AllenLowe Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I want to know: what the hell happened to the frets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 It never had any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Oh, just whether you like playing it. I find I like playing my fretless bass much more than my fretted one. OF course chords. . .that's different. Edited February 17, 2009 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Oh, just whether you like playing it. I find I like playing my fretless bass much more than my fretted one. OF course chords. . .that's different. Of course I enjoy it, one doesn't replace the other. Having said that, I'm concentrating on fretted guitar for now. Three was a couple of years when I played fretless gtr a lot. I'd forget about chords and stick to 2 note intervals with an occasional 3rd note to make it a chord. It's enough to keep one or two notes in tune! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I hear ya! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 A few other things: The fretboard is made of epoxy and has absolutely no wear. I use flatwounds because my fingers get hung up on roundwounds when I shift and slide around. There are some issues with sustain, especially on the high strings. I went from a set of .010s to .011s last time and that helped. But then the strings had more tension so they lost the flexibility that made sliding so easy. I think next time I get it out, I start tuning the strings lower so I have the tone of the heavier set with less tension of the lower tuning. Intonation concerns slow me way down. Now that I've been working a bit more on the chops, I should get it out and see how I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) And, also, I went through a few different compressors (for sustain). I wouldn't bother with one for fretless bass. Speaking of bass, I have a fretless bass, but I've been missing the fretted Jazz bass I sold two years ago. dB Edited February 17, 2009 by 7/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 how does one get a re-fret on a fretless guitar? perspiring minds want to know - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 You refinish or replace the fretboard. dB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I love my fretless bass; it's a Wishbass made by Steve Wishnevsky and it's so expressive. . . just one pickup (an EMG jazz) and a volume control on it and it sounds so "woody." I like it so much that I thought about fretless guitars. Though I have too many guitars already. So thanks for the input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 That's part of my problem, too many guitars, not enough time to devote to all the different styles and techniques. My steel guitar is being neglected for the same reason. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 My two Epiphones are the most neglected of my guitars, the Hummingbird and the Jack Casidy. On top of that I've taken up and concentrated on drumming again and the situation is going to worsen. But. . . you know. . .there are worse problems to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) My thing now is the basics, scales and arpeggios. At age 48, I decided I really should know my way around the neck better. So...any scale - all the notes on one string. 2 notes to a string, 3 notes to a string and 4 notes to a string (shift on the half steps). edit#2: and of course, a scale in different positions up the neck. I'm back into Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin after diddling with the Charlie Parker Omnibook for a few months. Every day I try to read at least a page or two. I'm not working on memorization, just getting around the neck. I need to practice with a metronome, that would improve things drastically. edit: there's also a bunch of standards I work on, mostly just learning the heads and playing arps through the progression. Edited February 17, 2009 by 7/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 My thing now is the basics, scales and arpeggios. At age 48, I decided I really should know my way around the neck better. So...any scale - all the notes on one string. 2 notes to a string, 3 notes to a string and 4 notes to a string (shift on the half steps). I'm back into Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin after diddling with the Charlie Parker Omnibook for a few months. Every day I try to read at least a page or two. I'm not working on memorization, just getting around the neck. I need to practice with a metronome, that would improve things drastically. edit: there's also a bunch of standards I work on, mostly just learning the heads and playing arps through the progression. At age (almost) 38 I've come to the same conclusion. I've been working a lot with scales in all keys, and diatonic chords and arps moving through sequences (usually 4ths and 5ths, also 3rds), plus cycles of major, minor, and dominant 7th-type chords. My reading needs work, and so does my knowledge of standards. And bop heads. The Bach is never far away, though I haven't read anything new lately. Been working on some Mick Goodrick compositions out of his new book for (mostly) solo guitar. What did you think of the quartet I sent you, David? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I gave it one listen and I thought it was really nice! Boy, I'd like to get my act together and do something like that. I'll give it some more time this evening. I have a night off from my exciting life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I'd like to get to the point where I could write and arrange stuff like that. Would be helpful for the university gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Every day I try to read at least a page or two. I've been doing the same thing with this one since the beginning of the year. I'm currently in the S's as in Spiritual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I have that Coltrane fakebook. I think I'm using my ear more than I'm reading when I look at that one, but it's a really cool book to have! dB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I have that Coltrane fakebook. I think I'm using my ear more than I'm reading when I look at that one, but it's a really cool book to have! dB Yeah, I know these songs really well so it's easy to cheat (until you take out the metronome and count ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I've been trying to learn "21st Century Schizoid Man" and it's driving me NUTS!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I've been trying to learn "21st Century Schizoid Man" and it's driving me NUTS!!!!! When you've got it figured out, post the tabs here. THANKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I have a Martin 000E-15C just like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 In the parlance of today's youth - OMFG! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIC-nJRcgeU& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 In the parlance of today's youth - OMFG! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIC-nJRcgeU& It's about fucking time you saw that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 I like Holdsworth - I do think that some of that reverts to patterns, which is an unfortunate but typical guitar problem - but I do think he's very good - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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