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I_got_a_mohawk · 31st March 2005, 04:48 PM

well, yes, the fret marks are where the fret wire is on a normal bass, so between 2 frets is going to be between the 2 notes, if you think about it . . .

The frets on a normal bass are basically cut of points, shortening the length of string that vibrates, each of these is for a specific note, so as there are no frets on a fretless you need to press down where the fret wire would be in order to make the string the same length as if it were being played on a fretted, thus giving the right note (just thought id add that para to clear things up)

31st March 2005, 04:48 PM	#63 (permalink)
I_got_a_mohawk Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blairgowrie Posts: 4,749 Band: Spengler	well, yes, the fret marks are where the fret wire is on a normal bass, so between 2 frets is going to be between the 2 notes, if you think about it . . . The frets on a normal bass are basically cut of points, shortening the length of string that vibrates, each of these is for a specific note, so as there are no frets on a fretless you need to press down where the fret wire would be in order to make the string the same length as if it were being played on a fretted, thus giving the right note (just thought id add that para to clear things up) Last edited by I_got_a_mohawk : 31st March 2005 at 04:51 PM.