Pinball Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) I just can't handle the concept of a Fanned Fret Fretless bass. Three reasons: 1. I play 5's so after a few drinks I would find it really difficult to talk about my "fanned fret fretless five", especially if Fender made one. 2. A fretless bass is a bass with no frets yes? So a fanned fret fretless can't exist. It would just be a fanned fretless wouldn't it? 3. I'm not keen on fanned fretted bases anyway. I have tried one and agree with Donald Trump's assessment, when he tried one and said "It's nasty, very bad" Thanks for reading, I'm glad I got that off my chest! Edited January 1, 2020 by Pinball 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 You'd need to add a torsal twist to that design, just to make it, y'know, complete. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 You'd call it "multiscale" rather than "fanned fret", I suppose. I've noticed a trend of the former being used for basses and the latter for guitars. That's what Thomann does now, for example. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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therealting Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 My first reaction is that I would struggle to intonate anything on a multi scale fretless... but having said that, I seem to move fairly easily between my acoustic and electric double basses, regular long scale fretless bass and my fretless bass uke, and also I found the transition to fanned fret pretty quick, so maybe it’s not as far fetched as one might first think. Quite fancy a go now actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 4 hours ago, therealting said: My first reaction is that I would struggle to intonate anything on a multi scale fretless... but having said that, I seem to move fairly easily between my acoustic and electric double basses, regular long scale fretless bass and my fretless bass uke, and also I found the transition to fanned fret pretty quick, so maybe it’s not as far fetched as one might first think. Quite fancy a go now actually. I saw someone on the Dingwall thread on TalkBass who had one made and echoed your sentiment. He was a bit nervous to start with, but practice made it much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 @Naga had (if it's sold) his Mermet fanned fretless for sale here on BassChat : 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naga Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I've decided to keep it. The sound is something out of this planet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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