Live Looping With a Fretless Baritone Guitar

First loop jam with this thing! So far the only way I've been able to stay reasonably in tune while looping is by using a drone note ringing in the background like this. Even with that, it's a huge challenge!
If you want to know more about this guitar check out the description and comments from my last video :)
Cheers!

[@SH4P00DLl]

All I can think when I’m listening to this is “everything’s going to be okay”.

[@seananguswatson]

SH4P00DLl that’s more or less what i’m singing in my head too :)

[@keefjunior4061]

....but then the men in red jumpsuits drag a pair of headless corpses into your living room and hand you a hacksaw..... typical Tuesday

[@SH4P00DLl]

Keef Junior ....dude wtf. Are you okay?

[@keefjunior4061]

SH4P00DLl heck yes! I also have one dark sense of humor! 🤗

[@cosi6213]

We need more of the fretless baritone!

[@cosi6213]

And how did he make it?

[@VerseusTahl]

Reminds me of Glados’ song “Still Alive” I dig it!

[@javtunstall]

“Aperture science...”

[@deerlow1851]

redo this i still watch it 4 yrs later

[@drunkenboricua9966]

Please make an hour long chill mix of this!

[@dretot]

Love the jam, the tone and the instrument. One thing, which you might already know, You should use classical vibrato with a fretless instrument. You will get better tone, intonation and you won't mark up the fretboard. I would love to see more of this Baritone (pics, info). Thanks-dre

[@xkiouix]

Groovy as always man. Love the way you play, it's a joy to listen to. Keep it up!

[@MondoLoops]

That guitar is a thing of beauty! Nice playing man 💥💥💥

[@kieranarnold7525]

I want that guitar so damn bad

[@MrBadDeal]

sounding so cool and sweet. It's the perfect combination of a guitar and a double bass. I love it so much !

[@ianherdt2930]

Hands down some of the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard, and the instrument seems so enticing and spectacular, I wish I could get my hands on one 😍 I’ve always wanted a baritone, and the fretless tone is absolutely remarkable

[@SH4P00DLl]

Dude I’ve just gotta say; I’ve listened to this piece consistently, probably at least 3 - 4 times a month since I lasted commented. It’s really doing me some good, so I just wanted to thank you again for sharing it. Much love.

[@christophershephe100]

That's awesome, have you tried looping the baritone and then swapping guitars to your sg to do more melody lines over the top?

[@seananguswatson]

Christopher Shepherd not yet but i’d like to eventually! it’s relatively to get the fretless to sound good on its own but playing it alongside another instrument is like next level hard

[@lesterfalcon1350]

Stunning sounding instrument, sublime playing

[@davidtsai1156]

This sounds so damn good! Are there any markers at all?

[@Gremlix]

well obviously not

[@wesleysull]

@@Gremlix There could be marks on the top of the neck. I have seen this on a few fretless designs.

[@TheMusicrunner]

@@Gremlix every single fretless guitar/bass i've played has had dots on top of the fretboard

[@davidtsai1156]

aang420 was asking about possible side markers

[@deerlow1851]

aang420 duurrrrrr

[@mareaultboudrion9470]

That's really just beautiful, as always

[@deerlow1851]

Dude ive listened to this 600 time. Can you make a full song from it i would love you forever

[@dontnukeluke]

That was pretty cool, Andrew Hales! Not even akward or anything.

[@mysticaltenderman749]

More songs with this amazing piece of tree

[@amanbytheway]

Can't get enough of it

[@MyChulian]

Really really good stuff! Keep it goin! Greetings from Germany

[@B_Nathen]

holy crap this sounds amazing, i really wanna get one for myself

[@rosannecoffman1933]

Beautiful!

[@hamburgerdan101]

Holy shit

[@alanpalma5111]

Brilliant as always

[@OliverBatchelor]

I only listen to your fretless posts - not that your others aren't good but I really love this fretless.

[@seananguswatson]

Thanks for listening man!

