Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:18 pm**

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6610558556587749772&q=fretless+bass

Someone posted this over on the Alembic Forum.
I've NEVER seen ANYTHING like it!

Oh Paul....what do you think? One second, a fretted bass, the next..fretless..and back again!!!

And another....
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... s+bass

Sorry Peter, I should have put this in OTHERS...My goof...

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:49 pm**

It would be real neat to play, but they want 5k for one.

Too rich for my blood.

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:58 pm**

Pretty good idea, really, but seems like grunge and stuff could get caught in there when the things rotate the frets. Dunno, it could catch on.

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:55 pm**

If it was $2500, yes. Not for $5000.

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:22 pm**

I saw the video on the web site and got to thinking about the Switch Board fiasco.This looks a lot easier but what if you just dont like the guitar?

Check this out....2in1 bass-fretless/fretted!