[QUOTE=owlandtree]What I don't understand is the appeal for a fretless with the cheesy drawn in lines.[/QUOTE]

I like the 'Jaco' neck, just a defretted neck with light fret markings and the inlays...looks so much better than a plain wood in my opinion...

[QUOTE=Phalanx]They also look the sex and I wanna be like Jaco :chug:[/QUOTE]

i want a fretless jazz like Jaco's...He is my fingerstyle/harmonics Idol...

[QUOTE=Linkinbassist]i want a fretless jazz like Jaco's...He is my fingerstyle/harmonics Idol...[/QUOTE]

someday i'll have to buy a cheap Jazz sunburst copy, take the pickguard off and defret it just to have a jaco looking bass :thumb:

[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A711802"]Why use a fretless bass guitar?[/URL]

[QUOTE=Phalanx]someday i'll have to buy a cheap Jazz sunburst copy, take the pickguard off and defret it just to have a jaco looking bass :thumb:[/QUOTE]

I bought one off of Rondomusic.net... left-handed $140 fretless.. I'm actually quite happy with it.

[QUOTE=Phalanx]someday i'll have to buy a cheap Jazz sunburst copy, take the pickguard off and defret it just to have a jaco looking bass :thumb:[/QUOTE]

i'm so with you on that!

[QUOTE=Linkinbassist]i'm so with you on that![/QUOTE]

Before I do that however, i wanna get my fretless 6 string Status Graphite first :D

This thread is over a year old.

[QUOTE=bleeding_fingers]This thread is over a year old.[/QUOTE]

no, your mum is :thumb:

quater tones and the fact it sounds more like an upright.

[QUOTE=Phalanx]Before I do that however, i wanna get my fretless 6 string Status Graphite first :D[/QUOTE]

I'm getting a cheap 6er off ebay for crimbo...If the 'leccies are crap, i'll put in a pre-amp or new pick-ups...

[QUOTE=Linkinbassist]I'm getting a cheap 6er off ebay for crimbo...If the 'leccies are crap, i'll put in a pre-amp or new pick-ups...[/QUOTE]

cool, which sixer would that be?

[QUOTE=Phalanx]cool, which sixer would that be?[/QUOTE]

the CH guitars one...basically [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-string-bass-Red-flamed-maple-top_W0QQitemZ7374252188QQcategoryZ4713QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem"]this[/URL] but in green with an extra string...

[QUOTE=Phalanx]Before I do that however, i wanna get my fretless 6 string Status Graphite first :D[/QUOTE]

ooh ooh ooh have you seen the one on ebay? its looking awesome :D

ala this one

[img]http://i5.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/c6/44/76_3.JPG[/img]

correction, you can get fretbuzz, if your action is too low, you'll get the strings bouncing off the board.

[QUOTE=Kobaia]correction, you can get fretbuzz, if your action is too low, you'll get the strings bouncing off the board.[/QUOTE]

yes, but only an idiot would set their action low enough to do that :rolleyes:

The guy who is selling that status is selling me a different status fretless. That thing sure is a beaut though

[QUOTE=scrowler]whats the benefits of fretless?[/QUOTE]

There are many reasons..(though i dont own one but want one)

-tone
-smoothness
-being able to play 1/4 tones
-Vibrato simplified
-Easy to correct noter when intonation is off
-no need for bends
-learn notes bette/ear training

and thats all i can think of right now...

-TBM

[QUOTE=Killer Fridge]ooh ooh ooh have you seen the one on ebay? its looking awesome :D

ala this one

[img]http://i5.ebayimg.com/04/i/05/c6/44/76_3.JPG[/img][/QUOTE]


im a fan of the 6ers.... but that is just fugly IMO.

-TBM

awww how can you say that - it is a thing of beauty that i really want


badly

ive got about 1300 GBP which should be for a car...but i really want that now

what-a-to-do

[QUOTE=Killer Fridge]awww how can you say that - it is a thing of beauty that i really want


badly

ive got about 1300 GBP which should be for a car...but i really want that now

what-a-to-do[/QUOTE]

i'd rather drive the fretless to work if ya know what I mean :thumb:

[QUOTE=Phalanx]i'd rather drive the fretless to work if ya know what I mean :thumb:[/QUOTE]

...cause i don't! :thumb:

I love my fretless, I'll never go back to fretted unless I have to (although, I've been screwing around with little doodles on my fretted, but that's only cos it's in standard tuning and my fretless is in CGCGC right now)

Sliding is a lot easier on fretless, and the "bumpyness" of frets is gone. Like somebody else said, it's also easier to get back in tune because you don't have frets making horrible noise if you play notes a little sharp if your bass is out of tune.

Its like Cars, Stick vs Manual.

Its all performance baby, you race a stick vs a Manual. That manuals gonna lose.

Its personal prefrence, its all about what you need, and what you want.

[QUOTE=Kobaia]correction, you can get fretbuzz, if your action is too low, you'll get the strings bouncing off the board.[/QUOTE]
how can you get fretbuzz without frets?.... that would juzt be buzz i suppose

[QUOTE=moghes69]how can you get fretbuzz without frets?.... that would juzt be buzz i suppose[/QUOTE]

yeah, its just the string buzzing off the board nearer your finger...

fretless is only if you're too poor to buy frets

[QUOTE=Guinpen]fretless is only if you're too poor to buy frets[/QUOTE]

...and thats why fretted necked basses are cheaper than fretless ones, aye?

[QUOTE=Janelectro]you can do things with it you won't be able to with a fretted or an upright.

PLUS: Only fretlessplayers are real men :D[/QUOTE]



uprights are fretless and you can use a bow and alot of different techniques on it no need to insult the upright basses plus they started it all.

[QUOTE=Linkinbassist]...and thats why fretted necked basses are cheaper than fretless ones, aye?[/QUOTE]

exactly, but only if you're converting australian to U.S. currency, due to inflation and pork-barrel spending in minority demographics

why are fretted ones cheaper? that makes no logical sense