should check out Soften the Glare, Mudvayne, Gordian Knot, and Cynic to see the range of tones and styles you can play on fretless. Ryan Martini get a very fat tone out of his fretless thumb bass, and Malone cuts through the mix every time, both of these guys do.
@bowgart55674 күн бұрын
Close to the edge from yes has a section where chris squire uses a fretless bass, cuts right through the mix, probably because of the fuzz used on the tone
@Sheehy22311 ай бұрын
Don't Stop Believin' isn't a fretless, it's a fretted Ovation Magnum with a shitload of Chorus.
@Farewelltokingz7 ай бұрын
Eventide harmonizer but yeah
@dannybos702411 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Steve DiGiorgio used a fretless P-bass nicknamed 'the frog' on Death's Individual Thought Patterns album. His live playalong on youtube with the track Overactive Imagination completely blew me away. And then I discovered The Philosopher
@innerstrengthcheck10 ай бұрын
Steve is my bass idol!
@icipher67309 ай бұрын
Early 90s death metal scene is still hugely influential on the modern progressive and technical death metal, guys live Steve and Sean Malone had paved the way to modern day fretless wizards like Dominic Lapointe
@nomadr13498 ай бұрын
Steve's base is the only thing I can hear when listening to this album (and there are truly enough things beside base to pay attention to there!), he really makes it shine, and then again, makes it sound just like a normal fretted bass, at will, a true bass wizard...
@buckemptier6 ай бұрын
@@icipher6730 malone was the shit. I think Ryan Martinie took the torch from malone and filling that space, as the instrumental progressive hard rock/metal fret less bassist, Soften the Glare came right on the heels of malones death, and what he is doing is unmatched.
@fuckfuckfuckshit7815 ай бұрын
I thought Chuck played the bass on the studio album.
@sergioelizondo64611 ай бұрын
Jaco actually never used flats. Rotosound Swing Bass 66.
@jamesparker421511 ай бұрын
Jaco, Mick Karn, Percy Jones and many more DID NOT USE FLATS with a fretless - where does this weird incorrect bias come from? Not against flats, just a little tired of this assumption, OK, more than a little tired of it. The overtones inherent in rounds contribute hugely to so much great fretless bass work.
@tim039111 ай бұрын
Think it’s perceived that the rounds wouldn’t damage the board as much
@figeon11 ай бұрын
I’ve only ever used roundwounds on fretless. Works just fine, no issues. I’ve never liked the feel of flatwounds.
@jamesparker421511 ай бұрын
I'm with you on that, cheers!@@figeon
@marcocorazza968 ай бұрын
100% agree with you
@jacquibrookes82578 ай бұрын
Ernie ball cobalts on my buzz.....sings like a bird.
@figeon11 ай бұрын
The fretless that I have is a 6 string Ibanez I defretted myself. The fretboard is black, but I filled the frets with black wood filler. The result is an unlined fretless look, but with the subtlest lines only visible to the player. It’s the best of both worlds for lined vs unlined!
@ampthebassplayer11 ай бұрын
That’s rad! I’m too scared to do that to one of my basses, but it seems so cool.
@figeon11 ай бұрын
@@ampthebassplayer You can do it! I had no idea how to do it, I’m not a luthier, but it turned out great!
@dannysrigid9 ай бұрын
I found my 5 string Washburn in a pawnshop, already de-fretted, for a $150 with case. I'm thinking about refinishing the fretboard with clear epoxy after a good sanding. The previous owner dyed the board after the de-fret job and darkened the position markers (Hopefully they'll brighten up with the sanding). I couldn't see the lines from across the store, but easy to see while playing.
@DanielGarcia-tl6lj3 ай бұрын
I want to do this to my Ibanez too! I’m scared to ruin it lol
@BurninBogey79 күн бұрын
@@DanielGarcia-tl6lj It's an Ibanez, not a Warlock.
@pablofichaje11 ай бұрын
The first time you bring it to a rehearsal everyone loves it and says it sounds nice. Two weeks later they don’t like it anymore. True story. Yes, I have good intonation
@v-ba9 ай бұрын
Why so?
