why dat den?

[paul_5]

Why is it that a fretless bass is specified as 'fretless' but fretted basses don't need the same description? Surely the fretted bass is a "Johnny come lately" in the great big scheme of things? I'm confused at the taxonomy (amongst many, many other things).

[Cat Burrito]

I guess it relates to the bass guitar as that was of course originally fretted. You wouldn't refer to an upright bass as fretless because the assumption is that it has no frets anyway. That'd be my understanding at least

[flyfisher]

Yep, that's my take on it. isn't that what 'precision bass' was all about?

[Raymondo]

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1374769337' post='2153023']
Yep, that's my take on it. isn't that what 'precision bass' was all about?
[/quote]
Doh! I have often wondered why it was called a"precision"....of course ....it all makes sense now!

[Telebass]

And why CBS' introduction of a fretless Precision was a great indication of how little they understood their own product.

[paul_5]

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1374824528' post='2153569']
And why CBS' introduction of a fretless Precision was a great indication of how little they understood their own product.
[/quote]

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1374824528' post='2153569']
And why CBS' introduction of a fretless Precision was a great indication of how little they understood their own product.
[/quote]
They should have called the fretless version the 'Approximation'!

[dave_bass5]

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1374768725' post='2153008']
Why is it that a fretless bass is specified as 'fretless' but fretted basses don't need the same description? Surely the fretted bass is a "Johnny come lately" in the great big scheme of things? I'm confused at the taxonomy (amongst many, many other things).
[/quote]

My thoughts are that if its not specified as fretless then it must be fretted. No need to label both IMO.

[icastle]

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1374827360' post='2153619']
They should have called the fretless version the 'Approximation'!
[/quote]



Fender Nearenough

[discreet]

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1374872118' post='2154418']
Fender Nearenough
[/quote]

Or the Gnatscock.