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11-24-2021 12:46 PM
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“Like Wow, Dobie!”
Details please.
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My tag-line on TalkBass is, "Inadvertent Microtonalist."
Welcome to the neighborhood -- eager to hear what you brew up!
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Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
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Gorgeous guitar! What is it?
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Extremely cool. The ones I have tried are hard to play on the high strings.
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ps - the World will be looking out for you!
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I'm sure you'll make fine music with it, Marc, and it will keep your creative juices flowing.
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A luthier made it as a parts guitar
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You’re a brave man.
My time with a fret less bass has been ‘humbling’.
But lots of fun!
I look forward to hearing you on this instrument.
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Great guitar! I like it.
Looking for video clip...
Best
Kris
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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If a violinist can operate with a scale half the length of a guitar, a guitarist should be able to figure out how to play fretless.
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I have no problem playing a fretless bass, but found a fretless guitar harder. Good luck, Mark!
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Originally Posted by Cunamara
I've been playing fretless guitar for 15 years and yeah, it's a tricky beast. Violin is designed to be played as it is. Guitar, not so much.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
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Originally Posted by Mark Kleinhaut
It's truly a game changer. Bill said "I'm going to have to relearn the instrument". So embrace the new frontier!
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
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Much discussion about fretless guitars is around accuracy of pitch, but this ignores their great advantage: playing microtones. Blues has used microtones effectively, with great emotional effect. Classical string quartet players are constantly checking and adjusting pitch, for example using small and large 3rds depending on context. I studied Turkish classical music in Istanbul, thanks to a scholarship, and they have 53 notes in the octave, each with its own name. Of course, they might only use eight or nine at a time, but very specifically, and their music tends to avoid complex chords as most of the modes throw up very dissonant harmonies.
So, fretless opens up whole new vistas for the creative artist. Have fun!
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Playing single strings fretless is one thing. Playing jazz chords is another. I'm not about to even try. It's hard enough with frets.
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
But it’s the chords I hope to chase, or at least counterpoint, double and triple stops- but definitely polyphonicism.
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I wish you luck in your quest. Like I said, I wouldn't even try. I'm too old for so much work. At my age, having fun is more important, and I'm not sure trying to learn to play fretless would be fun. But keep us informed on how it goes, it's surely more fun to watch someone else doing it.
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Originally Posted by Cunamara
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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Originally Posted by Mark Kleinhaut
Getting hung up on rhythms when transcribing
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