fretlessguy

They have a lot of advantages. Smooth to the touch, which is kind to your fingers, frets, and fret boards if you like fretlesses. I like the sound, which has both flat and round wound tones. They are not that expensive. And yes, Lozz196, they work quite well on Jazz Basses. They do calm the highs down without losing the top end.

Although I do not use stainless steel strings that much anymore, I will say that D'Addario Pro Steels were the best I ever used. You chose well.😎

I own a 5 string and 4 string solid bodies, and two hollow bodied fours, one fretted and one fretless. They are awesome and a bit more versatile than you would expect. With my advancing arthritis I play them way more than my full size Fenders and Carvin electrics these days. Plus, they are just plain fun to play. 😃

Magnum's "Lost On The Road To Eternity" .

Wow! That's nice. Enjoy!

Excellent! Enjoy your new bass. Great sounding band, by the way.

I have them both on my Jazz and fretless Pbasses. For playnig in the key D or Db they are really cool options. They are not really all that heavey either. Turns the first two strings into 5ths tuning when dropped (if you are dropping to D). They are expensive for what you get, but, I know of no other quick detuner that does the exact same thing unless it is one that detunes at the bridge (like a Stienberger). Another possibility is to get a .55-.110 set of stroings and detune the entire theinb to D or Db tuning. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

They tend to grow on you. I was a jazz man for years, and now I play my P Bass mainly. Enjoy!

I own a couple of the HiDrive 12 inch cabs. They are light and easy to move compared to many. I use one for smaller venues, and both in medium sized places. If I need more than that I run a line out into the system. I use a Fender 5oo watt Rumble amp to power them. Having two cabinets adds more flexiblity, at least for me. Best wishes for your search.

I guess it is my turn. I currently have 11 basses: 1. Fender 74 Jazz 2. Fender 96 Fretless P Bass 3. Fender 55 reissue sting P Bass 4. Fender Modern Player Short scale Jazz 5. Carvin Bolt 5 Fretless 6. Carvin Bolt 5 7. Carvin AC40 Fretles Acoustic bass guitar 8. Peavey USA 80's Forum Bass 10. Ibanez SRX 400 11. Brice Short Scale 5 string fretless I also have three bass ukuleles, which others may or may not agree they are bass guitars. Solid body Kala 5 string fretless, an exotic maple acoustic, and a freless acoustic made by Hadean (surisingly a better sounding one than the Kalas) I am no longer pursuing any more. When my daighter was little I toldher all my basses, mandolins, hand drums and guitars would be hers after I pass away. After looking at all of it the she said" Daddy..When are you going to die?"

Chris would have been proud.

Ths build quality of Squiers has improved quite a bit. The MIMs are still pretty good. If you can afford a US Precision then go for it, then look for a used one. If that is still too high a price, then yes, look at the MIMs and Squiers. Bes ure you put flats on it. It is the icing on the cake.

This song was a big hit in the states in 72 when I was a young fellow. The track's throbbing base line was played by Jim Rodford. Rod Argent's organ solo is a masterpiece, and has been called "The greatest organ solo of all time" by Rick Wakeman. Although Rodmon was the vocalist for much of ARGENT's tracks, guitarist Russ Ballard sang lead on this one.

There is one store here in the states that has them. looks promising. In Dean's early days they were, well....garbage really. They are making some good things now. Shame you have to wait till October, but if they are now starting to release them, maybe they will be there soon.

I learned on a unlined, but if it gives you a litle more confidence then by all means use a lined fretless. I use both since many brands sell only lined fretlesses. I own both and use both. It really makes me no difference.