Do i use the fretless for the gig tomorrow ?

[gub]

After just getting the unlined fretless which i am totaly new to ,i am contemplating using it for the gig tomorrow for most of the songs . will take a fretted as well for some numbers though . i have not had a rehersal with the band with it yet but been playing it at home for a week and i think i can do ,yes there will be some intonation problems but i think overall i could pull it off. just looking for your thoughts really ,what would you do?

[hubrad]

It worked for Sting!
I'm unashamedly biased, but go for it.

[PTB]

Go for it! The best way is to throw yourself in at the deep end. If you can, record the gig & listen back later to see where the weaker bits were, identify any common problems etc.

[pietruszka]

Do it!!! You'll have so much fun playing it live to! Don't worry about mistakes, I make them all the time. Mistakes give a clean track character!

Just an added opinion, don't over do the vibrato.



Dan

[MacDaddy]

nothing ventured...

on slower songs vibrato can help disguise any intonation issues.

[gub]

Will go for it then ,cheers guys

[MacDaddy]

[quote name='gub' post='1248066' date='May 28 2011, 11:29 AM']Will go for it then ,cheers guys [/quote]

remember to post in the 'How was your gig last night thread'!

[hubrad]

How did it go? Sacked or converted?

[gub]

Went really well , got lots of positive feedback after the gig and i dont think i sounded too out of key for most of the time . the gig was recorded so will know a bit more when i listen back to it . so glad i just got in there and did it though as could of been messing about changing my mind for ages.

[Clarky]

[quote name='gub' post='1249559' date='May 29 2011, 07:51 PM']Went really well , got lots of positive feedback after the gig and i dont think i sounded too out of key for most of the time . the gig was recorded so will know a bit more when i listen back to it . so glad i just got in there and did it though as could of been messing about changing my mind for ages. [/quote]
Well done mate! Bravery pays off

[Legion]

[quote name='gub' post='1249559' date='May 29 2011, 07:51 PM']Went really well , got lots of positive feedback after the gig and i dont think i sounded too out of key for most of the time . the gig was recorded so will know a bit more when i listen back to it . so glad i just got in there and did it though as could of been messing about changing my mind for ages. [/quote]
That's the best way I think, just dive in and get on with it. I love playing my fretless at gigs or messing about.

Try not to be too critical of recordings though, I always find that it goes down great in the moment but my intonation is never up to perfection when I review recordings so I just persevere with it.