When it comes to bass guitars, players often face the decision between fretted and fretless instruments. Both options offer distinct advantages and considerations, and both have influencing factors ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Sting vividly recalls the first time he played a fretless bass. He'd just ...
A fretless bass guitar does away with the metal frets on the neck that delineate the different note positions, making it more like an upright bass. On this model there are still visible lines etched ...
Ernie Ball Music Man has expanded its range of StingRays with a signature model for bass guitar icon Pino Palladino. Palladino needs little introduction. His credits list compares favourably with ...
DAREN HOWARD BURNS, fretted and fretless electric bassplayer, composer, and improviser has been playing music fortwenty-two years and composing for ten years. Much of hismusical interest lies in the ...
The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The fact the bass guitar looks so much like a regular, ...
The fact the bass guitar looks so much like a regular, six-string electric guitar can lead some to assume it’s an inferior or secondary instrument. However, anyone who's ever played one knows this is ...