Bach's Partita No. 3 in E "Bourree" on a Rickenbacker 4003 fretless

The recording I'm using to accompany me is "Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin". The violinist is Arthur Grumiaux.

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Music

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• rickenbacker
• 4003
• fretless
• bach
• bass guitar
• partita
• bourree
• bass

[leoncioviolin]

bravoooo

[fretnaught4003]

@leoncioviolin muchas gracias

[doctortabby]

Nicely done. I quit!  :-)

[fretnaught4003]

@doctortabby  Thx, but don't quit yet! :) ....a little practice time and you'll be there.

[brianmay65]

fantastic work is the fretless hard to play i know it has markers on it but they are only dots i play bass myself but i have never played a fretless the rickenbacker looks beautiful never knew they did a fretless version again fantastic well impressed well done all the hard work payed off

[fretnaught4003]

@brianmay65 Thx for the praise. Fretless Ricks will pop up on ebay if you're ever interested in one. Fretless basses are not so much hard to play as that they just require a very deliberate approach. You can never be "lazy" with your fingering. When you land off the mark or let your finger roll a little left or right you've now, obviously, gone a bit flat or sharp. A little time and practice and you'll forget all about those pesky frets :).

[iunnox666]

@brianmay65 I never found it hard, but I always tried to fret right on the frets, so it wasn't too big of a deal for me. Playing up high is really hard though.

[MichaelManthing]

anybody ever tell you you look like Rocco Prestia?

[sueman5]

Great pitch considering this is played on a fretless bass. Excellent!

[confess5]

Fantastico!