Fretless bass in metal

[Dread Bass]

I am getting a new fretless made by Letts and have been listening to some of my favourite metal songs with fretless bass. Here are some of my favourites:

Obscura
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VjyeSX6ehg[/media]

Death Individual thought patterns
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lJfvY57NLk[/media]

I also love Cynic, Augury and Borknagar

anyone else into fretless in metal? Any other recommendations?

Edited July 14, 2012 by Dread Bass

[Cameronj279]

I saw the title of this and rushed to post an Obscura song. Damn you!

As far as I'm aware this song was played on a Pedulla fretless

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ac0mMK3SiE

Edited July 14, 2012 by Cameronj279

[Cameronj279]

Double post here but this is my favourite Obscura song regarding bass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snDfSqcPHWk

[andydye]

Stickman on here plays fretless in his metal/prog band Linearsphere

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA2xXB86jUM

[Dread Bass]

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1342290735' post='1732941']
I saw the title of this and rushed to post an Obscura song. Damn you!
[/quote]

I love Obscura Pestilence I liked liess.

[Dread Bass]

Linearsphere are interesting. I will check them out properly.

[paul_5]

Ooh, new stuff for me to listen to! Cheers guys.

[lettsguitars]

Cool post. I think Linear sphere made my ear go poorly.

[paul_5]

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1342295120' post='1733023']
Cool post. I think Linear sphere made my ear go poorly.
[/quote]

just as long as your hands still work...

[andydye]

Obscura sound amazing too, not a clue what they're growling after but the musicians are awesome! Love the 6 string fretless thumb!

[Graham]

I've got the Linearsphere album, saw them supporting Cynic a couple of years ago and they were great

[Dread Bass]

The guy in Borknagar plays an 8 string fretless which is pretty crazy. I think he is only on the album Universal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_8hdYfcAfw&feature=related

[andydye]

[quote name='Dread Bass' timestamp='1342341220' post='1733318']
The guy in Borknagar plays an 8 string fretless which is pretty crazy. I think he is only on the album Universal.
[/quote]

Holy moley!

[MacDaddy]

The Bitch on Bass from Rock Bitch played fretless - and used to do an awesome fretless slap solo.

I'd post a link to Rockbitch but it would probably be NSFW and against the t&c's of Basschat

[Graham]

Anyone got some good links to videos of Steve DiGeorgio playing? I used to have a couple of Death albums on my old MP3 player until it died, so be good to see some more

[megallica]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKmdwrCD-O0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKmdwrCD-O0[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32m0zj4kaRk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32m0zj4kaRk[/url]



Steve played on Iced earth's Horror show and Control Denied's Fragile art of existence albums with Richard Christy.

[Steve Woodcock]

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1342291519' post='1732957']
Stickman on here plays fretless in his metal/prog band Linearsphere
[/quote]

Ah, you beat me to it!


[quote name='Dread Bass' timestamp='1342292939' post='1732981']
Linearsphere are interesting. I will check them out properly.
[/quote]

Our guitarist has put up some more samples of the new album on his Soundcloud page here: [url="http://soundcloud.com/martin-goulding"]http://soundcloud.com/martin-goulding[/url]


Anyway, here's another recommendation: [b]Exivious[/b] [url="http://www.exivious.net/"]http://www.exivious.net[/url]

[lettsguitars]

[url="http://soundcloud.com/sttelnoj/fretlessmetal"]http://soundcloud.com/sttelnoj/fretlessmetal[/url]
This thread inspired me to have a go mesen. I've not played metal for a very very long time and I'm sure you'll all think it's gay, but here it is if you're interested. It's just a bare bones cut and paste job in cubase, so the arr isn't great, but I quite like it.
Featuring totally random vocal mumblings. Just ideas. Any hints and tips are welcome.
Fretless 4 string eadg and hardtail guitar dadgbe with i.m.p distortion. Thanks Andy, you've reawakened my metal head.

Edited July 16, 2012 by lettsguitars