Great fretless tone - share your links

[Roland Rock]

I've never been a fan of the 'mwah' of the fretless, but like some other aspects:

For spaced out sliding harmonics, something a bit different, I like this clip from a fellow BCer;
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMFQGYcnL-I&feature=player_embedded"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMFQGYcnL-I...player_embedded[/url]


I also like the percussive funkiness that the decreased sustain of a fretless can help provide:
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F4j2SacgN4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F4j2SacgN4[/url]
Gary Willis is the daddy


btw - I saw Alain Caron playing with Mike Stern a few years back, and thoroughly enjoyed his playing

[Conan]

[quote name='ikay' post='1112173' date='Feb 2 2011, 11:45 AM']That's lovely, John Giblin on bass I think[/quote]

Indeed.

[ElCapitan]

[quote name='ikay' post='1111351' date='Feb 1 2011, 05:54 PM']here's one for starters - Alain Caron 'Ink Illusion', F Bass AC6, watch for the octave pedal to kick in at 1min 15, awesome ...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITQd2NtbOKA&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITQd2NtbOKA...feature=related[/url][/quote]


I swear he's doing that just to upset me.

[ikay]

[quote name='Roland Rock' post='1112401' date='Feb 2 2011, 01:49 PM']I also like the percussive funkiness that the decreased sustain of a fretless can help provide:
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F4j2SacgN4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F4j2SacgN4[/url]
Gary Willis is the daddy[/quote]
He certainly is - GW has the funk!

[Chris2112]

[quote name='ikay' post='1111463' date='Feb 1 2011, 07:04 PM']Pino's playing and tone is just beautiful

I'm not so sure about Percy ...[/quote]

Yeah, Percy has never had a great sound IMO, he spends too much time plucking near the neck with no bite or definition, just that awful farty sound. If he's just play nearer the bridge with a bridge pickup maybe he'd sound better.

[TheGreek]

[quote name='Roland Rock' post='1112401' date='Feb 2 2011, 01:49 PM']I've never been a fan of the 'mwah' of the fretless, but like some other aspects:

I also like the percussive funkiness that the decreased sustain of a fretless can help provide:
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F4j2SacgN4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F4j2SacgN4[/url]
Gary Willis is the daddy[/quote]

I love this sound - any idea what effects, if any, are being used???

[morsefull]

[quote name='Steve Amadeo' post='1112033' date='Feb 2 2011, 09:23 AM']We've all got to aspire to something. For me it's passion, soul, and precision as demonstrated in this video.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_u35sHICjE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_u35sHICjE[/url][/quote]

I'm sorry, but as much as i tried not to , i ended up in tears at the end of this

[Platypus]

I really like this version of Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes - the unreleased version


[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMJbJJldSNw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMJbJJldSNw[/url]

Or listen to it on Spotify for better sound quality

[stef030]

not very good at this links thing but
for me it has to be


pino palladino on oleta adams get here if you can,
and again on 1930,s rust by gary numan,pino gone from one extreme to the other

[Bilbo]

Percy Jones is so strong a personality on the instrument. He is recognisable in seconds, unlike most of the shred merchants. A true original.

[Linus27]

[quote name='stef030' post='1113078' date='Feb 2 2011, 09:55 PM']not very good at this links thing but
for me it has to be


pino palladino on oleta adams get here if you can, [/quote]

Here you go. I agree also, truely fantastic.

Edited February 2, 2011 by Linus27

[TheGreek]

[quote name='stef030' post='1113078' date='Feb 2 2011, 09:55 PM']not very good at this links thing but
for me it has to be


pino palladino on oleta adams get here if you can,
and again on 1930,s rust by gary numan,pino gone from one extreme to the other[/quote]



I didn't know this - quite a change of style for Mr Numan..

[Linus27]

These are some of my favourites,

[stef030]

[quote name='TheGreek' post='1113146' date='Feb 2 2011, 10:34 PM']

I didn't know this - quite a change of style for Mr Numan..

[/quote]
thanks for that guys

[Jerry_B]

[DaveB]

In all the times I heard this on a low quality sounding radio I never really heard the bass properly till I ran it through my Hi-Fi, Bass is quite low in the mix (i'm assuming it is a proper bass being the 80's it could be anything though ) I do get confused though with all the sound effects on it, sounds like an upright at the end so I could be wrong. Great song anyway
Any how, Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush Don't Give Up

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWurqWTeSk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWurqWTeSk[/url]

Edited February 3, 2011 by DaveB

[purpleblob]

Oh I forgot - Steve Bailey on the bass extremes album sounds good. I'm not 100% it's his tone specifically or more his playing style on his 6 string fretless that I like.

Edited February 3, 2011 by purpleblob

[Jerry_B]

[DaveB]

Stuck this album on this morning and just love the tone here. Greg Howe, Victor Wooten and Dennis Cambers = awesome mix

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKXewENvIfE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKXewENvIfE[/url]

[Spoombung]

What I confounding about Gary Willis is the sheer ease he has producing those complex lines. It's just astonishing technically.



I'm a big fan of this type of drumming too (very rare to find a drummer like this anywhere).

[Conan]

[quote name='Spoombung' post='1115342' date='Feb 4 2011, 02:30 PM']...Gary Willis.... It's just astonishing technically.[/quote]

Agreed. But I also think that it's buttock-clenchingly dull. Technique for the sake of technique. Fair enough if it's played at a trade show (which it seems to be) but otherwise, what exactly is the target market for this type of shredding?

[Raggy]

This does it for me

[Spoombung]

[quote name='Conan' post='1115353' date='Feb 4 2011, 02:35 PM']But I also think that it's buttock-clenchingly dull.[/quote]

...maybe in places.

I'm still jealous of that technique, though. My fingers just don't work like his! I tried following his instructions from the Youtube tutorials a while ago. After about 10 minutes I realised I just didn't stand a chance.

[Conan]

A bit cheesy I know, but I like this one too...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IzsaSWO8ng&feature=BF&list=MLGxdCwVVULXc4LLOwvYNzTYKMH0vWOeg3&index=6"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IzsaSWO8ng...eg3&index=6[/url]

[xilddx]

[quote name='Spoombung' post='1115379' date='Feb 4 2011, 02:49 PM']...maybe in places.

I'm still jealous of that technique, though. My fingers just don't work like his! I tried following his instructions from the Youtube tutorials a while ago. After about 10 minutes I realised I just didn't stand a chance.[/quote]
I like the drumming, the bass is being played in place of a horn, it's for BassDay after all. I also thought it was dull. Very little of interest compositionally, it's simply bass being played like a horn. Bass is a horrible instrument for this type of soloing. I've never liked it, it seemed devoid of any real emotion to me, it wasn't improvised either as far as I can tell. It's miles away from Rubber Shirt in terms of musical interest. Amazing as far as technique goes of course.

10 minutes? Of course you don't stand a chance in 10 minutes! How long do you think it takes to get chops like that together, never mind the conceptual learning necessary. What aim did you have in mind when trying to learn it?