Hellzero

I didn't want to do this, but you asked for it. Now it's about time to understand your own language. I guess you learned it your way, so not ... correctly. correctly : adverb BrE /kəˈrektli/ 1 in a way that is accurate or true, without any mistakes synonym rightly Have you spelled it correctly? They reasoned, correctly, that she was away for the weekend. opposite incorrectly 2 in a way that is right and suitable, so that something is done as it should be done When correctly applied, fake tan is difficult to tell from the real thing. opposite incorrectly 3 in a way that follows the accepted standards or rules He was looking correctly grave. Source : Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary : [url="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/learner/correctly"]http://www.oxforddic...arner/correctly[/url] I could have held forth : I didn't as it's useless, but that definition isn't at all. Answer whatever you want, I dont care at all. This was my last intervention. Tony.

Forums will always be forums. Tony.

I think that nobody read what this girl was asking : tips and pointers ! So put simply : a way to progress and understand the fretless world. I think that when anyone writes "do it your way without bothering if you're doing it correctly", does he remember that all these artists have studied (not learned, it's not the same) music, even when they say exactly the opposite ? Talent is nothing without work... Tony.

Hi folks, I've read all this topic and just can't agree with all I've read. Put it simply : Can anybody tell why Mick Karn had the same sound on Travis Bean and Wal, or why Paul McCartney had also the same sound playing his Höfner, Wal, Rickenbacker or anything else ? The answer is not in the instrument itself but more in the sound one wants to hear, in fact when you have been starting playing, you had a very precise sound in mind and you always try to tend to THAT sound. I also bought a fretless Wal many years ago as I'm a big fan of Mick Karn and in my hands it sounded always a bit nasal with a huge growl, and after a decade I realised that this is MY sound. Anyway, I discovered the ACG basses thanks to this topic and I'd like to put my hands on one. And Joe Leitner is so close to Mick Karn that I thought it was Mick Karn himself playing : congratulations ! Tony.

Sorry, but compression must come out of the fingers. The less you put effects, the better the sound is. And yes fretless bass is another instrument as double bass is. If you are still at school, try to learn the most academic way and then try to forget everything... harder to do than to say. ;-) By the way, I was kidding when I wrote that Beedster was right : Have you ever tried writing and reading without knowing the basic principles ? Tony.

Hey, the weekend is not over... :-) Tony.

Cool, with all these answers and advices, now Lawetlatla is certainly completely lost, but that's a good thing... ;-) In fact, as Beedster wrote, play it the way you want and you'll find your way. And remember : no fret, no limit ! Tony.