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                        <title>RE: Fretless guitar?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fretless-guitar/paged/2/#post-169723</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 11:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[yeah, I saw some dude in a guitar competition on TV a few months ago, maybe it was the same guy mentioned earlier, but he used a fretless guitar, and he won! (probably like 6-8 guitarists in...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[yeah, I saw some dude in a guitar competition on TV a few months ago, maybe it was the same guy mentioned earlier, but he used a fretless guitar, and he won! (probably like 6-8 guitarists in the competition).]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>michhill8</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Fretless guitar?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fretless-guitar/paged/2/#post-169668</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 02:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I can&#039;t probably help you any but I play the viola (like the violin) 
Hey, I played viola too...from middle school all the way through univeristy. I&#039;ve got a violin now, but wish I still had...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I can't probably help you any but I play the viola (like the violin) 
Hey, I played viola too...from middle school all the way through univeristy. I've got a violin now, but wish I still had a viola.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>dsparling</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Fretless guitar?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fretless-guitar/paged/2/#post-169665</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 02:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I can&#039;t probably help you any but I play the viola (like the violin) and it&#039;s just position memorization mostly, I dunno if fretless guitars have dots or not but I do know they exist. Howeve...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I can't probably help you any but I play the viola (like the violin) and it's just position memorization mostly, I dunno if fretless guitars have dots or not but I do know they exist. However I bet you can get more notes because the frets arn't limiting you. They arn't really extra notes but just play them out of tune and it will be a new sound. But good luck on your search. Oh yah I've seen people play fretted violins... Those dirty cheaters!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>genericcomment</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Fretless guitar?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fretless-guitar/paged/2/#post-169661</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Thought I&#039;d revive an old thread here...I just pulled the frets out of my old Strat HM the other night and filled the gaps with epoxy. I&#039;ll probably sand it down and string it up this weeken...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thought I'd revive an old thread here...I just pulled the frets out of my old Strat HM the other night and filled the gaps with epoxy. I'll probably sand it down and string it up this weekend...]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>dsparling</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Fretless guitar?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fretless-guitar/#post-122661</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2005 08:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[If you don&#039;t fill the slots left by the frets you&#039;ll run the risk of the neck bending up from the tension of the strings.  Just look inside your acoustic, the inner bracing around the edges ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you don't fill the slots left by the frets you'll run the risk of the neck bending up from the tension of the strings.  Just look inside your acoustic, the inner bracing around the edges are back cut allowing the wood to bend like a snake.  While the slots left by the frets are much much thinner they make a big difference when multiplied 22 or 24 times.  <br><br>Mike]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>mikey</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Fretless guitar?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fretless-guitar/#post-122657</link>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2005 07:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[If you use round wound strings you&#039;ll need to fill the frets slots in and probably finish the fingerboard to prevent buzz, but flat wounds are more forgiving.

Fill the empty slots in any ca...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you use round wound strings you'll need to fill the frets slots in and probably finish the fingerboard to prevent buzz, but flat wounds are more forgiving.

Fill the empty slots in any case -- it helps maintain the rigidity of the neck. <br><br>Steve-O: If you've been playing guitar or bass for some years, going fretless may not be as difficult as it sounds.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>gnease</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Fretless guitar?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fretless-guitar/#post-122599</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2005 22:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[On another note how easy would it be to wreck your bass pulling the frets out. I would be interested in doing that to my cheap bass. :p (tutorial? I&#039;m searching google right now but if you h...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[On another note how easy would it be to wreck your bass pulling the frets out. I would be interested in doing that to my cheap bass. :p (tutorial? I'm searching google right now but if you have any good sites I would be happy)
Pretty easy to mess it up, but also pretty easy to avoid. If you just yank on them you'll probably take chips of wood out with them, and require some repairs. If you heat them first and gently lever them up from the corner (I used a pocket knife) you should do fine. If you use round wound strings you'll need to fill the frets slots in and probably finish the fingerboard to prevent buzz, but flat wounds are more forgiving.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>paul donnelly</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Fretless guitar?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fretless-guitar/#post-122590</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2005 21:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[The site that Nils posted a link for tells you how to take the frets off of a normal guitar, and I would imagine it would be no different on a bass. I&#039;d probably never do that to a bass or g...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[The site that Nils posted a link for tells you how to take the frets off of a normal guitar, and I would imagine it would be no different on a bass. I'd probably never do that to a bass or guitar because i like sustain, and let's face it, learning how to play notes without frets would be just mind boggling and take to much time for me.  :lol:]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>Steve-0</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Fretless guitar?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fretless-guitar/#post-122578</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2005 20:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[On another note how easy would it be to wreck your bass pulling the frets out. I would be interested in doing that to my cheap bass. :p (tutorial? I&#039;m searching google right now but if you h...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[On another note how easy would it be to wreck your bass pulling the frets out. I would be interested in doing that to my cheap bass. :p (tutorial? I'm searching google right now but if you have any good sites I would be happy)]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>andrewlubinus89</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: Fretless guitar?</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fretless-guitar/#post-122502</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2005 02:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m going to pull the frets out of my old Strat HM this weekend. Maybe I&#039;ll put up an mp3.

 Fretless guitars are completely smooth. The guy i mentioned earlier actually has a GLASS fretboar...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm going to pull the frets out of my old Strat HM this weekend. Maybe I'll put up an mp3.

 Fretless guitars are completely smooth. The guy i mentioned earlier actually has a GLASS fretboard.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>art&amp;lutherie</dc:creator>
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