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Crap.
Spent an hour or so playing. Full disclosure - I’ve played a few non-fretted bowed instruments in my time and I’m used to the concept of developing an ear and using an instrument that can be coaxed into having all tones available...
Things I have learned:
I am so glad I learned bass with thumb behind classic left hand.
I am so glad I learned bass with a muting floating thumb technique. There’s no pickup to rest my thumb on in this one!
I bloody love piezo bridge Pickups on bass
It is HARD
But, it’s a progressive hard. Low down the board and lower strings is easier than high up the board on higher strings.
It sounds like a bass, but it sounds so different to a bass.
It does fit in well with a variety of music
Its tempting to gliss everywhere but more pleasing to play it like a fretted with a bit of expression and vibrato - but not very much
Recording yourself and playing it Back is really helpful
It’s incredibly addictive and so rewarding when you get it sounding right.
When I’d finished playing, I looked at my fretted basses on the wall and said “ah shit.”
Crappity crap crap
I wouldn't want to own it, but it's really beautifully designed and made.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
As an academic exercise, listen back to your songwriter friend's recordings. Imagine what you might have done differently if your contributions had been on fretless rather than fretted. You already know the note positions. Concentrate on how you would shift between them.
As ever, confidence is the thing. If you play an off note, keep a straight face and play it again. This should convince most audiences;
Yeah. I get why you like the Ric design now.
A little bit bit of me died when I admitted the above..