fretless guitar???

[tany]

is there any fretless guitar? i know only got bass, but i saw the G3 video live in denver steve vai was using a triple neck guitar and the bottom neck was fretless

 

[wangdexian]

I think Dhalif has one.
I'm not really sure what it does to a guitar.

 

[Pyro]

For bass, it gives you more tonal range. It's hard to play if you're not use to it because at slight shift like of half a cm can really change the whole sound. So you have to be accurate in playing. Not just anyhow hantam.

 

[tany]

so it's like a violin la!

 

[wangdexian]

It makes the sound really warm too!
And also no fret buzz!

 

[ShredCow]

Vigner guitars have this guitar called the Surfretter or something. Its fretless... with a STEEL fretboard. Bumblefoot uses it. Very nice and VERY expensive.

 

[wangdexian]

LOL, yeah the stainless steel fretboard.
Fingerprint magnet.

 

[Fruitwine]

fretless guitars exist, and aplenty i believe. a random search on google should get u a decent list of musicians who wield their fretless guitars with much authority. the music playable with a fretless is unusual, imho. u cant shred on it, u can strum that well (i think) on it also. its best used with a sustainer, then u can really make some neat sounds

 

[hofner]

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[tany]

check this out!
http://www.nedevett.com/video2.html

 

[blahblah]

my rg is fretless..rg2120X..except 2 dots on the 12th fret.

 

[pooo]

You're mistaken man. You RG is just devoid of the usual inlays. Fretless means, totally no fretwires. You're just playing on a blank fingerboard.