Any advice on playing fretless?

[urb]

Here's one I made earlier - the lines on the neck of my bass aren't really that visible - and I only occasionally look at them - it's more about listening to the music you are playing (guitar/piano chords) and hearing whether you are in tune or not - simple as - though I don't always achive that either!!!

[xilddx]

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='742449' date='Feb 11 2010, 07:45 PM']I'm using an unlined Precision now but when I had a lined Jazz I noticed this same thing - Gary Willis refers to it on his website too.

There have been a couple of threads on BC where I asked if anyone could explain why this was the case but no one seemed to have an answer and others denied that it was so.[/quote]
I would suggest it's where your head is positioned and your perceived finger placement is the result of optical perspective. I couldn't care less what Gary Willis says but if he hasn't thought of this then I suspect he doesn't put shelves up level either.

[Jerry_B]

Hmm, I wouldn't say it an optical illusion, as such. But then again as I play an unlined for quite a while perhaps my brain has just gotten used to seeing things 'differently' as taking it as normal.

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='silddx' post='742651' date='Feb 11 2010, 11:31 PM']I would suggest it's where your head is positioned and your perceived finger placement is the result of optical perspective. I couldn't care less what Gary Willis says but if he hasn't thought of this then I suspect he doesn't put shelves up level either.[/quote]

I had Gary Willis round to tile my bathroom last summer, I said "Gary, get off your arse, stand back and look" but did he listen? Honestly it looks like Escher did it. Arsehole.

[Jerry_B]

You should see what he did to our patio - or 'the cellar', as we now call it.

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='Jerry_B' post='742668' date='Feb 11 2010, 11:49 PM']You should see what he did to our patio - or 'the cellar', as we now call it.[/quote]

I just nearly choked on my wine.