nice piece of equipment
 
Hey Danno this could be your next adventure
hmmmm Robo stick anyone? there is a lot to tune here

Love that fretless and fretted idea...

Yeah me too, I been thinking a lot about going that way for the Raven 6 string Half fretted 1-12 and half fretless 13 up

Will make for an interesting instrument for sure!

Very nice playing!
 
Just thinking out loud; it seems to me that when the action is just right on the fretted side, it's going to be too high on the fretless side.

That is REALLY cool!

Hi Dave, Here is one key to that problem, is how the intonation is set by the end of the neck thus this keeps proper intonation, and the type of frets used, need to be filed lower etc...so your fretless area is like a big scallop out area to slide around in, like in the second video you have to have the converter that with a flip of the lever, you got frets that pop up from the neck, I prefer the first way...here are 2 examples enjoy
 
http://forum.warwick.de/14-maddrakketts-caffe/5564-video-half-fretted-fretless-bass-w-kahler-whammi.html
 

 
(Message edited by john judge on October 12, 2009)

I thought I'd toss this pic into the thread,
It's the only bass I've seen that's half fretted.

Anyone interested in The Stick should watch this:
 
http://www.chapdoc.com/
 
Harald

I actually owned a fully fretted NS Stick for over a year. It's a great cross between a bass and a Chapman Stick. I also play a 12 string Chapman Grand Stick. (Think Tony Levin)  
 
You can play it like a bass OR guitar OR a two hand tapping instrument. It's an amazing does it all instrument for the bass player who wants to two hand tap as well as use the instrument as a bass on a gig or the studio. I recently sold mine because I needed to purchase a new iMAC computer and Logic recording software but if I didn't really need the computer and recording gear I'd still have it. I'm a BIG Chapman Stick and NS Stick (Made by Stick) fan and am also an active member of it's forum. I actually have a full NS Stick played original on my web site www.rayrlmusic.com called No Sun Blues. (NS Blues) Feel free to check out my site. i also have LOTS of other music and also one solo tune played on my Chapman Grand Stick.

elwoodblue..is that your bass??  Interesting control set up.  
I once saw something similar in a book published in the UK called 'The Bass Book', I wonder if it is the same instrument.

Looks like an Ibanez artist to me?  
 
Graeme

Harald,  Thanks for the link, cool film!  Notice the stick gathering

Cool video Harald, I have yet to play one but it is on my list of things to do this year coming up way before my bucket list of things to do!

Just wonderful!!!
Infact...Emmett plays so well on this IMHO
what a sound!!