@pablofichaje9 ай бұрын
@@v-bawell is a very distinctive sound and even if you play it with straight intonation most of people want the bass to sound just low and not that melodic
@v-ba9 ай бұрын
@@pablofichaje you can tune lower and get looser strings which results in much more low and less middle frequencies
@pablofichaje9 ай бұрын
@@v-ba what? No, you can just get a regular bass sound just with eq. I mean, people don't want you to sound liquid and vibratoing. And because of Jaco, Gary Willis, Michael Manring and many others, fretless is "supposed", expected you could say, to sound too soloish
@buckemptier8 ай бұрын
I play my fretless no differently than I used to play my Rickenbacker, and I even play with tapewounds, and I get an awesome low end metal tone out of mine, using an origin effects preamp. Check out Ryan Martine of Soften the Glare, there is not technique or style he doesn't play on a fretless.
@joachimvanzoelen423611 ай бұрын
Also, referring to your playlist, Don't Stop Believin' and Smooth Operator were played on fretted basses, they just had a whole bunch of chorus added to them...
@charlescdt650911 ай бұрын
More video essays, this was awesome. The point about getting a lined fretless is key, made that mistake as a noob lol. The sounds and slides you can do with one make it an awesome arrow to keep in the quiver.
@maciejbrusio832111 ай бұрын
1. You can easily convert a fretted bass into a fretless. 2. Fretless with roundwound strings gives more mwah than with flats.
@NMbass90611 ай бұрын
It is not easy at all dude lol
@maciejbrusio832111 ай бұрын
@@NMbass906 You can simply rip the frets off with pilers. The gaps in the fretboard can be filled with some furniture filling paste (or not). I've tried to lacquer the fretboard, but the result was terrible, so I sanded it back to the bare rosewood. The nut can be deepened with the file if needed.
@NMbass90611 ай бұрын
@@maciejbrusio8321 I'm aware of the process. It is not an easy one my friend. Average Joe is not gonna be able to knock that out in a weekend. They're gonna ruin their bass. I'm glad you had fun, but your advice is irresponsible.
@scottbailey43356 ай бұрын
1:29 what’s that song?
@maximolopezjr224911 ай бұрын
I played fretless myself, I have a Fender Jazz bass special. I wasn't planning on getting one; but I liked it's sound compared to the others I tried out. Played it exclusively for a while. When I went back to my main bass (fretted), I landed consistently right behind the fret, it made me a better player, I would recommend other bassists to try it out.
@bassclefconnoisseur11 ай бұрын
Had to wait til the end for the 'mwaw'... worth it. Totally agree about the bridge pickup
@blousug11 ай бұрын
I bought a squier vintage modified fretless a couple months ago and I love it for the money! It has been fun taking on the challenge of getting the notes in tune; it has really helped my ear. I think Pearl Jam’s 10 and Deftones White Pony have some fun fretless parts.
@captainshiner4210 ай бұрын
I de-fretted my very first bass after 6 months of playing, back in 2001. Ahh, the memories....
@steelman7749 ай бұрын
Tony Franklin recommends using fretless necks without lines because they are deceptive. Your recommendation of “practicing in the dark” supports no lined necks. My fretless is the Tony Franklin signature JP (you’re spot on that it’s ironic). I use the P pickups for rock, the J for really fretless groves from jazz to Peter Gabriel, and both while playing for church as a driving but definite support/backup instrument. Great Video and great recommendations!
@basstheworldofficial11 ай бұрын
great video!!
@CHEWYCHEWYQQ11 ай бұрын
Question I've always wanted to ask a pro bass player: Is learning fretless a good economic decision? How many gigs are there were someone insists that you play fretless? Money isn't everything, and fretless is worth learning just for the experience, but it's a such a steep learning curve that I wonder if it makes sense from a dollars and cents perspective. My subjective take is that most of the time, fretless is something that bassists learn on their own, then try to work into their gigs. Kind of like how if you buy a grill you try to host more hangouts to justify the purchase in your mind.
@ampthebassplayer11 ай бұрын
You’re not wrong. I’ve only come across a handful of situations where fretless was specifically called for.
@DSteinman9 ай бұрын
Learning upright is going to open up a lot more new professional opportunities than learning fretless bass guitar.
