fretless bass

Korvanica

could anyone give me some advice on this.. im wanting to buy a fretless bass and have around 600 to spend..
i play mostly metal/speed metal etc..
]thanks:D

Doctor J

There are many ways to go about this...

you could remove the frets from an existing bass...

you could buy a fretless neck for an exising bass and just replace the fretted and fretless neck as you see fit...

or buy a new bass altogether...

Have you played fretless before?

Rustar

Personally, I think this would be a welcome addition to any speed metal band...
think of the fame and notoriety you'd receive...

It's $650 tho, a little more than you wanted to spend

Buddhapadge

Ishibashi.co.jp do a really good '62 reissue Fender Jazz with a lined fretboard. All you have to do is fret on the lines, and you stay in tune! It's easy. But it's not a very metal sound...

Doctor J

Buddhapadge wrote:

Ishibashi.co.jp do a really good '62 reissue Fender Jazz with a lined fretboard. All you have to do is fret on the lines, and you stay in tune! It's easy. But it's not a very metal sound...

I know, I have one, but it'll cost more than €600 after import duty and tax.

Mr. CooL ICE

*cough* *cough* Steve Di'Giorgio *cough* Tony Choy *cough*

Korvanica, Im thinking about getting a fretless next, so let us (or me) know how you get on if and when you get the fretless. My next big purchase will be a G-K Backline 600 with 2 cabs, to set me back just over €800, and after that ill buy either a fretless 5-string or this baby. Played one while on a visit to hamburg and i fell in love.

Karl Hungus

LordChessington wrote:

*cough* *cough* Steve Di'Giorgio *cough* Tony Choy *cough*

Damn ****ing right! A pair of legends right there indeed.

Got a nice Dean Rhapsody Fretless myself, which I really recommend if you can find one.

Doctor J

Tony Choy didn't play fretless though, it was Sean Malone who played fretless on the album

Karl Hungus

All I said was a pair of legends, but yeah, we can easily add Sean Malone to that.