Killing Me Softly with roundwound strings on fretless
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- Trying roundwound strings on Sire Marcus Miller V7 2nd Generation Alder body to get more overtones. Playing gently to protect fretboard. If this setup is good enough for Gary Willis, it's worth a go.
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Jaco P used roundwounds.He had varnished his fretboard with Epoxy boat varnish to prevent too much damage of the "fret"board.I also prefer the sound of roundwounds on a fretless bass.The Sire fretless basses do have some kind of Varnish protection,so roundwounds would not be a big problem on these instruments.A softer touch a la Gary Willis is recommendable.I struggle with the softer touch so i might install a ramp to get used to this softer touch technique.Nice playing by the way.👌👌
Thanks for the comment. We seem to be in a minority. However, I've recently switched to La Bella While Nylon Gold light gauge and love the tone as well as the protection of the fingerboard. Best of both worlds really. Will post a comparison soon.
@@stephenbornemann1778 A comparison of the 2 types of strings would be interesting Stephen.Meanwhile i will research the Labella strings you mentioned.Good luck.
Beautifully played. Great intonation
Fretless bass is really beautiful.....👍
So beautiful...!
I love this song!
Nice work man, sounds great :)
Beautiful 👏
excellent
Sweet ❤
That's killing your fretboard softly
I had to try it to see if it got closer to the Gary Willis sound. I confess, I’ve gone back to flats, boosting the high mids. The benefit of using round-wounds isn’t quite worth it on my bass.
@@stephenbornemann1778 you can always try nickel flats for that slightly brighter tone with more attack
@@prodtfm Am using La Bella White Nylon Gold Tapes Light Gauge right now and am very happy with them. Will try D’Addarrio half rounds too soon to compare. I understand these are brighter than flats. Please let me know if the nickel flats are as bright or brighter than these two alternatives
@@stephenbornemann1778from my understanding and experience nickel as a tone metal is a lot brighter than steel. i believe the half rounds are bright, but the nickel flats will be brighter. not only that but nickel is a lot softer than steel so it will also be a lot safer on your fret board. I have no experience with nylon bass strings however from my understanding they are “bright” since they are just steel roundwounds covered with nylon. however hypothetically nickel or cobalt will be the brightest flatwound
@@prodtfm Thanks. After search on the web, I suspect TI Jazz Flatwound is the only option worth considering. Is that correct?
Is natural tone, you used some effect ?..
A little bit of chorus and reverb
Recently I transformed a bass of mine to fretless ... the luthier told me "never use rounds on it , it will hurt the wood".
Sure. You’ll see on previous threads, it’s all about how gently one plays. Gary Willis is a top player who does this and his instruments last for years. He told me this on a live Q&A on SBL and it surprised me too. He probably has the luxury of getting them serviced regularly though. It was an experiment. I am now trying La Bella While Nylon Tape Gold light gauge and am getting a tone more like Gary Willis that way. I plan to post a video on those strings soon. I’m super impressed with them so far.
@@stephenbornemann1778 Didn't know that Gary Willis use rounds! Yes maybe its about technique too , and also to try playing more soft than usual. Imho flats fit the most , though nylon string would be nice too ! I'd like to see a vid ! cheers
@@johnkostelidis8163 Flats are very dark - perfect if all one wants is the fundamental low end. The Gold tapes have way more mwah in the mid-range, which I like