Fretless basses

Oh, i was thinking you meant the high s hool marching band lol…

Yes, very interesting bass bassline. Lee Rocker played it on the upright, which is why I did it on the SLB300. But I’ve heard it done quite weĺl on bass guitar also.
I posted my transcription in the transcription depot if you want it.

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Thank you. I’ll do that. I was playing along with the song and surprisingly I remember most of the notes. It’s a jazz ensemble we actually had 2 bassists so sone songs we play together.

In marching I played Baritone and 2nd tom. I’ve never played the Baritone before but somehow through the magic of extreme repetition I was able to play my part for the entire seasons. Sadly outside of marching band I don’t see a mad baritone soloist so I stopped playing, lol.

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^^^^This!
It’s really a bit of a “deadly sin” on the fretless to overdo the sliding and vibrato-ing :wink:

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Yeah! They often throw in a short tasty undeniably fretless chops just to remind folks who’s still the boss, lol.

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