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bluesbassman

(19,360 posts) Tue Jan 24, 2012, 12:55 AM Jan 2012

Guthrie Govan on a fretless guitar. Incredible!

I have a fretless bass. It's not too much different than playing my fretted instruments. This guy however is amazing! I especially like the percussive runs he does.

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Guthrie Govan on a fretless guitar. Incredible! (Original Post) bluesbassman Jan 2012 OP

Whoa. polly7 Jan 2012 #1

Interesting. Never heard a fretless guitar before. Populist_Prole Jan 2012 #2

First I thinking of Jeff Beck but then... progressoid Jan 2012 #3

neat. never seen a fretless guitar before. limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #4

Very nice. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #5

Carl Perkins had an old microfret Fender Bake Jan 2012 #6

polly7

(20,582 posts)

1. Whoa.

Reply to bluesbassman (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 01:06 AM

Jan 2012

That is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. He's fantastic!

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)

2. Interesting. Never heard a fretless guitar before.

Reply to bluesbassman (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 01:09 AM

Jan 2012

Sounds very fluid, almost like a keyboard.

progressoid

(49,945 posts)

3. First I thinking of Jeff Beck but then...

Reply to bluesbassman (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 02:28 AM

Jan 2012

holy shit!

I just spent about 45 minutes watching different videos. And somehow I ended at Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps.

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

4. neat. never seen a fretless guitar before.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012, 08:53 AM

Jan 2012

UnrepentantLiberal

(11,700 posts)

5. Very nice.

Reply to bluesbassman (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:07 AM

Jan 2012

Cool guitar.

Bake

(21,977 posts)

6. Carl Perkins had an old microfret Fender

Reply to bluesbassman (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:52 AM

Jan 2012

(Yes, THAT Carl Perkins). It at least sort of had marks so you had some idea where your fingers were going. I got to play it one time back home in Jackson, Tennessee. It was pretty cool. Don't know if it was standard or if someone had modded it for him.

Bake

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