Tuomas Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Check this out: http://www.neuserbasses.com/news_claudia.html Yup. I know it is not the same as a real fretless blaa blaa blaa, but anyway.. What do you think? Don't eat yellow snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Hmmm... I'm very skeptical, at best. I've never heard a fretless emulator that sounds even close to the real deal; especially when playing really fast stuff. "and right about that time people... a fur trapper, who was strictly commercial.. *strictly commercial* had the unmitigated audacity to jump up from behing my igaloo *peekabooooo wooo woo woooooo* and he started into whippin on my favorite baby seal" Here comes the big re-cicular motion now.. rub it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I presume it works by pressing a length of ebony (or similar) against the string on top of the bridge saddle with this 'mute' tilted at a shallow angle going away from the string's top surface as you move forward from the bridge saddle. This should emulate the mwah that the interaction between fingerboard, string and fingerboard causes. However, how can it remove all those clacky fret noises? And their point about not having to worry about intonation - that's half the fun (and expressive potential) of fretless (that and sliding around pretending to be an drunken bass trombonist)... Alex Barefaced Ltd - ultra lightweight, high ouput, toneful bass cabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g. Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 yeah, all the electronic fretless simulators are just combinations of EQ and envelope filters, and they don't really make it cool and free like a fretless bass does. Maybe this one kinda works TONALLY, maybe it doesn't. Why would I care? ; } - I love playing without frets! The only thing I miss is the ability to use some types of chords because the finger positioning isn't practical without frets (but I know what to substitute anyway). On the other hand, I can sound like I'm playing fretted - only slaps (but not pops) are different. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gord -B Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 GREAT GOOGLYMOOGLY! Derek Smalls: It's like fire and ice, basically. I feel my role in the band is to be somewhere in the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water. http://www.myspace.com/gordonbache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarkW Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 From the website: "Imagine that you can learn to play fretless over a night and its not more complicated than to play a regular fretted bass." I would hardly call attaching some gizmo to your instrument the equivalent of "learning" to play fretless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnb Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Read some of his other statements. I would certainly NOT buy a used car from this person. Anybody ever play one of his basses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g. Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 The pic seems to show a pretty nice bass, and the bridges look well made. I wouldn't neccesarily draw the conclusion that the inventor is a fraud. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnb Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I am not suggesting that the inventor is a fraud. I am suggesting that his approach to moving his product comes off a little cheesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Will- Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 What about having the best of both worlds? The Fretted/Less. http://www.brownsguitarfactory.com/ Music has no boundaries. It is yours to discover, to enjoy, to draw from and to pass on to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g. Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Seen that concept before. Cool enough, but I think those who actually play fretless know that fretless is cool all the way up and down the neck on every string ; } . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Hey, did someone say cheese!! Mmm, cheese. I agree, the marketing is a tad schlocky. I'm also not crazy about marketing it as a fretless emulation system. (When I hear that, the first thing I think of is one of those gawdawful fx patches, which as gb pointed out leave, er, a lot to be desired.) That's not to say, though, that this device doesn't have merits & legit uses in its own right. After all, a Beetle (or a Porsche) makes a pretty lousy minivan, but that doesn't make it lousy full stop. And I certainly have no qualms with the mp3 sound sample on the site! Sounds like it has something to deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreed Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Sounds interesting. If I saw one at a shop, i'd try it. IMO, one of best parts of having and plying a fretless is the 'no-line' cool look of the fretboard. It just look so stylish to me. jreed jreed00@dcemail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Phil Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I'M TOTALLY RAMBALAMA!! The beat goes on and I'm still wroooooongggg.... http://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/blue.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/black.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/fuscia.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/grey.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/orange.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/purple.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/red.JPGhttp://www.briantimpe.com/images/LDL/dots/yellow.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Yes, these fretless emulating bridge attachments come and go. I guess the buzzing sound of fretless is good enough for most people. I like the out-of-tuneness of fretless myself and not the mwah, so I guess this gadget is not for me. Did you see the Claudia bass on the custom shop page? Wild! Actually I want a double neck instrument, bass on neck and keyboard on the other. Perhaps the keyboard neck could have a ribbon controller. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Originally posted by dcr: Hey, did someone say cheese!! Mmm, cheese.MMMmmm. It's cheese-a-riffic! Originally posted by Phil-diggity-dog: I'M TOTALLY RAMBALAMA!! The beat goes on and I'm still wroooooongggg....Dancin' Fool would be so much fun to cover. I need to convince the Karate Kids that we need to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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