@henryeowens11 ай бұрын
Great video. Thanks, AMP. I always thought I wasn’t good enough for fretless. Now I know why I’m not. It’s good to know the Sire fretless options are good, too.
@Skorpp138 ай бұрын
Have a Harley Benton JB40FL myself with DR Sunbeam roundwounds (like Tony Franklin) and I'm very happy with it :) Certainly a lot of value for the money.
@davehopping721210 ай бұрын
Since I'm mostly a pedal steel player, I've only done a few bass gigs, but on a 2 months house gig I wasn't happy with what I was getting out of my fretted P-bass, so I lucked into a very early G&L unlined fretless, and it opened things right up. Country bass is strictly supportive, but having to pay such close attention to intonation made me think more about what to play, and my bass parts got much better. I later on got a J-Bass style fretless unlined maple-fingerboard neck and it mated up perfectly with my P-bass. I use that for recording at home and would take it out on the gig in a minute!
@KleversonRoyther11 ай бұрын
The description is the most important part
@erichavenbass11 ай бұрын
Great video! Very informative for the budding fretless bassist. I now play fretless fivers in a metal band after having played fretted basses for nearly 40 years. I don't miss the fret wires one bit. And this was already pointed out, but Don't Stop Believin' by Journey was played by Ross Valory on a fretted bass.
@handidrummed11 ай бұрын
Don't Stop Believin' isn't fretless. It's an Ovation Magnum that was "detuned" by an Eventide Harmonizer
@Gary-zq3pz11 ай бұрын
My Yamaha 5 string was hard to play, so I ripped the frets out and sanded it down. Just what it needed...
@Noone-of-your-Business9 ай бұрын
4:08 - You do realize that Alannah Miles' "Black Velvet" features a _synthetic_ bass using fretless _samples,_ right? 5:35 - I don't need fret lines on the fingerboard. From where I am playing, I do not _see_ the fingerboard. I need the marker dots on the upside of the neck.
@brunocyclist11 ай бұрын
Great shoutout on the Harley Benton! I have one and it's great! It doesn't have the amazing roasted edgeless Sire neck, but the satin finish on the HB neck feels really nice and the sounds are definitely there. Only downside is the hefty weight, but for that price it's a no-brainer.
@markblackstad870511 ай бұрын
100% agree! I am giging with mine this weekend. It is a really nice instrument at any price. It truly is a boat anchor (heavy) though. Good thing I will have a still to sit on!
@markblackstad870511 ай бұрын
Darn autospell! I meant stool to sit on. Don't think I'll find a still at church?!
@rsnell223 күн бұрын
Everything will sound flat due to old learned finger positions for fretted. Get octaves and fifths in tune first and the rest will follow. Then you get to the point where you can play it in tune and a whole new world opens up.
@room3411 ай бұрын
Crap, I didn't realize it was an official challenge to do a fretless bass video with out saying… that word. 😂 Anyway… I just got a G&L Tribute Kiloton fretless and I think it's really great. I'm not likely to play a ton of fretless in the near future (especially live), but I love recording with it, so I need to have one around. The Kiloton only has one pickup but it's in that magic spot.
@trying2bhuman4742 ай бұрын
I had to find this view so I could listen to the play list again.
@markperry76552 ай бұрын
I’ve had a lot more fun with my Fretless (squire jazz) since I switched from half wound to tape wound strings (Labella). Nice and light tension and brighter than you might expect.
@anatshells12 күн бұрын
Switching from cello to electric bass, I wonder if this would work for me
@adviceman52116 ай бұрын
Jaco used Rotosound RS-66 ROUNDWOUND strings. As far as I know, he never used anything else. THIS was why his tech, Kevin Kauffman, coated Jaco’s fretboard with a fiberglass boat epoxy, Pettit’s Polypoxy. I believe he used to redcoat every 8 months or so.
@j40bob111 ай бұрын
After playing a friend's fretless Jazz bass I was hooked. Eventually bought a Japanese fretless Jazz bass from a different friend for $450. 98% of what I do could be done on a fretted, but I just like the sound and feel. Oh, BTW, no lines. If you want the feel of a fretless, you should get the look.
@markblackstad870511 ай бұрын
Fretless it fun and scary too! I'm gigging with mine at church this Sunday. I have the Harley Benton you mentioned in the video. Great instrument at any price. I paid $165 for mine, plus the shipping from Thoman, so somewhere around $200 total.
