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Re: Fretless basses
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2010, 04:27:03 PM »
Pretty good - an unusual cover... I've always thought that a rock cover of "The Sound Of Silence" would be interesting... sorta perverse...
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« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2010, 04:31:18 PM »
Kenny you are not going to believe this............................. I have always wanted to do a cover of Sounds of Silence. Your So Vain? OMG the chicks LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUV it.
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« Reply #17 on: January 16, 2010, 04:34:12 PM »
It's that Butcher Bro' connection...  spooky or what...  ;)

YSV always was a "chick" song - we used to take the P out of someone we knew by getting people to play this for him, as he truly was...
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Re: Fretless basses
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2010, 10:25:24 AM »
Quote from: Kenny Five-O on January 16, 2010, 04:34:12 PM
It's that Butcher Bro' connection...  spooky or what...  ;)

"Butcher Brothers"  ;D  It has a certain ring to it............   :P
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« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2010, 12:14:56 PM »
I used a blank plank P exclusively in my post-punk days, mid-80's... palm-muted eighth notes with a pick, no mwah and no sliding harmonics. I just loved the feel of a fretless board under my left hand fingers (still do). And of course Sting was an influence.
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« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2010, 05:14:46 PM »
Tony "The Fretless Monster" Franklin:



HEDAMAN! Boz was AWESOME tooo
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« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2010, 08:50:59 PM »
I play a custom fretless at every gig on at least 3 or 4 songs that are suited. And I do the same with my Woody bass although 6 or 7 songs normally. I do this not because the sounds are that hugely different but because while they are different sounding they feel different and make me play differently. I think it was Uwe that made the point once that the best thing to do when playing a fretless is NOT to go looking for places to slide. Just play it as you would normally play and embelish with what the instrument gives you tastefully.

Images dont match but this is us playing the old stones number with me playing my Cargill fretless.



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« Reply #22 on: January 18, 2010, 09:48:34 AM »
Cool version of that tune ! You have great tone on that song ! Wish I could play fretless like that! Practice, practice, practice
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Re: Fretless basses
« Reply #23 on: January 18, 2010, 12:27:15 PM »
Quote from: Lightyear on January 17, 2010, 10:25:24 AM
"Butcher Brothers"  ;D  It has a certain ring to it............   :P

Especially in connection to a veggie...  :P
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Re: Fretless basses
« Reply #24 on: January 18, 2010, 01:00:53 PM »
The first time I took my fretless out for a spin, I ended up at a jam night, and did "N.I.B." as the first song I played with it.  It worked out just fine, and was actually a lot of fun.
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« Reply #25 on: January 18, 2010, 01:22:01 PM »
sounded like 'season of the witch' until the vocals started. nice tune.
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