Fretless Guitars

[filmdude100cms]

yes the exist. ive never played one and i was wondering if any of you have. Im considering it for the guitar i want to make.

[Ranting Thespian]

It is then near impossible to play any chords on it, then. So it would only be for lead playing.

[thejoe]

ive played a cello, which is fretless

its not easy, it takes almost another sense of awareness

i dotn see any advantage of having a fretless guitar

[i am sam2]

It is then near impossible to play any chords on it, then. So it would only be for lead playing.

wait why no chords? if you can play one note cant you play 3(or more) for a chord?

ive played fretless basses...very cool...different sound, feel, and does take that feel and ear to put the notes in the right spot

[filmdude100cms]

yep the fretless bass made me think fretless guitar, and i found some on the net. and i can play a fretless bass as well if not better than a fretted.

[mangold]

ive seen many a fretless in my travelings to the guitar bowels of the internet. i find most are baritone electrics. chords arent impossible, you just better be damn good or you'll sound out of tune

[thejoe]

yep the fretless bass made me think fretless guitar, and i found some on the net. and i can play a fretless bass as well if not better than a fretted.

[Ranting Thespian]

wait why no chords? if you can play one note cant you play 3(or more) for a chord?

Ok, do you know how hard it is to put your fingers down really quickly and have them hit the EXACT spot to get the right note, and not even be a milimeter off? Then do that in less than a second hundreds of times, with multiple strings, while changing chords. Not even Tim could do that. Frets are there to make sure you hit that note without having to be a "GOD" and be able to hit each exact note in the percise spot every time. The frets hit the spot, and you have a little leway between frets to put your fingers down. One way to think of it is like this

Frets = Digital
Fretless = analog

if that helps.

[i like tictacs]

yep the fretless bass made me think fretless guitar, and i found some on the net. and i can play a fretless bass as well if not better than a fretted.

thats what everyone thinks, but in reality it's really out of tune and just all over the place in general

and as far as chords go, don't expect to do anything bigger then double stops or triple stops

[GSR]

yep the fretless bass made me think fretless guitar, and i found some on the net. and i can play a fretless bass as well if not better than a fretted.

thats what everyone thinks, but in reality it's really out of tune and just all over the place in general

and as far as chords go, don't expect to do anything bigger then double stops or triple stops

[Machtimus]

yep the fretless bass made me think fretless guitar, and i found some on the net. and i can play a fretless bass as well if not better than a fretted.

thats what everyone thinks, but in reality it's really out of tune and just all over the place in general

and as far as chords go, don't expect to do anything bigger then double stops or triple stops

edit: whammied by bass gods

[i am sam2]

wait why no chords? if you can play one note cant you play 3(or more) for a chord?

Ok, do you know how hard it is to put your fingers down really quickly and have them hit the EXACT spot to get the right note, and not even be a milimeter off? Then do that in less than a second hundreds of times, with multiple strings, while changing chords. Not even Tim could do that. Frets are there to make sure you hit that note without having to be a "GOD" and be able to hit each exact note in the percise spot every time. The frets hit the spot, and you have a little leway between frets to put your fingers down. One way to think of it is like this

Frets = Digital
Fretless = analog

if that helps.

ok i gotcha, i didnt think of it that way. i was thinkin like, i dunno something different. i see what youre saying tho, and youre correct, its probably very hard with chords

[filmdude100cms]

yeah, i dont know any bass chords, so i was runnin bass lines on a fretless wich i guess would be easier.

[i am sam2]

wait so have you found any fretless guitars(not basses) online? ive never seen one in person, or online so if someone has a link id love to check it out. if theyre anywhere near as cool as fretless basses, then they must be cool

[Machtimus]

fretless guitars suck, im just gonna stick with fretless basses becuase they = awesome!