@scottkunghadrengsen260411 ай бұрын
Ironically, in that first clip of Jaco he is playing a fretted bass.
@99FXR4 ай бұрын
I just came up on a Warwick corvette standard Fretless. It’s like learning to play all over again. Oh yeah, and it’s not lined 😭
@susieroberts81752 ай бұрын
I just don't fret. Life choice. 🎀
@DucatiMonster-x2k10 ай бұрын
I'm a self taught fretless bass player. I have two suggestions that helped me. 1) Wear ear plugs. They just turn the volume down 35 db on everything. You will be able to hear every little oscillation in pitch between the notes with the musician's whom you are trying to intonate with. For me an extra bonus was also being a vocalist. Let's just say hearing the flat notes being sung, will also become pretty painful for you to listen to. 2) Incorporate using your open string notes into your playing style. Again just another way of checking in on how well your intonation is going when playing notes on or around the 5th fret area
@Farewelltokingz7 ай бұрын
That first Jaco clip is him playing a fretted. Also as others have pointed out, people used rounds a lot on fretless including Jaco.
@SamPlaysBass4910 ай бұрын
Don't Stop Believin' was played on a fretted bass: Peavey T-40
@tompass8211 ай бұрын
So, I have a PBass style Yamaha RBX series fretless that I have played in a wide range of bands over the past 18 years or so; Country, rock, rap, reggae, funk, and jam band… BUT… I put in after-market pickups and electronics; 1/4 lbs Seymour Duncan PBass pickups and some old hand-wound pots and a ceramic cap from RAELCO in SLC. I also raised the pickup on the higher strings to bring out the higher tones more. It’s been a good versatile bass. It’s easily my favorite bass even though I have more expensive options.
@bassimprovjams377211 ай бұрын
Cool that you have Lobsters old sire fretless, that is literally the sexiest and best sounding fretless I’ve ever seen and heard I’ve always wanted that bass so bad! Great video AMP
@petejackson928511 ай бұрын
Hey! Flat wounds and tone off??? Jaco Never used flats and kept his tone open most of the time!!! It was this sound that Joni loved!!
@WildWildWeasel11 ай бұрын
Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel is mad fun on a fretless
@thomasloveless750311 ай бұрын
I pulled the frets out of a cheap bass I had and made it a fretless, did the squiggle with it for a couple of weeks, and then put it in a case, shoved it under the bed, and it’s sat there untouched ever since. The squiggle doesn’t resonate with me
@MRey-t9u6 ай бұрын
I use fretless and I love it but I also started the bass on an upright which might explain it. I love being able to slide my fingers across the board without any frets. I recommend it tbh 😊
@jefbell40649 ай бұрын
Bass players should have atleast 1 of everything.
@adambidas942511 ай бұрын
Took an old hondo alien from the 80’s and converted it to fretless. It’s not perfect, but I learned so much during the process. Black tapewound strings on it sound killer.
@Bruskoll11 ай бұрын
Very informative. I had no idea on the P bass I thought it was the pick up.
@aprilkurtz158911 ай бұрын
Fretless basses are cool and I really appreciate the ability it take s to play one , but I think they sound horrible.
@ItsJustaMeNow5 ай бұрын
I was looking at getting that 4 string Ibanez SRF700, but was curious about the side markers. Are you supposed to play on the fret lines, or the dots? This thing has both. m quite determined to get one like this vs one with lines. I'm the kind of putz that needs their instrument to look nice for me to play so, a bit of a handicap here haha.
@leonardpoindexter528911 ай бұрын
I have both a lined fretless J bass and a Tony Franklin P bass. Weirdly I’m more accurate w/o fret lines.
@pgpete3 ай бұрын
No#1 on your playlist - Black Velvet - the bass is done with a sampling keyboard.
@h-dawg9696 ай бұрын
I love the sound of the fretless so much. Im considering whether to get my first. I have been looking at the Sire V5 fretless or the Ibanez SR370Ef, but I've never had a chance to actually try out a fretless so I don't know if it'll be an expensive mishap. The Harley Benton Fretless is only £144 and has good reviews etc. Any in these comments or the video poster have any hands on experience with these? it's the Harley Benton mentioned in this video...?
