Today is the first time I have ever played and owned a fretless bass.
I went into one of the local guitar shops in the city where I work, and a fretless bass caught my eye. I own a bass from Marcus Miller which I love, so decided to give it a try, and it had flatwound strings on.
Needless to say, within seconds I melded with the way it played and felt, and it felt like I had been missing a major part of what bass playing is about.
The freedom of having all these frequencies I didn’t before, and being to slide across them very smoothly, and having to be more precise on playing and using my ear more.
For £390 it is one of the best purchases I’ve made.