[@deerlow1851]

back again to request a longer version

[@alexandereisen3486]

Beautiful man

[@brtmont]

Great playing. Will you do a video about the instrument?

[@seananguswatson]

Bert Mon Yep! Soon

[@krisanputri7191]

beautiful!! 💜

[@andrewsong1]

Amazing, you somehow inspire me with each and every video. Keep doing you Sean, can’t wait to see what you create next

[@dantemovie]

Guitar center has joined the chat

[@rawandxyz]

Sweet sounds!

[@ChessmasterHex]

Awesome!

[@chadow8888]

FINALLY ON KZbin WOOHOOO 😍😍😍😍🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@julienol78]

Nice ! reminds me of VCR by the XX

[@frogman1]

this is such a beautiful guitar with a sound so unique. must be hard doing what you normally do with a fretless guitar, but i'm loving it so far!

[@deerlow1851]

after my ten thousandth time watching this video may i ask you kindly to make a full song out of this please

[@deerlow1851]

yes

[@loving.the.wav3]

i hope one day i could create music as well as you do

[@joiseau]

Please tell your friend we want to buy one!!!

[@philosopherkink]

Juliano Stewart +1 Would buy one

[@2640ruste]

Would def buy

[@Lucid_dream6]

Can I plz buy one to

[@Chaosdude341]

Also

[@duncanmackenzie8255]

yup would deffo buy

[@onceformallyknown]

so sick! love it bro

[@ThorCarlton]

Love it man. I'm just commenting because I want to hear more of this

[@dav8339]

Hey Sean love the vid, you should try classical guitar vibrato to get a more drastic result than bendin, plus a new technique. Cheers bro!

[@andressaenzflores8106]

Wow me encantan tus videos, saludos desde México

[@ellisbenm]

I like how we’re kind of seeing you master this instrument through these last few videos.

[@omarsandoval6743]

Dope

[@alfonsolofacosi]

🎶🎶🎶🧘

[@BenjaminLongman]

Sounds great! Check out some fretless bass players vibrato technique, an up/down movement tends to be more effective and expressive than a side-to-side movement when there are no frets

[@frmadeira]

Fretless players do use a side movement vibrato, it's an emulation of what you see classical string players do and it's done on a wider movement than you would attempt on a fretted instrument. Using a vertical movement in fretted instruments usually results in dampening of the string and not enough pitch change, which is logical considering the increase of existent friction.

[@BenjaminLongman]

@@frmadeira I think we're talking about the same thing but using the opposite terms! I'm thinking 'up/down' because you're raising and lowering the note, but it is a side-to-side movement I guess

[@bautistamolinari]

I come here every once in a while to tell me it's going to be okay

[@niamhhhhhh]

can't tell you how much it initially sounded like tully from the tully soundtrack!

[@venu5654]

what a pretty neck

[@BaluLeBear]

i want this

[@JimmySlacksack]

reminds me of the XX

[@eliasd4322]

is the neck made out of leather? that looks super awesome! you should make a video of you showing what its made of and how your buddy made it!! PLEASE

[@seananguswatson]

Elias D I plan on doing that soon! the fingerboard is made of red balau :)

[@punchtoy4546]

fuckin hell this would be hard

[@AndyKunkel]

Do I see P90s on this work of art?

[@thomasbrown3325]

I’m wondering how useful side dots would be on a multi scale neck. I play fretless bass, but I can’t really conceive of how to do it on the multi scale. It’s quite a challenge, but you’re nailing it.

[@dariorivas3579]

SInce the nut is a bit tilted, does it have the fanned fretboard geometry even if fretless?

[@tombola1990]

Actually yes because fanned guitars have different scalelenghts at the top and bottom strings, which is why the frets are tilted

[@dariorivas3579]

Thanks, I'm from 1990 too, bless

[@HaroutTashjian]

Sounds fantastic !! can you explain how's your looping workflow? is it Ableton or a looper pedal? thanks !!

