Raga Improv with Fretless Guitar

[Mattius946]

so awesome man, i really love it

[kratanuva725]

Very nice, which raga are you using? just Bilawal (A.K.A. Major, or Ionian)

[mufasamusic]

Very Cool. Thanks for the inspiration.

[wbwillie]

what effect are you using bro? it sounds totally awesome

[rpguitar]

@wbwillie - thanks, but I don't think there was any effect on this. Maybe a little delay but that's it. The sound is from the fretless pau ferro fingerboard.

[wbwillie]

@rpguitar did the fingerboard come from warmoth?

[rpguitar]

@wbwillie - yes, this is a normal mahog neck with a pau ferro board that I used for 10 years and then defretted. I left the fret slots empty, sanded it smooth, and coated it with clear polyurethane.

[TheMusiciansFriend]

@rpguitar what pickup is in it

[MrGuitardudeism]

Nice! Fretless power! I just started playing fretless several weeks ago, check out my stuff if ya wanna!

[VertigoSqueal90]

Is that a Paul Reed Smith fretless?? I could be totally wrong, but the headstock and body shape look like a PRS.. minus the bridge, and what-not.

[rpguitar]

Heavens no it's not a real PRS, but it's a "VIP" body from Warmoth, which indeed is meant to copy the PRS shape. The headstock, though, is Warmoth's own design.

[Zebonka]

Ahhh!!! I am saving big time to make myself one of these, that's it.

[wallofdiffusion]

Whow, and I thought only fretless basses existed. This is a new window opening ! Great sound, I dig what you are playing here !

[SvenIsHere]

loved it dude, 5/5

[Lordgout]

very nice sounding! How is the shape and feel of the neck and body? I'm thinking of building my own warmoth guitar like this one!

[ganjaking187]

to me these things just sound like slide guitar, pretty cool

[norumba]

nice stuff! welcome to fretless guitar, lol...

there's some fretless on my channel and also search for fretless guitar fest...

[rpguitar]

Thanks, I liked yours too! I hang out on BTEG sometimes so I've seen that Rick Canton fretless. Groovy.

[heyitsbrant08]

incredible. just like your other stuff. do you have any recordings for download? i'd love to have your stuff on my iPod.

[rpguitar]

Thank you. You'll find my 3 albums on iTunes if you search for Roger Placer. My 2003 release, Solo Archipelago, is probably closest to the stuff here in terms of being atmospheric and instrumental. -RP

[mizukage7668]

it is indeed fretless...but are there still markings or something? i think i see markings...

[rpguitar]

When you remove the frets the slots remain. Hard to avoid that!

[mizukage7668]

i thought that it was made without the slots on it. that would be incredible.

[TOONEGUITARS]

Nice! Dig the hollow resonant tone and slides from note to note: "bwarr..."

[amarr1]

Awesome