Re: microtones infiltrate the masses by sheer accident

Dan:

>When I say infiltrate the masses by accident, it's because I think
>that if the fretless guitar becomes anywhere near as popular as say
>the electric fretless bass,

I doubt it, personally, unless someone comes up with a new design, or a new
type of strings, or something. The damping on the fretless severly weakens
the sound, especially on the high strings.

jason

Jason_Yust wrote:
>
> Dan:
>
> >When I say infiltrate the masses by accident, it's because I think
> >that if the fretless guitar becomes anywhere near as popular as say
> >the electric fretless bass,
>
> I doubt it, personally, unless someone comes up with a new design, or a new
> type of strings, or something. The damping on the fretless severly weakens
> the sound, especially on the high strings.

It depends on what the fingerboard is made of or what it is finished
with.

db

Jason_Yust wrote,

> I doubt it, personally, unless someone comes up with a new design,
or a new type of strings, or something. The damping on the fretless
severly weakens the sound, especially on the high strings.

The fretless, like most instruments, certainly has its share of
quirks. But sometimes just those sorts of things are the real gems of
what the instrument has to offer in my opinion. In any event, in my
personal experience lack of sustain or a weakened sound usually aren't
the types of complaints I'm hearing when I play <...>

--Dan Stearns