Brian Larkin: fretless in Seattle

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I could never work out how you play one of these instruments, so I asked Brian. Brian Larkin responds:
There are dots at 3, 5, 7, etc. as with most guitars, but they don't help much; they're where the middle of the space between the frets would be, and on a fretless you have to play precisely where the fret itself would be. So it's all by feel/ear... If I hit a bad note I try to cover it up with a nice wide vibrato. =P I used to practice Moto Perpetuo on this guitar, so that helped me work out some of the intonation issues... :)


Brian Larkin: Fretless Dorian jam

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  1. Newbie Brad04/12/2009, 23:35

    That's very nice fretless guitar playing.

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  2. Brian Larkin05/12/2009, 22:42

    Thanks Brad! And thanks for posting it, Laurie! \m/

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  3. Brian Larkin05/12/2009, 22:44

    Thanks, Brad! And thanks for posting, Laurie! \m/

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