Fretless

A very unique sound, not unlike a traditional upright bass. Check out Jaco Pastorius, he has done much to bring the fretless sound into the spotlight. A warm, fluid, wonderfull instrument.

Fretless basses have a distinct sound, because the absence of frets means that the string must be pressed down directly onto the wood of the fingerboard and so the string can buzz against the wood (as with the double bass). The resulting sound is sometimes described as a "mwaah" sound by bassists.

The fretless bass allows players to use the expressive devices of glissando, vibrato and microtonal intonations such as quarter tones and just intonation. Some bassists use both fretted and fretless basses in performances, according to the type of material they are performing.

In How The Fender Bass Changed The World, Jim Roberts states that Bill Wyman made the first known fretless bass guitar in 1961 by converting an inexpensive Japanese fretted bass. This fretless bass can be heard on The Rolling Stones songs such as "Paint it Black".

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	Fender Standard Jazz Bass® Fretless - Midnight Wine - Rosewood On its early ’60s introduction, the Fender Jazz Bass guitar immediately endeared itself to the music world, quickly becoming another Fender design classic and an indispensable element in the arsenal of many a bassist worldwide. The fretless version of the instrument also proved very popular and quickly found its own niche.	£395.00 inc VAT  Call 0844 815 0888  More Info  Buy Now
	Musicman Bongo 5-string H (custom) Totally killer design looks like tomorrow, sounds incredible. The selected basswood on the Music Man 5-String Bongo Bass Guitar is carved into THE most distinctive body style ever very well balanced and responsive with a super-tight 5-bolt joint to a selected maple neck with rosewood fingerboard.	£1259.00 inc VAT  Call 0844 815 0888  More Info  Buy Now
	Fender American Jazz Bass® Fretless - Rosewood - Black The fretless Fender American Jazz Bass approaches Custom Shop quality with its premium ash or alder body, slim graphite-reinforced neck with rolled edges, highly detailed fret and nut work, and U.S. Jazz Bass pickups.	£849.00 inc VAT  Call 0844 815 0888  1 @ the guitar shop  More Info  Buy Now
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	Rickenbacker 4003FL Fretless Bass Blue Boy A fretless version of the classic 4003, this bass produces a unique subtle tone quality similar to a traditional upright acoustic bass. Pickups and electronics are identical to other 4003 series basses, with stereo capability a standard feature.	£1149.00 inc VAT  Call 0844 815 0888  More Info  Buy Now
	Musicman Bongo 4-string HS with Piezo Bridge (custom) Totally killer design looks like tomorrow, sounds incredible. The selected basswood on the Music Man 4-String Bongo Bass Guitar is carved into THE most distinctive body style ever very well balanced and responsive with a super-tight 5-bolt joint to a selected maple neck with rosewood fingerboard.	£1429.00 inc VAT  Call 0844 815 0888  More Info  Buy Now
	Rickenbacker 4003FL Fretless Bass Midnight Blue A fretless version of the classic 4003, this bass produces a unique subtle tone quality similar to a traditional upright acoustic bass. Pickups and electronics are identical to other 4003 series basses, with stereo capability a standard feature.	£1149.00 inc VAT  Call 0844 815 0888  More Info  Buy Now
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	Musicman Stingray-4 3eq H (custom) Few 4-string electric basses are as flat-out cool or have as much powerful tone as the Music Man StingRay. Introduced in 1976, the StingRay was the first bass to feature active electronics and advancements such as a 6-bolt neck joint, contoured body, superior neck truss-rod system, and rock-solid bridge, all of which keep it on top of the pack. The StingRay is constructed with a select hardwood body, maple neck, Schaller BM tuners, 3-band active EQ, and MusicMan humbucking pickup.	£1125.00 inc VAT  Call 0844 815 0888  More Info  Buy Now

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