talking shite on my fretless acoustic bass

[PnoiDud3]

First off your bass playing is so epic. I love it. Do you mind have the notes or tablature for this piece. it's so cool.

[brooklynstudio]

@pudsy440 "What the fuck's goin on dudester?"

[musicislife664]

it's got such a nice sound!!!

[Wierdoinc]

You sure know your way around dat bass!

[tehyogibear]

dooope sir

[poofythebassplayer21]

what kinda bass is this? i believe its a must have

[jazzybassmasterboy]

your right hand is fine, however your plucking hand is way too noisy. great playing

[redraywn]

i really like the stuff you do on that bass. It inspired me to un-fret (brutally :) ) my acoustic guitar. And even buy a bass. Peace!

[jugglerjoe]

That's the best thing about bass...what you're doing. It's fun to just groove with a drum track or loop. If you play with a drummer than you can really jam. I want a Godin A4 because an upright is too big. Nice tone from that michael kelly. Gotta love fretless bass.

[martynbiker]

ROFLMAO at the lil "Finger" at the end.................... That 's twice today you made me laugh so much i nearly choked!

[sebas1111]

ohhh

where did you get that bass??

Surely in Canada, but it's sound is just magnific. I don´t care where, I'm just gonna buy one like that.

[jugglerjoe]

That bass he's playing is a michael kelly fretless. I don't know the model but it's too soft to play with someone unless you plug it into an amp. Sounds good though.

[madhippie17]

me also wanna know where u got this gorgeous michael kelly !!

[madhippie17]

..or could you even tell me the name ?

Nice and soft as always!

[mrhensonandmrhartzog]

I got a cold today I should probably put on a sweater and record some bass vids and maybe it'll go away. pudsy is genious

[vodun]

I'm down with this noodle. And the sweater really does make this video.

[bmvkman]

awesome playing man. the thing sounds so goooood. just wondering have u ever taken lessons? im trying to decide if they are really necessary.

[Pudsy440]

nah ... I've never had lessons. I've just been jammin' at home for a long time. Thanks for the comment. I guess there's nothing wrong with lessons but I really don't know if they're "NECESSARY". I guess it depends on what you want. I just like plunkin' on my bass. :D

[bmvkman]

yea awesome work. the sound of this thing just makes me want to get up and dance.

[NinjaBurglar]

commit at least 1 year to sitting on your floor plucking missed notes before you expect for the music to flow from your fingers. Lessons are more for learning the mechanics of music.

[forrul]

Funky cardigan, and nice playing.

[gregstazzzz]

its a great song to moonwalk to or to listen to while gettin ur cock sucked

[tigeraven2112]

LMFAO xD

[kingoftheuniversee]

Hahahahahahahahahhaa

[bucketbass12]

this is awesome! i always find myself going back to this vid, great song :)

btw, i was thinking of getting an acoustic so i would have something to play away from home (namely free time at school), would you have any suggestions? so far a michael kelly fretless sounds the most attractive but im broke :(

I'd also want to be able to jam with someone else playing acoustic guitar...

but anyways, seeing as how how many basses you own and how experienced you are, any suggestions?

thanks :)

[EdTheBassPlayer]

My grandfather has a mk dragon fly it is badass....it was his retirement

[Basso9x13]

For a decent sound & low price look into DEAN acoustics (I do believe they have a 4-string fretless model). Volume can be an issue when jamming with no amp for any acoustic bass, but I've heard some Martins that surprised me a little. But I think they'll cost more than the Michael Kelly. Still, for casual jamming (esp. if you've got 2 or more regular guitars involved), you may want a small combo amp - single 10" or 12" or a double 6" or 8".

[MoGiMaL]

Sweetness. The secret of this funky madness is in his sweater. Damn I love your sweater.

[squidbillie11]

fretless sounds awesome man, i love the slides - so smoooooth. im guna get me a fretless now, ive just found your vids man, they freakin rock, keep em coming!

[Nireves33]

I love your style, it's really original. I wish more people would play a fretless.

[Pudsy440]

Nireves33 ... thanks! ... fretless is nice eh ... without all those noisy frets to get in the way! :)

[MononcQc]

Hi, can I ask you what kind of strings you use? They do seem to be flatwounded, which would tell me you don,t have the factory roundwounds anymore.

[Pudsy440]

Hi I have light gauge flatwounds for a regular electric bass on this acoustic ... they work fine! I took the roundwounds off immediately after buying the bass.

[MononcQc]

Thanks for the fast reply. I was wondering because I just ordered myself a MK dragonfly 5 strings fretless left-handed (the possibilities for all of these features in a bass surprise me), and I must say I did it partly because of your playing.

It's different from the jazz-fusion solo à la pastorius most people tend to do on fretless and you made me want to try it. Thanks!

[Pudsy440]

Nice! Thanks ... congratulations on your choice of bass ... hope you have fun with it! :)

[Basso9x13]

My MK Dragonfly shipped with bronze roundwounds over that lovely inlay finger board, and although the card attached claimed they were coated strings, they most definitely were NOT. They should just include a small file with instructions to gouge a few grooves in the neck.

[Pudsy440]

I KNOW! haha Those bronze strings are hideous, I took them off mine immediately! Hope you enjoy your new MK!

[Pudsy440]

uhm ... oh ... I guess you've had that MK for a while huh?

[Basso9x13]

Yeah - got it in late September 2006. I also have an Epiphone El Capitan 5-str fretless; since it's a little bigger & heavier wood, it gets the Low-B string, & Dragonfly gets a High-C. Coated Low-B doesn't really fit Dragonfly's nut, anyhow.

Bronze are great for a fretted acoustic, esp non-amplified. They probably give the most ring and volume. I use them on my 4-string Applause.

[Pudsy440]

Yeah, I guess that's why they use the bronze huh ... volume mostly ... I see. Putting roundwounds on uncoated soft rosewood doesn't make sense to me though ... oh well. :)

[Basso9x13]

My 1st fretless was a cheap Rogue 4-string acoustic & it shipped w/ bronze rounds. I could see marks on fingerboard almost immediately & got me some flatwounds. The nylon-coated ones give a nice upright-ish sound. For more edge, a regular steel or monel (Rotosound JazzBass) flatwound is a'ight.

[smokenkrantz]

Really enjoyed the vid man. Keep it up. What kind of bass is that? What type of interface are you using to record this?

[Pudsy440]

Thanks krantz ... it's being played into my korg pandora and out into my soundcard line in ... it's a Michael Kelly acoustic bass.

[smokenkrantz]

Is it the club bass model? (i think that's what i read) Great fretless tone!

[Pudsy440]

yeah mon .. club bass ... rock on... :)

[odstderek]

Very impressive, as usual.

[metalwizard32]

What sort of thin are you using to make your loop ?

[Pudsy440]

It's a korg pandora bass processor and it comes with many drum loops ... :)

[carlguage]

Holy Shiite!!!Great Stuff Pudsy!!!!

[efelantman715]

nice

[Darknives]

thats a really good noodle

i love the way that fretless bass sounds, specially the slides. you're making me want to buy one lol

it must be harder to tab songs for a fretless, no?

good luck with that cold