Vigier Passion fretless bass

Short but oh so sweet...

http://youtu.be/_AmPG-T5wuk

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.