Side dot markers on fretless basses

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Author Message lowlife Member Username: lowlife Post Number: 82 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 7:59 am:    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:    It has always been my experience that the dot markers on a fretless represent where the fret would actually be. adriaan Advanced Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 267 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 8:43 am:    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 Member Username: gbarchus Post Number: 87 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 10:57 am:    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