fretless

It was by pure accident, it was the first fretless bass ever made.

Mike Ragogna: Moline Loves Paul Simon, Plus Chatting With Bill Wyman, American Idol's James Durbin and Mastodon's Brann Dailor Mike Ragogna 2011

Kmetz is flashier and likes to play fast runs up and down the fretless neck of the shamisen.

Gil Asakawa: Monsters of Shamisen Rock in Colorado Concert Gil Asakawa 2011

Ronnie taught himself the oud, the 11-string fretless instrument from which the lute, the guitar and other instruments descended.

Musician Malley Credits Music for Appreciation of Palestinian Culture 2011

Ronnie taught himself the oud, the 11-string fretless instrument from which the lute, the guitar and other instruments descended.

Musician Malley Credits Music for Appreciation of Palestinian Culture 2011

Kmetz is flashier and likes to play fast runs up and down the fretless neck of the shamisen.

Gil Asakawa: Monsters of Shamisen Rock in Colorado Concert Gil Asakawa 2011

It was by pure accident, it was the first fretless bass ever made.

Mike Ragogna: Moline Loves Paul Simon, Plus Chatting With Bill Wyman, American Idol's James Durbin and Mastodon's Brann Dailor Mike Ragogna 2011

On Thursday night, Lincoln Center's White Light Festival Oct. 20 to Nov. 19 opens with a free performance by Bassekou Kouyate , a musical innovator and master of the ngoni, a fretless lute from the Western African nation of Mali.

Past Crosses Over Pia Catton 2011

(Soundbite of music) BANNING EYRE: Listen to Bassekou Kouyate improvising a flashy intro on his fretless lute.

Bassekou Kouyate And The African Lute 2010

On "Re-Traced," Paul Masvidal's sweet voice suggests a serene experience and Robin Zielhorst's rubbery, fretless bass nods to mellow jazz fusion.

Cultural, Musical Roots Sprout Great Performances 2010

One of the men sitting near Cain was fooling around with a fretless bass.

EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010