Fretlessnesss

Posted by Mike Whisenhunt on June 21, 2011 at 6:35pm

Ok, much like Hal in the previous discussion, I just finished my first 4 stringer. Now, this isn't so much a question about chording and transposition...but this: I built this fretless. I watch vids of guys playing fretless all the time and it sounds fine. Why does mine sound so muffled when I fret the strings? Am I missing something or is that just the nature of the beast? I know it won't ring as well as with frets but I'd like play something besides an open chord and fretting along the first 2 frets.

 

Mikey

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  • Wade August 15, 2011 at 11:26pm

     

    just read this- took me a while to figure out when I started building, but if you are playing fretless, tune down. less tension on the string will make thinkgs much easier. Hope this helps,

     

     

    Wade

  • MichaelS Country Boy Guitars July 8, 2011 at 3:34pm
    Mike, it takes practice to got the best sound from your fingers, keep at it.  One thing I do to cheat a little is mute the nut a little so it doesn't sound so much brighter than the fingered fretless strings, kind of evens things out so the whole song sounds decent. Just for the record I'm not a good player so keep that in mind when taking my advise.
  • Seaman Jay July 6, 2011 at 10:28am

    Mine sounds quite well

    Here - just a short test, recorded a month ago. Lousy quality and slightly on the dark/quiet side (some people still sleep at night...)

     

    http://youtu.be/AkhNp7sBZqA

     

    (It could be my upright bass "chores" finally kicked in ;-) )

     

    I think there's at least one Youtube Video from KLB, explaining the techniques for fretless CBG...

     

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