@TheMemo6597 ай бұрын
My little brother got bored with guitar and jumped to bass. First time I saw him play was on a fretless. He was jamming along with Tower of Power note for note. He got done and handed the bass to me. Thing was OUT OF TUNE. Not kidding, he had been adjusting for the relative tuning on the fly flawlessly. He hadn't even noticed it was out of tune. Some people just have that kind of ear.
Showing a live clip of Jaco playing A FRETTED JAZZ has got to be one of the finest examples of irony I've ever seen. You can clearly see that the bass isn't defretted in that footage. It is actually almost harder to find footage of him playing a bass that he hadn't defreted, so congratulations i guess?
@HipsterNgariman11 ай бұрын
Kinda funny showing a clip of Jaco on his fretted though
@maxheadrom308810 ай бұрын
A question: I want to try and learn how to play bass. I really like the fretless sound but in the future - if my plans go well - I also want to play fretted bass. Should I start learning the fretless or the fretted? My experience with flute is that it's better to start learning the hardest to play first but I want the experience of someone who teaches bass playing. Thanks!
@ampthebassplayer10 ай бұрын
If you aspire to play fretless, I’d say to go straight to fretless! It wouldn’t be any different than starting on upright bass (or really most string instruments for that matter).
@julien.biardeau11 ай бұрын
Thx a lot after listening to this amazing playlist I'm gonna have to buy a fretless 🙃 (and great video once again you rock!)
Great video! I really want a fretless, but I'm a little scared of the complications that will come from not having frets when it's time to try and do set-up stuff. I guess I should try and find a good local tech before I get one. Couple more suggestions for fretless songs: "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt and "Woman in Chains" by Tears for Fears.
@mariosangermano7 ай бұрын
The best strings to get a great fretless growl Is definitely round wounds. I've been playing fretless for over 12 years, professionally and my fretless Is strung E A D G C ( high) . I use a solid unlined ebony FB like an upright bass. Personally the lines just get in the way and cause confusion because on a fretted bass you play the note next to the fret, and on a lined fretless you play on the line. To me that's more confusing than having no lines. And I use upright left hand fingering on both fretted and fretless basses. Having no lines helps you to develop muscle memory as well.
@Chris-MusicTheoryAndFretboard5 ай бұрын
I was listening to Higher by Creed and the bass sounds like a fretless. Or played so well that the slides lack that fretted sound. Maybe it’s eq’d perfectly
@miguelfernandes33311 ай бұрын
The preamp on that bass might just be the unsung hero of the instrument regarding to its tone.
@ampthebassplayer11 ай бұрын
It’s a bit of bear to dial in, but it is versatile.
@bandicoot54128 ай бұрын
Play the heck out of it (like he said) in the dark, that works wonders.
@mattrudybass11 ай бұрын
Love the clip of Jaco... using a FRETTED Bass!.
@papertoymonsters27482 ай бұрын
i just got one playing it is far easier than i thought it would be
@dannybos702411 ай бұрын
I've been considering just getting a cheap (lefty) fretless Harley Benton jazz bass to kinda diddle with fretless and see if it's something for me. But I'm pretty afraid that my intonation is just gonna suck ass and get demotivated
@ParanoidGoblinoid4 ай бұрын
5:35 TFW someone mentions Souls
@manuelarademacher24367 ай бұрын
Great video, now I learned something new. Thank you.
@PM-nc1km11 ай бұрын
The Jaco video example you are showing is of him playing his FRETTED Jazz Bass, which he used systematically live on Birdland. Possibly because he was singing as well towards the end the of the performances, or the punch on 'fake' harmonics (vs open harmonics) . There are plenty of other vids of him on fretless should you want to show one.
@buckemptier8 ай бұрын
I didn't think you could play the intro on bird land without a fretless. Isn't he sliding artificial harmonics on that riff, as far as I know you can only do that on a fretless.
@Farewelltokingz7 ай бұрын
@@buckemptieryou can do it on fretted but it’s a little harder.
@gabrieldahlgabridahl6 ай бұрын
@@buckemptier on birdland, he's bending the string, not doing slides! you can see it pretty clearly on the clip being referenced :) bends are way iffier on a fretless too.
