Steve, next month I'll be getting my first fretless, (A Carvin!), any advice/comments for a beginner?
The Realm Of Fretless
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Steve, I know that you use roundwounds on your fretless. I'm apprehensive to try it since so many people are against it for marking the neck. Any thoughts?
..Steve uses roundwound strings on fretless .. and I use them too. I haven't problems with my neck .. just check the bass every year ..
What strings do you ppl recommend to not mark the neck?
I bought Daddario Chromes, do u guys know it?
I bought Daddario Chromes, do u guys know it?
Higon
No Blest´s Bassist
Hummmmmmmm Fretless.... Perhaps someday, when I get full knowledge of the normal bass neck I get one of these...
I have a fretted 6 and a fretless 5. I suggest get fret lines on it (at first). I use roundwounds and my bass is fine, I would have thought they'd be rougher on the instrument, but they weren't. Very versatile instrument with expression, but sometimes limiting when it comes to technique (unless you practise your ass of with it), no 2-hand tapping on this baby (well, it won't sound that good at least).
Best of luck on your fretless. Metal fretless? Thats such a cool novel idea. (i started because of some jazz guys inspired me too, I didn't know of Steve yet, it was many years ago.)
Best of luck on your fretless. Metal fretless? Thats such a cool novel idea. (i started because of some jazz guys inspired me too, I didn't know of Steve yet, it was many years ago.)
HippieOfDoom
The 13th Monkey
It takes a long time for the neck to start showing grooves from the strings when you use roundwounds on a fretless neck. But as they gradually appear, I mean years down the road, but when they come I think it makes the bass sound better...it "growls" nicely. Don't worry about it man, tear it up...afterall, they do call it "heavy" metal!
HippieOfDoom
The 13th Monkey
Higon
No Blest´s Bassist
Interesting. But remember to wash your hands!
But wait! Steve is speaking in ridles! He want to says that "The true way to keep your bass after changing strings, is to take a nice big duke and don´t wash your hands."(he said nothing about washing hands). So it´s the "True Biological scent" in your hand that keep the strings!
HAIL TO THE PHILOSHOPER! Know I know the true meaning of that Death Song. It´s all about Steve.
Yeah! I think you guys are on to something here! Maybe it's all the preservatives that was in his food that gets rubbed into the fretboard after a big duke, causing a preserving effect in the wood, or maybe less friction. Hmmm. I need to ponder this!
