throwoff Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I have bitten the bullet today and purchased a Fretless lefty Warwick Rockbass (old style 1 piece bride) active Corvette Basic. Not sure why, I never had a real interest in fretless but have justified it as I should have one, and my new band with its mixture of effects and white noise might sound kinda cool with a fretless on the recordings. Any tips for a first time fretless player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 [quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1319208530' post='1411360'] ...Any tips for a first time fretless player? [/quote] Just one tip: Sell all your other basses, cos you won't need them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I'm no sort of expert, but fretless didn't work for me until I lost my fear of bad intonation and playing out of tune. The more I worried, and the more I tried, the worse it got and the more tuneless my playing became. As soon as I thought "sod it!" and just played bass, it all clicked. Trust your ears and your fingers, ignore the fact that it's a fretless, just play bass. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 Im actually incredibly excited about taking it to practice for the first time and seeing what I can make it do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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