The original Bass Guitar, invented by Paul Tutmarc in 1935, was fretless. Frets were not added until the model was innovated by Leo Fender in 1951.
Gibson made a fretless, but a factory fretless isn't going to have the lines. Someone took a fretted and made it fretless.
One can purchase a fretless guitar from several different places. Some of the places in which one can purchase a fretless guitar are: ultimate-guitar, Amazon, eBay, and fretless.
During his early years (Weather Report & George Duke) he used a fretless Lobue bass.
Your question is badly written. There are no frets on a fretless bass. Most fretless basses have markers for where the frets would be. They are either lines on the fingerboard, or dots on the side. You could count the marks to see how many fret positions there are.
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Fretless bass guitar
Frets are marked on the bass guitar the same way as they are on the electric guitar or acoustic guitar. Metal lines run across the neck. If you're talking about a fretless bass then you shouldn't have to ask this question. It would be a big mistake to try learn the fretless bass before the standard bass. The frets are in the same positions but you should instinctively know where your fingers should be before advancing to fretless
Gibson made a fretless, but a factory fretless isn't going to have the lines. Someone took a fretted and made it fretless.
A great website to purchase a bass guitar of any type is Sweetwater. The site includes 4,5,6 string guitars, fretless, acoustic, and left handed basses. If you prefer an in-store purchase then Guitar Center is the best place to find the right guitar.
One can purchase a fretless guitar from several different places. Some of the places in which one can purchase a fretless guitar are: ultimate-guitar, Amazon, eBay, and fretless.
During his early years (Weather Report & George Duke) he used a fretless Lobue bass.
A musician would choose to use a fretless bass for sounds without frets. They would use fretless bass to create a different sound from regular guitars.
The bass guitar was made in seatle
this is a debatable question. because firstly, the bass guitar is just utilizing the E A D and G strings of a regular guitar except for the fact that they are tuned an octave lower so the question isn't really who invented the "bass" but really who pioneered the idea. in a different universe entirely theres the upright bass which is not only fretless but like its name states it stands upright and the upright bass has been used for many years. research it in musical history books and decide for yourself. hope this helps - Kyse
John Cale used a fretless guitar on the 1965 album Stainless Gamelan - a very early recording of fretless guitar.Frank Zappa used fretless guitars on a few albums in the early and mid 1970s.
The bass guitar was invented in the 1930s by Paul Tutmarc, a musician from Seattle, Washington.
Paul Tutmarc