<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nHave you any suggestions?
\nHi Malcolm<\/p>\n
Having consulted a few seasoned bass players I\u2019m afraid we\u2019ve all come to a similar conclusion, firstly there have been a few gadgets over the years that have come and gone to imitate a fretless sound but there is a reason why they\u2019ve gone. If you really want to get a fretless sound you just need to buy a fretless bass, which you already have.<\/p>\n
Second, and even more regretfully, with those guys who can get the \u2018brassy\u2019 tone with fretted instruments, the key is the fingers and not just the gear. I\u2019ve seen so many people trying to imitate a certain player\u2019s sound by buying the exact same equipment and still sounding nothing like them because the way they physically pick, fret and attack the instrument is different.<\/p>\n
The aurel enhancer circuit is similar in concept to the \u2018loudness\u2019 button that many of us had on old Hi Fi systems with Dolby enhancement. It accentuates the sound you have but I don\u2019t think it will radically change your tone into the sound you want. As we know the sound of metal strings making contact with metal frets is different to metal strings on a wooden fret board. What you might be describing is a sound that\u2019s a bit more hollow with less attack, in which case if you have a Jazz type bass, try using the bridge pickup and rolling off the tone to see what results you get.<\/p>\n
Kind Regards<\/p>\n
Andy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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