Rayman

I actually have a bass here with a twisted neck, albeit only slightly. Warwick basses seem to be susceptible to it. In your case, from the pictures, I do not see a twisted or warped neck. The above advice is good.

I have an Instagram page for my artwork, and don’t use it for anything else. It’s just an online portfolio I suppose. I was thinking about another page for just bass stuff, since I ditched my FB page, but I’m not sure I can be bothered.

I need to play mine more than I do, absolutely fantastic instrument.

I’ve made a ramp, which I’m really happy with, it’s very comfortable to play now, similar to my Ibanez GWB35.

Yeah, I think when it comes to harmonics, rounds may well be the way forward, but I prefer the feel of flats, personally. I have them on quite a few basses. For me harmonics are a bonus, not a necessity, so I guess I have to find a happy medium.

Ok, so the TI flats feel much more familiar to me, because I already have them on two other basses. Not dramatically different to the Monels, but definitely more clarity, less wooliness and more tone options, so I'm going in the right direction. However, I'm thinking that the inevitable outcome will be that I'll need to try rounds too, just to see what I get. Maybe, which has just occurred to me, I could be trying to default tonally to my normal fretted tone? Does that make sense? In other words I need to understand that the tone from a fretless is a different thing and I need to roll with that and enjoy the difference. Decisions decisions....

TI flats are on…. let’s see how this goes

Fascinating, I preferred the sound of the low tension flats….. horses for courses eh?

I currently have 12 basses, and only two have the same strings on them (TI flats)…. For no particular reason, it’s just how they ended up….. rounds, flats, tapes… all sorts.

Stellar work sir

Thank you all so much! What a massive wealth of knowledge and information you all are! Ace…. well TIs first, and I’ll go from there

I’ve always preferred flats, except for rock, where they just don’t punch enough for me…. although, Steve Harris fans will disagree there…. I used to be into bright and zingy tones, Marcus style, but these days I wince at that amount of top end. So I’m trying to strike a happy medium with this fretless.

Hmmm yep…. I’m going to try the TIs, they’re used already, so no harm in trying them for a bit. I feel like they’ll have more tonality about them than the Rotos. If I’m still not sure, there’s a new set of Newtone rounds knocking about here somewhere. It’s going to be a matter of trial and error I think.

So I’m on my (unlined) fretless journey, and every day is a learning curve. A couple of questions for more experienced fretless players…. Musically I want to be able to play a relatively wide range of styles. I much prefer flats generally, but I’m finding the Rotosound Monels currently on the Dean a bit dull, and I’m struggling to get the sliding harmonics on them. I have a set of TIs on the way, which should be brighter, but do you think that rounds might be a better option for what I’m after? Are rounds better for harmonics? Are they a better option for a more versatile fretless sound? The bass itself seems to have a ton of tonal options, it’s active and has lots of high and low cut and boost. Any tips appreciated

Reverend are absolutely fabulous. I have a sunburst Justice, which is an amazing bass. They’re a great company too, Ken Haas is a lovely guy…. Great basses. I’ll be looking for another before too long.

I would…. Lovely thing, and deserves to be set up and played. Very cool bass. Stick some Flatwound strings on there…. perfect.

They’ve tried to redesign to allow better upper fret access. Personally I never go above the 12th fret.

Ok…. 17yrs then 😒

I deleted my account of 20yrs about a year ago. Best thing I ever did.

When I was a kid (70s), my brother, who’s 3yrs older, was a Massive Yes fan. Don’t Kill The Whale was one of the singles he had, and the only song I liked, so I used to play it all the time. Along with “I want to live in a wigwam” by Cat Stephens, which was the B side of Morning Has Broken I think… ANYWAAAYY…..

Yeah that ^ I’m an amateur illustrator, and use a bunch of different inks… I’d be practicing with some “Noodlers” permanent green ink. Very similar colour to that green you have there.

You and me both

I hear you , but actually it’s not as hard as you think, just needs practice, I’m really enjoying it. Years ago, I played a couple of metal gigs with a newly acquired Ibanez GWB35 fretless…. that was a fun experience.