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With no fret wire to clear, the bridge on a fretless bass ought to be adjusted lower to achieve the same action as when the bass had frets. Lowering the bridge alters the relationship between the strings and the pickup(s).
As the owner of a fretless P Bass, I can attest that they are not always the best choice. Things tend to work out better with two pickups.
Is it not possible to lower the pickups as well, in order to compensate?
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That'll do nicely.
To the list of names already dropped, I would add Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Tony Levin and Jack Bruce.
I’ve just seen a fretless Mk1 - very very nice but blimey it’s quite some ££££!
Theres an ACG 5 string fretless which looks incredible and a Marleaux as well. Oh, and a Shuker that is frankly jaw dropping:
Fretless, sounds amazing with acoustic guitar, you can add side markers to a cheaper instrument without fear and it’s actually a nice room feature if you have it in a corner. Talk about win win....
At the moment it's just an experiment I suppose - try something new, further my musical ability etc. and possibly keeping it simple might be a good plan. Dunno. I probably need to go out and look at some!
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but not for the shallow of pocket. cheapest budget thomann is £500. bottom rung ibanez and yamaha are £1000 up. and the EBUs seem very ugly. woodwork basic but ok, but covered in plastic and chrome crap so they look clumsy and cheap. skinny cello v an ironing board vibe.
has anyone here ever attempted a build in modding? i haven't noticed one (will dig into search over the weekend). that would be a fascinating thread.
very sexy things imo, but kind of prohibitively expensive just to try out as an experiment.