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Tony Franklin's Fretless Bass Foundations Essential Building Blocks for Rock Solid Fretless Bass Guitar
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Tony Franklin, the “Fretless Monster,” has played with Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers, John Sykes, Carmine Appice, David Gilmour, Kate Bush, Whitesnake, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Donna Lewis, Gary Hoey, Pat Travers and a host of other top artists and bands. He has appeared on more than 150 albums, been featured on countless TV shows, and helped Fender design his widely acclaimed Signature Fretless Precision Bass guitar.We’re thrilled to welcome Tony to the family with his first TrueFire course, Fr
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Discussed in Dazed and Confused- Entering the Twilight Zone called Fretless! in the TalkBass.com community
Spectre Gunner
The best tutorial I've found for learning fretless is the Tony Franklin course on Truefire. It isn't free but it'll make you a much better player than any hardware you could buy. He doesn't waste your time with music theory since that in so many other places but courses that focus on fretless bass are rare. As previously ... ... more
Discussed in NBD!! Fender Tony Franklin sig Fretless in the TalkBass.com community
Spectre Gunner
This is clearly the best online course for transitioning from frets to none. It's purely about the electric fretless and doesn't get into theory at all. Also it's taught by the Fretless Monster himself. Fretless Bass Foundations - Bass Guitar Lessons - Tony Franklin - TrueFire ... more
Discussed in Ok so I just took the plunge and bought a fretless... in the TalkBass.com community
Spectre Gunner
Here's a tutorial put together by Tony Franklin (aka Fretless Monster) for TrueFire.com. It's specifically focused on learning to transition from a fretted to the electric fretless ... ... more
Discussed in "Real rock" bassists to listen to. Looking for recommendations in the TalkBass.com community
Spectre Gunner
There are so many but here are a few worth checking out. I mention Billy Sheehan since he has a great online tutorial he made specifically for Beginners. Included, in his video ... ... more
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