Re: Sparce 'n Spacey, part 2: fretless guitar

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

On 14 aug 2007, at 15.24, Mech wrote:

> Per, if you're going to tackle making a second fretless, here's  
> another thought: go for a 12-string.

That's an interesting idea! I've had an electric 12-string once, that  
I tuned in fifths (inspired by Lyle Mays sound when he had zithers  
all over the grand's top). I'v also been thinking that it would be  
nice to have a four string fretless, hopefully with a quite narrow  
finger board. You may as well get rid of the thinner, high pitched,  
strings for fretless, because they don't sound very interesting  
anyway. I'd rather play a thicker string at a low fret and create  
high notes by feedback overtones, since the lower neck playing  
position gives you better pitch control. I have yet not started using  
a filter pedal (wha?) in the Sustaniac-C loop, but with such a setup  
you can pretty much sweep the sustained feedback note through  
different overtones.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
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