New 'Fretless' bridge - vid of Dominique Di Piazza playing some lovely stuff

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Hey

Dom Di Piazza has just launched his signature bass bridge that allows you to make notes sound like they are fretless - the bridge has wooden saddles so you get the 'mwah' effect when you sustain notes - but without any issues with intonation - meaning you can play chords as well... bass specs [url="http://www.mike-sabre.com/dppm/dppm.html"]here[/url]

Anyway check this vid out - the first tune is a bit cheesy but the second half of the vid he plays a gorgeous solo piece:



M

[supabock]

Can't help but think that's cheating a little?????????

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[quote name='supabock' post='825885' date='May 2 2010, 09:09 PM']Can't help but think that's cheating a little?????????[/quote]

Maybe but considering it means you can play more attacking fingerstyle funk lines that can be hard on a fretless and then switch to get really lovely fretless tones on a solo or more 'jazzy' section of a tune I think it would be great - and I say this from the POV of having not gigged with my fretless for years now!

M

[supabock]

Stop being such a girl and get your fretless out !!

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[quote name='supabock' post='825916' date='May 2 2010, 09:28 PM']Stop being such a girl and get your fretless out !! [/quote]

Yeah I know... but this is what I'm talking about - check this out:

[thisnameistaken]

Personally whenever I played fretless I wanted the fretlessness, not the sound, but if it's the sound you want then yeah this is a clever way to do it.

[supabock]

Ummmmm think i need to do a little practice really!! I see what you mean, but i would rather see a great technician doing this on a fretless??

Edited May 2, 2010 by supabock

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='supabock' post='825944' date='May 2 2010, 09:51 PM']Ummmmm think i need to do a little practice really!! I see what you mean, but i would rather see a great technician doing this on a fretless??[/quote]

Well yeah of course you would because you're a bass player. The rest of the world won't notice what's making the sound.

[supabock]

But the musicians would!!

[thisnameistaken]

Music made for musicians is always sh*t though isn't it.

[wombatboter]

[quote name='urb' post='825927' date='May 2 2010, 09:33 PM']Yeah I know... but this is what I'm talking about - check this out:

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About ten years ago I had the honour to play two concerts (Brussels and Lausanne) with this percussionist Trilok Gurtu. I was so nervous that there was sweat on top instead of in the palm of my hands. He played a solo in 5/4 while I had to keep the tune going. Very kind musician to play with but on a musical level which was planets beyond mine. I treasure the memory of those two concerts.