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lowlife
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Username: lowlife

Post Number: 82
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 7:59 am:   Edit Post

I know that like most basses, my fretted Excel has the side dot markers always positioned in the middle of two frets (between 2/3, 4/5, etc).
On a fretless, would the dot markers be in the identical position, or are they offset and positioned where the fret bars would actually be.

Ellery (Lowlife)
essencetimestwo
Junior
Username: essencetimestwo

Post Number: 48
Registered: 8-2003
Posted on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 8:16 am:   Edit Post

It has always been my experience that the dot markers on a fretless represent where the fret would actually be.
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 267
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 8:43 am:   Edit Post

I guess that's true in most cases. But I've also seen fretless basses with a marker for each fret and the side dots in the 'regular' positions. If you order a fretless Alembic with the 'sidelines' option, they will probably put the dots in between the markers.

Also, if you have a bass that was defretted then the dots will be in the original positions too.
gbarchus
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Username: gbarchus

Post Number: 87
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 10:57 am:   Edit Post

I have an old Pbass that I had the frets pulled and therefore the side dots are NOT on the note. At the oddest moments this can throw me off on-stage if I've just changed basses. I'm hoping the other musicians just think I'm experimenting with that fretless sound.

Gale

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