urb Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Hey guys and gals I just made another attempt at recording my favourite Bill Evans standard 'Very Early' - on fretless - it's a tricky on to solo over but I love the changes - as they are mostly major chords, anyway hope you enjoy some of it: Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Excellent, lovely fretless tone to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Who made that fretless bass again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Wow, thanks for posting that. It has inspired me to get better intonation on my fretless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I've just picked up fretless bass again after a good few months off, and I'm just getting my ear back in. It's a little different for every fretless bass, that feeling of getting back to grips with it again. Great work as ever from Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Amazing stuff, Mike. Top class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 [quote name='Pete Academy' post='1339054' date='Aug 13 2011, 08:08 PM']Amazing stuff, Mike. Top class.[/quote] Thanks man - I appreciate that M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 [quote name='Chris2112' post='1338613' date='Aug 13 2011, 11:55 AM']Who made that fretless bass again?[/quote] It's this guy in Brighton called Jeff Chapman - no relation to the Chapman Stick fella - it's based on a Tobias Classic owned by Frank O'Shea and it really is a great bass - the tone (even without the effects I used here, which were a smidge of reverb and chorus) is stunning. The wood came from an old shelf in a school - Jeff spotted it and realised it was a prime piece of African mahogany - he saved it for the right commission and that just happened to be this bass. I've owned this bass for around 8 years now and it's the oldest of my current basses, and as it's a custom it's interesting to see how it's aged and it's aged well but the fretboard needed some work on it. I took it to Martin Petersen and he 're-shot' it i.e. plained it off again and it now just feels amazing, it's so responsive it's made me fall back in love with this bass. It's great down the low end as well and I really want to use it more, I really caned the fretless when I first got it and I'm pleased my intonation hasn't suffered too much from not playing it much in recent years - but since it's had a little TLC it's now diverting me from my Sei basses big time! I've lost touch with Jeff and would love to see how he's doing - he's a great luthier who makes classical guitars, and acoustic guitars and a few basses - he's a real craftsman and he's a very unique person - if anyone has seen or heard from him recently I'd love to know how he is, I hope he's alright - he doesn't have a website or email so it's hard to get in touch. Cheers for all the positive cooments - I'm hoping to record and play more with this bass - I'll keep you posted. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Beautiful playing Mike im not usually much of a fretless fan but that sounds lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 [quote name='funkypenguin' post='1340995' date='Aug 15 2011, 06:56 PM']Beautiful playing Mike im not usually much of a fretless fan but that sounds lovely[/quote] Thanks fella - I'm pleased how this came out - first take and all, recorded in a bit of a rush on a hectic Thursday afternoon last week - thanks for listening Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Great playing ! Makes me realise how limited I am but this urges me to get myself started :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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