your question:

07/22/2023 Dylan

I am 12 years old and a massive fan of your work. I have been a bass player for about a year and I can play some bungle songs. I have recently been wanting a 5 string fret less bass, so I was wondering if you had any recommendations.

my answer:

I don’t really. You should try some out. How it feels to you, in your hands, against your body is really important. And if you’ve been playing 4-string until now, it’s quite a change. You’re young enough that you don’t have to worry about getting “the best bass ever” yet. You can get to that later. Get what is in your budget and don’t worry about names or brands. I’ve recently been playing a cheap Mexican Jazz bass that I’m loving. Also, fretless is tricky. Intonation is an added challenge. I recommend getting one with fret-markers, but that’s just me. I find the scale of the fingerboard on electric to be too uniform to utilize muscle memory. Maybe start with a fretless version of what you already have?