Re: Question for fretless players
- From: "eadg" <don'tbe@xxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:38:35 +0100
"edspyhill01" <edspyhill01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Jul 21, 12:54 pm, edspyhill01 <edspyhil...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I just received my Basstar 4-string fretless. I've read
that fretless
is a different animal and it certainly is. I don't feel
tied to the
frets. Suddenly the notes are the focus of my attention. I
think
"note" not "fret". There is something magical about playing
the
fretless. Today I'm picking up a Planet Waves Strobe Tuner
to use as
I do the lessons. I used a small clip-on tuner last night
which
worked fine for then.
As for method books, I did a bunch of searchs and it looks
like the
best book is the Symandl. I have the book "My First
Symandl" for
double bass that I started last night. That book is a short
compliation of the Symandl method and an etude book for
beginners. I
don't think anyone has a dedicated fretless method book out
there. (I
like Ed Friedland's approach in his bass method that uses
upright bass
position.)
I hope to take lessons with an UB teacher in the area but
my layoff is
about 2 -3 months away so finances will be an issue. (I'm
buying all
my "necessities" now.)
Any advice for a new bass guitar fretless student?
Ed S.
Thanks to all. I'm not staring at the tuner while I play. I
spent
some time working on the current position coordinating LH
finger
locations with visual feedback from the tuner and listening
to the
headphone amp.
I also went back to the Ed Friedland book once I felt
confident with
the second position. I do a little extra checking. I find
"G" is
not a fret but a fairly precise spot on the E-string.
With the low notes and flatwound strings I could be a little
sharp or
flat and not be noticed? I don't want to fudge the
intonation.
Thanks for the advice. I'll check back when I complete book
1.
Ed S
==========
Good luck with it. I play upright as well as guitar and
concur with the other views regarding the difference in
technique between the two. I've developed a hybrid approach
switching between EUB and guitar because the EUB is basically
a large bass guitar with a zillion dots on the neck for
positional reference (no neck joint ala acoustic bass, it's a
plank of wood with 4 strings on it).
Don't worry about intonation, the purists will never be able
to prove you got it wrong, and the 'G' on the 'E' string
resonates with me...it's a home base in many respects.
--
SR
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