Need help: fretless bass? Updated

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   How are the piezos if you solo them (turn down the magnetic pickups all the way)? Brittle or pretty decent?

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warrplayer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 18 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC Status: Offline Points: 111	Posted: June 24 2010 at 20:18
	How are the piezos if you solo them (turn down the magnetic pickups all the way)? Brittle or pretty decent?

NecronCommander Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Metal Team Joined: September 17 2009 Location: Madison, WI Status: Offline Points: 16122	Posted: June 24 2010 at 20:50
	To be honest, the piezos are pretty strong, and turning them up too high (let alone soloing them) makes the bass sound a little too tinny.

cstack3 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: July 20 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Status: Offline Points: 7311	Posted: July 15 2010 at 11:16
	Good choice, Percy Jones played one last time I saw him (2001). I spoke with him about it, he liked the tone of the synthetic body and piezo. A non-traditional choice (vs. fretless Fender Precision etc.), good luck with developing your own style! The more you play it, the easier the transition to fretless becomes. Now, SLIDE!! bwooooooo! See if you can find some videos of Percy Jones up close, he does some bizarre things with his left (fretboard) hand that I've never seen anyone do!

NecronCommander Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Metal Team Joined: September 17 2009 Location: Madison, WI Status: Offline Points: 16122	Posted: July 15 2010 at 19:12
	Thanks for the heads up. I'll try and find some Percy Jones stuff. I got a chance to perform with it a few weeks ago for the first time. I played Jaco Pastorius's "Continuum" solo for a talent show, and it held up very nicely, even through my crappy travel amp. My hands are getting used to playing fretless by now, and with some more practice I'll bet I could be able to do well without the fret lines. As soon as that happens, I'm getting a Wishbass

The Neck Romancer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 01 2010 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 10185	Posted: August 04 2010 at 18:41
	A Wishbass? Man, if you're gettting a Wishbass, you need to give it a really nice setup; most of the people I know that owns one told me these basses come with sharp/rough edges and poor setups. I suggest you to get a Squier VM Fretless (I know it's a Squier, but don't let the name fool you, they're excellent basses) and upgrade it with a nice preamp (say, Audere JZ3) and your choice of pickups.


SaltyJon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 08 2008 Location: Location Status: Offline Points: 28772	Posted: August 04 2010 at 20:40
	The Squier VM Fretless is a beast, I've been playing it for a bit over a year.


NecronCommander Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Metal Team Joined: September 17 2009 Location: Madison, WI Status: Offline Points: 16122	Posted: August 04 2010 at 22:26
	Well, my next bass is gonna need to be a fretted anyways, since I can't take my brother's bass to college, which is what I normally play for fretted. I'm planning on getting an extended range bass next.

Need help: fretless bass? *Updated*

Need help: fretless bass? Updated