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bassplayer142
Senior Member
USA
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 Posted - 01/25/2005 : 12:20:23 PM
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does it exist?? if soo send a link please
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jaco jr
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 01/25/2005 : 2:08:33 PM
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It definately does exist.
www.fretlessguitar.com
www.unfretted.com
I don't know if you can buy them from these websites, you may want to look into some custom builder for that.
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swedebasist
Senior Member
Sweden
869 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2005 : 4:07:27 PM
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Pat Metheny used one on the track "Imaginary Day" from the album with the same name. Really weird sound, somewhere in between a guitar and a violin. Are you getting one? *curious* If so let us know when you do allright
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jazzbassist
Junior Member
USA
186 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2005 : 4:38:43 PM
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Weird, yes, but Pat's superb playing makes us forget about weird. The first time I heard this song I thought it was tasteless but keeping on listening kind of got me to change my mind.
Why a fretless guitar? I believe guitar players are getting even on us bassists, for having "stolen" their unique position as strings soloists and effect pedals users in a band...well just kidding.
The eyes of the audience might be looking at the singing star but the butts are all moving to the bass guitar |
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grueber
Senior Member
USA
691 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2005 : 10:22:00 PM
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a guy named Adam James Wilson played one exclusivly i think. But he plays some other unique instruments too.
http://www.adamjameswilson.com/
also Steve Vai has a triple neck guitar with a 6-string, a 12-string, and a fretless 6-string. He plays a song with it on the G3 tour DVD(the one with Yngwie instead of eric johnson).
Bass is soooo cool! |
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bassplayer142
Senior Member
USA
2234 Posts |
Posted - 01/26/2005 : 12:22:11 PM
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nah im not getting one im straight up bass player  but it would be cool to play or hear firsthand, has anyone here ever saw a slide guitar or play one?? they sound soo cool
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Edited by - bassplayer142 on 01/26/2005 12:30:44 PM |
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grueber
Senior Member
USA
691 Posts |
Posted - 01/26/2005 : 10:45:58 PM
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slide guitar is cool, but it can quickly become overdone. I can only take it in small doses.
Bass is soooo cool! |
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sunburstbasser
Senior Member
USA
1087 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2005 : 8:13:56 PM
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I love slide guitar. I've seen dozens of guys playing slide on both standard instruments and lap-steels.
Robert Randolph is my favorite slider.
Reverend player
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FenderSRVHendrix
Junior Member
USA
373 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2005 : 9:58:22 PM
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| Robert Randolph has to slide..He plays a 13 string pedal steel, and it's awesome to see him live. Check him out on Eric Clapton's Crossroads DVD. |
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grueber
Senior Member
USA
691 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2005 : 11:08:24 PM
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i don't know his name, but that young guy in The Allman Brothers Band slides a lot. I saw him on Studio Jams(Otiel was on it too)
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vrankulj
Starting Member
5 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2005 : 4:15:21 PM
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hey man, fretless guitars do exist indeed, but good luck playing it!Ever since Jaco picked up a fretless, the itonation standard has been set pretty high. Pat Metheny can do it though! Good luck! |
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FenderSRVHendrix
Junior Member
USA
373 Posts |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 11:01:31 PM
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quote:
[i]Originally posted by grueber[/i]
[br]i don't know his name, but that young guy in The Allman Brothers Band slides a lot. I saw him on Studio Jams(Otiel was on it too)
<font class="body_xsmall">Bass is soooo cool!</font>
That guy is Derek Trucks, and he is amazing. In 2000, he won Guitar World magazine's "Best young talent" award. They had a special issue of several different areas of guitar playing..Best effects went to Tom Morello, best vibrato went to B.B. King..best legato was Alan Holdsworth..they list the top 5 for each genre..it was pretty cool. Oteil rocks. |
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bassplayer142
Senior Member
USA
2234 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2005 : 12:25:27 PM
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derek trucks is awesome hes like sorta bluesy, my brother listens to him a lot and i like it more then most blues, to me most blues sound the same but they are different
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robk
Junior Member
449 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2005 : 2:57:28 PM
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you should check out the derek trucks band if you wanna hear him play other than blues, phenominal, i think he plays with the allmans just because he's been doing it since he was like 16 or somethin.
music sweet music i wish i could caress, caress.
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bj
Senior Member
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Posted - 02/03/2005 : 03:39:33 AM
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In the coming weeks, i'm going to be pulling the frets out of an old electric of mine that I don't really use any more so i can make it a fretless guitar. I'll post a recording or something when I've done it .
BJ
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KingJiggle
New Member
USA
60 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2005 : 10:16:31 PM
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I dont know man. I dont play guitar but my cousin did something like that and hated it. Only way to play those things is if you have a definite idea of finger what everchord your going to play so unless your really good (This is what my cousin told me) you might wanna just practice you chord fingering for a while
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