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fretted versus fretless
Started this discussion. Last reply by wes carl Jun 11, 2012. 16 Replies 0 Likes
So, I'm just getting back into the world of acoustic blues playing after some 12 or so years in which I didn't pick up a guitar. The CGB world has got me excited to play again. I'm interested in the…Continue
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wes carl replied to Ian Holmes's discussion fretted versus fretless"Well fretles is easier to play slide But if ya think ya cant play cord shapes with a fretles go look at some of Shane Speals vids It is an eye opener "
MichaelS Country Boy Guitars replied to Ian Holmes's discussion fretted versus fretless"Mine are all fretless and I lost my slide in my messy shop so I play it like Thorsten said and they sound great, like a cigar box guitar. CBG's are meant to be fun, not over-thought. "
Thorsten Hinrichsen replied to Ian Holmes's discussion fretted versus fretless"Hi Josiah. I also burn fretlines on my CBGs. You can play them with a slide or (if you set the nut deep) you can also play a fretless guitar (like the Oud which is played in North Africa/Arabia). It's not easy to play chords (you need a lot of…"
"On the CBG I'll be building I'm gonna burn fretlines (like on fretless bass) on the neck to show where the frets WOULD be. Fretless is great on bass due to the awesome slides you can pull off, is it as good on a CBG? "
Ian Holmes commented on BeetleJuice!'s group Three string guitars"anyone recommend a good size for a gig bag to protect my cbg? A regualr guitar bag will be way to big. Perhaps a Uke or banjo bag?"
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"nice. they're fun too make and give away with the guitars too. Now I am toying with idea of bone- butcher didn't have cow bone lengths, but he did have smoked pig femurs, so I have a piece about 3-4" long to finish, I did find pig…"
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Hey Ian, sure would be your friend. Thanks for asking.
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