zakdebassman Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Hi - new to this- heard bout it thru Wal site- well am a fretless player- its the main sound!!, altho it has lost me lots of chances to join other muso's, ( think they're scared)- in the past - where do i start Kasuga 4001- ( Ricky copy- first bass)- Glo red Fndr Prec fretless- plain finish Fndr Jazz- defretted- dark sunburst Fndr Jazz- defretted- candy apple red Ibanez MC940- ( heavy as fcuk!) JG Rodie 1, ( had extra pickup fitted- WOW a fretted Tokai Jazz fretless- ( the Jaco model- suburst/lined fretless) Status 4000, ( I think- fretted, carbon bolt on / dark wood body) Wal custom fretless, ( heaps of exotic wood, ebony unlined board) Ashbory ( what were these guys on !!!!) Custom Jazz- Jazz frteless- EMG's, unmarked ebony board, Schallers- nat wood finish- constructed by Ian in Aberdeen- a good friend and amazin luthier Ibanez 30w combo Yamaha B100 mk 2 amp Laney 4x10 cab Ohm 6x10 cab-( wow what a sound Trace 150w gp7 amp Trace 1x15 'green combo'- valve pre amp- 300w Trace BLX 150 1x10 'mini combo' Ashdown Mag 300w 4x10 Various pedals- chorus, delay.octaver- not a big fan of 'effected'fretless SO WHATS LEFT? After so much history Ashdown combo Ashbory Custom Jazz- theyre all i need Havin owned so much stuff- there's little thats new under the sun- bass wise! influences- the usual Jaco, Percy Jones, Eberhard Weber,John Giblin, Mike Rutherford, Geddy Lee, some guy from a band called YES, Tony Levin etc etc So thats whats been- am a lover of music n bass- but even after all that - still cant read, n if you say this is in c- whats that about- ofcourse i can slide my way there- he he. anyone who wants to chat - drop me a line- Zak Quote
kdphysio Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 welcome zac..... great intro.....some collection you've had there. what's with the fret-phobia?....fingertips too sensitive?? Quote
paul, the Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Welcome Zak. *Mwahhh* You can take that either way Quote
zakdebassman Posted February 28, 2008 Author Posted February 28, 2008 Well guys thanx v much for the welcome, well yo know thefinger tips of a fretless bass plyer are under more pressure than the fretted ones- no frets to take the pressure- lol- Zak Quote
bass_ferret Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 Well I find fretless easier on my fingers. Welcome. Quote
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