miles'tone Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I dunno, what genre's this? Massacre - Legs: http://youtu.be/ETxtSbfpjHE Bill Laswell getting a bit odd here. Which I really like because I don't think enough players truly embrace the great comedy value of the fretless. Enough weeping about for crying out loud. Treat it like a trombone I say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikenbass Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Boz Burrell sounded great with Bad Co. Not sure if he used a fretless with King Crimson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Anyone for a little Stump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 [quote name='bonnp' timestamp='1421015397' post='2656313'] thanks for the replys, i have bit the bullet and ordered the esp 5 string fretless from thorman, told the mrs it was 250 but still only 320 plus free delivery. going to but some black flats on as suggested [/quote] I've had one and regret selling. Mine had flats. For me it lacked bite. If I had it now I'd fit Elixir rounds, each to their own. That bass has a beautiful neck. You won't regret it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonnp Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 thanks might have a look at the Elixir rounds, i ordered some de bella's deep talking but goona see what i like best as need new strings for my bitsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 You won't be disappointed with the Status Black tapewounds - available in "sensible" gauges too - 0.35 upwards...sensibly priced too. Check out the Status website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1421062117' post='2656615'] No instrument is bounded to a genre or a time frame. The 'Jaco' or 'Pino' styles of fretless playing are not the only 'schools' and the instrument has moved with the music. [/quote] Well I was being provocative but, in fairness, the sum total of this thread would suggest not. (I'll give you Mick Karn but that was 30 years ago.) As for the 'experimental fretless funk' and Tony Franklin, I see that less of a 'school' as a couple of bad cases of bass tourettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Here's a "best fretless bass guitarists of all time" list that doesn't even include Pino. I'd add Percy Jones to the list as well. http://fretlessbassguitarsite.com/2012/01/best-fretless-bass-guitarists-all-time/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1421394310' post='2660639'] Here's a "best fretless bass guitarists of all time" list that doesn't even include Pino. I'd add Percy Jones to the list as well. [url="http://fretlessbassguitarsite.com/2012/01/best-fretless-bass-guitarists-all-time/"]http://fretlessbassg...rists-all-time/[/url] [/quote]Worst list ever. These things are always divisive, but that's ridiculous. In answer to the OP; what genres? All of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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