Fretless RG finished! with sound clips!!!

FortePenance · 10-24-2007, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by stitch216

Sounds cool. I liek the distorted clip - it would be a cool instrument but the constant glissandos would get old real quick if thats all you relied on.

Also - you don't intend to use roundwound strings do you?

If you're going to use a fretless, I'd STRONGLY suggest flatwound strings for it to increase the life of the fretboard a bit. D'Addario Chromes are a good example.

I dunno, why not just keep the board epoxied and use roundwounds? Lots of fretless bass players I know go for roundwound to mimick Jaco tone.

Tymon · 10-24-2007, 07:02 AM

Yeah roundwounds sound much better imho. They have this nice purry mid to them.

Cool clips, is this your first fretless guitar? If so, then you're a quick learner!

ZeroSignal · 10-24-2007, 07:09 AM

My defretted RG7321 gas is building...

Apophis · 10-24-2007, 07:43 AM

Killer distorted sound

lailer75 · 10-24-2007, 08:22 AM

sound better than the pics looked

7 Dying Trees · 10-24-2007, 08:45 AM

That is way cool! Some of that stuff just mimicks whammy bar dive effects! Cool! You're making me want one as it is so odd!

How hard is it to adjust to playing with no frets?

MF_Kitten · 10-24-2007, 10:06 AM

thanks everyone :P

first, the strings i have on are roundwound, but i´m getting flatwounds ASAP... the roundwounds i have on aren´t very "coarse" though...

i only have epoxy in the fret holes, so it´s not all covered.

yeah, i know it´s ugly, but it looks a little cooler in real life... it´s a raggedy looking thing, and that´s what i wanted... i wanted it to look beaten, abused and generally old and scrappy :P

also, i´ve never played a fretless guitar before, so yeah, this is my first fretless :P

playing without frets isn´t that hard if you have fret markers, like the ones left behind from pulling the frets, or like some fretless basses, little lines in the wood... depends on your playing style though, i didn´t really have any problems... another thing that is important is how you tune it. open tunings are great for this kind of playing

Shawn · 10-24-2007, 12:26 PM

Nice work! I like the sound of it too, really cool.

10-24-2007, 08:45 AM	#16
7 Dying Trees Sarcy English Twat Join Date: May 2004 Location: 7th Ethereal Plane of interstellar hell, Innit Bruv, Safe, London, UK Posts: 6,552 Real Name: James Main Seven: UV7PWH / UV7BK / RG2027 Main ERG: 10 fingers of metal death Rig: VHT UL->Orange 4x12 Thanked: 82	That is way cool! Some of that stuff just mimicks whammy bar dive effects! Cool! You're making me want one as it is so odd! How hard is it to adjust to playing with no frets? The Chaos has come: www.chaosanct.com

10-24-2007, 10:06 AM	#17
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10-24-2007, 12:26 PM	#18
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Tymon ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: netherlands Posts: 132 Real Name: Tymon Thanked: 0	Yeah roundwounds sound much better imho. They have this nice purry mid to them. Cool clips, is this your first fretless guitar? If so, then you're a quick learner!

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