Some east meets west oddness on a fretless Tele!

thought I'd share some kooky stuff from our recent gig, when I pulled out the fretless Tele partscaster:

Garden of Eden (Bluegrass Edition) India meets country music in this Johnny Cash vs.the Brindabani Sarang raga mashup:

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Five this one's a little harder to classify: Hendrix-ish prog vs raag Hemavathi vs funk with a hint of Bengali character in the phrasing of the melody.

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Enjoy!

Great stuff! Got any pics of the fretless close up?

Hi, thanks!
Here's the original thread on the build, wqith pics at the bottom:
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/260207-fretless-tele.html

very cool stuff you are doing.

it seems the fretless gives you a palm mute-ish sound, without the ability to lift the palm. is that a fair assessment, or just what you happened to be doing in these clips?

Very cool stuff indeed!

thanks guys! ;) there's more clips from that show using a Gretsch, but thats the Tele segment.

Gypsymoth, there is a little less sustain inherent in a fretless, but I'm also using flatwounds to help with the sliding and also minimize the wear and tear on the fingerboard. I think the flats are a good part of the palm mute sound youre picking up on. I may go back to rounds or coated rounds at some point, but the flats are interesting for now.