[@seananguswatson]

Harout Tashjian thanks :) in this video i’m using the little Ditto looper

[@bedrazor3432]

this sound look like still alive of portal

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

Wat?

[@bedrazor3432]

@@BlGGESTBROTHER google is your friend

[@ampmjuku]

the cake is a lie.

[@megafranker]

Zangrief I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one who thought of Portal

[@Patter]

🅱️oneless 🅱️oi is 🅱️ack

[@itslucasduh]

I wanna buy this guitar

[@kathynewell7305]

😍👌🎸🎶💞💞

[@Alextudorache38]

Hi man! I appreciate your playing and your style very much. Could you tell me what is called exactly the larger neck heel that your guitar has?

[@Alextudorache38]

Did you hear me? Call that friend and ask him please😆

[@youngsunghyuk]

His friend messed up the neck pocket and put extra wood in to fix it

[@Alextudorache38]

@@youngsunghyuk i don't think so, It is a technique of increasing the contact surface of the neck and the body, most probably for better sustain since it is fretless and he needs some better sustain than a fretted one. I just wanted know what is it called.

[@seananguswatson]

UTBDolph RA it’s supposed to be for an engraved signature, this being a signature model. because it’s a prototype we never actually got around to it

[@Alextudorache38]

@@seananguswatson thanks for your answer!

[@sheffieldgeek]

I am looking for a guitar with a SD P90 pickup because of Sean

[@arti5250]

man, I like your music vidеоs, what the camera you use?

[@seananguswatson]

Vjoo Vjoo thanks! I shoot with a sony a7s

[@arti5250]

@@seananguswatson Thanks 😉

[@henrygilbert3798]

Are there any purchasable equivalents to this instrument that anyone is aware of?

[@soolikagsdi]

If you're talking about the fanned fretless feature on a baritone it doesn't seem like it. Most fanned fretless instruments are bass guitars for some reason. I bet you'd have to get a custom made one like this and of course that will go up into the thousands.

[@henrygilbert3798]

@@soolikagsdi I was more thinking of just fretless baritone guitars in general. After a quick google search I didn't really find anything

[@seananguswatson]

Henry Gilbert Not that I’m aware of, unfortunately. That was part of the motivation to build this one. In the future I believe my friend will be selling these and hopefully more will pop up elsewhere!

[@nathandupont8939]

The neck of the guitar seems rotating a bit as it goes upward to the head. Does-it? And if so, why?

[@Phil_the_Fedora_Musician]

It's like a fanned fretboard, but without frets

[@deerlow1851]

hello sir please make full song from this i will donate $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ love u bye

[@Diax1324]

Is the neck epoxied at all?

[@Pocket-Calculator]

Is that the Portal song?

[@eliwirth1938]

Scale length?

[@aliulvisari]

This sounds like one direction - i wish

[@samuelbouman9129]

Call it a boneless baritone

[@sledge2742]

Do you make these riffs yourself?

[@seananguswatson]

Chacob yep!

[@sledge2742]

@@seananguswatson awesome

[@sledge2742]

@@seananguswatson thats very impressive

[@nacho1718]

Or maybe Black Mesa...

[@BarnacleButtock]

4 chords :/ but kudos for having a multiscale fretless! Now try quarter tones :)

[@CaalamusTube]

4 Chords is more than 3 Chords...

[@BarnacleButtock]

@Lee McDonald no excuses for mediocrity

[@CaalamusTube]

@Lee McDonald that was my point too... every time I run across this person, they are preaching or talking down to someone! Yet their content is objectively more "amateurish" than anything I've seen them criticizing. Sean is playing 4 Chords... yet the OP is playing 3 :P Make friends @@UCls2h5JcWU2Y7a_C7S4TjWQ ...it's a *MUCH* better use of your time! We aren't making Music in hopes of winning your approval. We do it because it makes us happy! Isn't that your motivation?

[@CaalamusTube]

@Lee McDonald it's silly... Do you make Tunes Lee?

[@CaalamusTube]

@Lee McDonald seems far too many people suffer the same affliction :[