cris the man Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 i played my friends fretless bass for the 1st time the other day its crazy , i suddenly noticed that my hands were slipping down the fretboard is this normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 ? No. But then most people dont have their bass at a funny angle like in your picture. I usually have mine between 2 and 3 o'clock as you look at it. Your picture looks like 1 o'clock and if you are having to hold the bass up at that angle (OK the fretless was probably not a T-bird) it might be affecting your technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='84575' date='Nov 6 2007, 07:22 PM']I usually have mine between 2 and 3 o'clock. Your picture looks like 1 o'clock it might be affecting your technique.[/quote] 1. Unless I am very much mistaken it says 3 o'clock in CTMs pic....... 2. You are indeed a lucky man, I rarely get home before 4.30 to have mine....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 It makes a big difference not having the metal rails across the 'board !! Takes some time to get used to how it feels and how to play it in tune. It's definately worth the time & effort though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris the man Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 [quote name='7string' post='85186' date='Nov 7 2007, 11:35 PM']It makes a big difference not having the metal rails across the 'board !! Takes some time to get used to how it feels and how to play it in tune. It's definately worth the time & effort though...[/quote] thanks for the reassurance chaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I recently got one of my basses back after being de-fretted. I forgot how good a fretless bass can sound !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Having been playing bass (off and on) for almost 30 years I only started playing fretless 2 years ago when I joined a band and could hear that some of the bass lines I was playing would sound so much better on a fretless. So I took the plunge and now I play about 75% of the songs on fretless and I feel more comfortable trying out fretless basses than fretted ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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