fretless classical guitar

Subject: fretless classical guitar
From: Jack Campin
Date: 28 Dec 08 - 07:41 PM

Turkish improvisation on a fretless classical guitar. Sounds very different from an ud, I'd guess it's in standard guitar tuning?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BBTjkjBwJMk

Frets - who needs 'em?

Subject: RE: fretless classical guitar
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Dec 08 - 08:05 PM

Gorgeous, but ya know fiddlers always do it without frettin'.:-)

Subject: RE: fretless classical guitar
From: Piers Plowman
Date: 29 Dec 08 - 03:19 AM

Subject: RE: fretless classical guitar
From: katlaughing - PM
Date: 28 Dec 08 - 08:05 PM

"Gorgeous, but ya know fiddlers always do it without frettin'.:-)"

That's only because fiddlers are too cheap to pay for frets.

Subject: RE: fretless classical guitar
From: GUEST,Sttaw
Date: 29 Dec 08 - 06:13 AM

Its because fiddlers know exactly where to put their fingers!!

Subject: RE: fretless classical guitar
From: olddude
Date: 29 Dec 08 - 09:40 AM

Nope, I would put frets on it. Of course I would put frets on a fiddle also :-)

Subject: RE: fretless classical guitar
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 29 Dec 08 - 09:58 AM

Very nice. Here's another fretless guitar on YouTube, though maybe not so nice. The modal focus remains, as does a vestigial modality (however obscured by the improvisatory process) though the main point is acoustic resonance rather than anything too folksy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEgk0U2D0IQ