@buckemptier6 ай бұрын
@@gabrieldahlgabridahl right on, I though he was sliding a couple frets. I never 4ewlly saw him play it lose up. But I've never seen footage of Jaco playing anything but fretless
@buckemptier6 ай бұрын
@@Farewelltokingz right on, that's something I guess never figured it out
@Steve-mp7by11 ай бұрын
Ugh alternative reality history again.. Here's reality. Alphonso Johnson put fretless on the map and he did it way before Jaco. Michael Henderson also played fretless with Miles Davis. Even though Stanley Clarke didn't play fretless he put electric bass in the front first. Jaco admitted he copied them especially Alphonso. Also Jaco is playing Teen Town false harmonics on a fretted bass in the clip
@symbiat011 ай бұрын
Spotify playlist needs some Mick Karn 😉
@PFDarkside11 ай бұрын
Based on that playlist, I think we all should be playing fretless! Off to go shopping…
@AugustThor43811 ай бұрын
A fretless P bass is an oxymoron
@SenseiNWDA9 ай бұрын
Been playing fretless since '73. Absolutely hate lined fretboards. Too much of a distraction. Best advice I would give someone starting out? Put a clip-on tuner on your headstock, and use it to learn proper intonation. Great ear training , too.
4 ай бұрын
Would you recommend aria pro 2 313 jp? I couldn't fine anything on it.
@joachimvanzoelen423611 ай бұрын
As others here have also noted, I don't agree with your statement that the secret to the fretless tone lies in the use of flatwound strings - neither did Jaco, Tony Franklin and a whole slew of other players. Roundwound strings give you way more tonal spectrum on a fretless.
@TomPage519 ай бұрын
Practicing with your tuner pedal on will stop you kidding yourself that your intonation is as good as you’d like it to be
@Zaul241011 ай бұрын
I think the real sound is with Rounds, flats are for fretted Pbasses, Jaco himself did it, but make sure that your fretboard is with some kind of wood protection or the rounds would eat the neck out, Fretless with flats sounds super dull to me.
@NMbass90611 ай бұрын
Can't wait for this new Sire GB5. It's a Godin A4/5 for like a third of the price. Might be my first fretless!
@ampthebassplayer11 ай бұрын
Hell yeah!
@Crumsie11 ай бұрын
Hey this is great, but do you think I should play a fretless???
@ampthebassplayer11 ай бұрын
Sure, why not?
@georgejager642511 ай бұрын
Very much hate the fret buzz, and I like a clean look…so I work hard to make sure that I’m in the right place…lol. Lines are not necessary, the dots on the top of the neck will give you guidance and as you mentioned, muscle memory (inside your brain) and the sound (inside your ears)…But that is just me and I took almost 10 years to get “good ish”…And thanks 😊for the video, nicely informative and will drag a few more into the dark magic of fretless…mmmmwwwwaaaaaahhaaaa…
@justinmclean927511 ай бұрын
"Black Velvet" is a keyboard bass, fwiw
@bertrandmajorik658911 ай бұрын
My first bass an Ibanez roadstar 2 series .... FRET LESS !!!!! Took me some time to figure it out ......
@blousug11 ай бұрын
Love the roadster! Must have had quite the tone as a fretless
@bertrandmajorik658911 ай бұрын
That Roadstar had Rotosound medium gauge nylon flats strings, needed to use of some lube to slide easily on those strings. @@blousug
@cingene_ruhu5 ай бұрын
First Jaco clip is fretted bass :D
@nickfanzo5 ай бұрын
Jaco used roundwounds
@TitusB22611 ай бұрын
Great video! Please send Lobster my regards! Hope he's doing ok!
@stevebadachmusic4 ай бұрын
I could be wrong, but I don't think Birdland is on a fretless, and the clip you showed of Jaco was definitely not fretless.
@thefrogger650711 ай бұрын
Do six strings next
@hillblocksview11 ай бұрын
Not only should you play fretless bass you should absolutely take the frets out yourself!
@csmotores43659 ай бұрын
Last shows I've made were as a special guest playing fretless on pearl jam songs. Love the sound But want to change my 5 string JB for a P bass..