jazzyvee Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) Here is a solution that appeared whilst browsing youtube this morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N5ogvoKN1E Edited September 10, 2020 by jazzyvee 3 1 2 Quote
Lfalex v1.1 Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 Didn't ZZ Top have something like that? Quote
el borracho Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 There's always Westone's interchangeable neck option. Not the most practical mid gig though! 1 Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 Or you could bring a set of pliers to the gig so you can play the first set fretted and the second fretless 2 Quote
fiatcoupe432 Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 20 hours ago, fretmeister said: I want one! They are like 6k Quote
Kiwi Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 16 hours ago, Hellzero said: I prefer this approach : Steinberger made a prototype bass with the same system - possibly under license. The bass was for sale on Ebay over a decade ago. It worked off the idea that the frets would rotate in place and the fretless mode the frets were flat. It's a fantastic idea apart from one slight hitch, the action in fretless mode is quite high. Fretless mode could include a zero fret I guess but lowering the bridge saddles would be a bit trickier. Quote
Happy Jack Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 15 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Or you could bring a set of pliers to the gig so you can play the first set fretted and the second fretless Alternatively, you could remove every other fret and have a combination of fretted and fretless on the same neck. 1 1 Quote
bcbass Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 Years ago I have seen something from Neuser basses, where you pull in and out frets as you need.It was cool bass guitar,and very easy to use. Quote
Lfalex v1.1 Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Happy Jack said: Alternatively, you could remove every other fret and have a combination of fretted and fretless on the same neck. Or seek out that Ibanez thing that had a fretted E, A, D, & G, then a fretless duplicate D and G string. All on the same neck, of course... Quote
Hellzero Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 2 hours ago, bcbass said: Years ago I have seen something from Neuser basses, where you pull in and out frets as you need.It was cool bass guitar,and very easy to use. Quote
Hellzero Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 I had a few basses with the Neuser NFS. It's a pain in the *ss to set up, but it's working great. It's based on the flat sitar bridge. 1 Quote
Kiwi Posted September 12, 2020 Posted September 12, 2020 On 11/09/2020 at 19:39, Lfalex v1.1 said: Or seek out that Ibanez thing that had a fretted E, A, D, & G, then a fretless duplicate D and G string. All on the same neck, of course... Wilkes produced half and half basses back in the late seventies. Fretless was above the 9th fret I think. 1 Quote
Nebadon2000 Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) I knew a player who had a 'Magnetic' Fretless finger board he would slap on and off during Gig. PS; May have been Novatone System Edited September 13, 2020 by Nebadon2000 PS; Info Quote
prowla Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 On 10/09/2020 at 12:38, Lfalex v1.1 said: Didn't ZZ Top have something like that? I think it's got legs... 3 Quote
itu Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 Half fretted necks, there were quite a few makers back then. Ibanez Ashula (2 models) was mentioned, too. Quote
uk_lefty Posted September 14, 2020 Posted September 14, 2020 11 hours ago, itu said: Half fretted necks, there were quite a few makers back then. Ibanez Ashula (2 models) was mentioned, too. I think Aria did this on the SB series, so in the early 80s. I've seen a special run one with frets 1-7 in and fretless down to the dusty end. Personally I just take two basses and have a different effect on my multi fx depending on the bass I use. Or, I just don't wobble the notes on my fretless I'd I don't want that sound, that's the cheapest, easiest and least fun solution 😊 Quote
GeeCee Posted June 4, 2021 Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) Ibanez did an interesting tweak of the Musician series for Alphonso Johnson. It's factory built. Edited June 4, 2021 by GeeCee 2 Quote
Henrythe8 Posted June 4, 2021 Posted June 4, 2021 Wow. amaing thingies, here. Just doesn't work because a bass plyeyr will always prefer to have two basses 🙂 The DiPiazza bridge is worth mentioning. Quote
neepheid Posted June 4, 2021 Posted June 4, 2021 Found this oddbod on eBay... not mine. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114827589616 Quote
prowla Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 23 hours ago, Henrythe8 said: Wow. amaing thingies, here. Just doesn't work because a bass plyeyr will always prefer to have two basses 🙂 The DiPiazza bridge is worth mentioning. Isn't that a kind of curry? 2 Quote
Hellzero Posted June 5, 2021 Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) French curry wording for single sitar bridges. Edited June 5, 2021 by Hellzero F*cking embedding Quote
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