Vigier Passion fretless bass

[Bass Guy]

Short but oh so sweet...

http://youtu.be/_AmPG-T5wuk

[robin]

Wow Eliot, soooo cool.

Who needs 5 or 6 strings and frets. All you need is a 4 string fretless and a WHOLE lot of talent.

After years of playing bass I can't even imagine laying down a groove half as good as that.

rob

[pablopepper]

Awesome. That vid just reminded me of this one I saw ages ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PyOZhgQnvU

[Bass Guy]

Hehe, the Guthrie vid got me thinking about making a PBG fretless Strat.... It's on the list for next year....

[robin]

Haha, I'd never heard of a fretless guitar (or Guthrie) until I saw one of his vids a few years ago.

What an amazing talent. With just a hint of humour. Sometimes I just wonder how many awesome guitarists are out there and just through bad luck or bad judgement they just never get the recognition they deserve.

rob

[Bass Guy]

Guthrie is one of the funniest humans I have come across. It is worth spending a good three hours on youtube watching his lessons and demos. He is a scream.

[stan]

Guthrie Grovan is a freak! so good. That metal fret(less)board gives a great slide sound

[Tim]

Ohhhh the groove the sounds the ohhhh fretlessness of it all . Awesum

[Fretworn]

I saw Guthrie a month or so ago playing with Steven Wilson. Absolutely insanely brilliant guitar player. Made me break my eBow out again as well.

[Fretworn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYf6jqDi-SY

Bumblefoot is also a great fretless player. He starts playing the fretless about 6 minutes in. (Language warning, he swears abit)

He also uses a thimble on his right hand pinky as a fake fret to play stuff above the fretboard.

[lawry]

Wow. This stuff has blown me away somewhat. A lot of you know I play 5 string FL bass but I've never seen anyone do lead before.
So, BG, if you are thinking of a fretless Strat, I might have to stalk you and watch you build it. This has really peaked my interest.