Did she just say I should get a fretless bass?

[lungimsam]

Yes, very jazzy! The Starfire sounds great and your playing is not meow-ey like some fretless players.
Tell me, when you play your fretted basses for a while, then go back to playing your Starfire fretless, do you find your fingerings are off or can you hop right back in the fretless with no problem. I am wondering if it’s worth me getting ready for when I get a fretless by playing on top of the frets on my fretted basses for now or just play as usual and sort out the fingerings on the fretless when I find one.

 

[zulu]

Yes, very jazzy! The Starfire sounds great and your playing is not meow-ey like some fretless players.
Tell me, when you play your fretted basses for a while, then go back to playing your Starfire fretless, do you find your fingerings are off or can you hop right back in the fretless with no problem. I am wondering if it’s worth me getting ready for when I get a fretless by playing on top of the frets on my fretted basses for now or just play as usual and sort out the fingerings on the fretless when I find one.

Thank you! I would say I get into the 'zone' on the fretless pretty quick, no problem. The initial learning curve took me a while. Lots of practice with a tuner. Playing scales with a tuner, etc. Checking to see how close I can get by feel and by ear.
Playing fretless is demanding but can be freeing. Its sort of a 'let go and use the force' once the mechanics are learned. All those boxes we play around in are suddenly gone. They're still there of course, but the lines go away and its a new experience.

 

[lungimsam]

Wow! Hens teeth. Guild and Rics are few and far between and $$$$