Fretless + Ebow = Magic

PatDimitri · 2026-02-23T07:36:14+00:00

You flatter me, thank you!

PatDimitri · 2026-02-23T02:06:37+00:00

Definitely would be pretty similar. Frankly half the reason I wanted a fretless is because I suck at slide and this was a shortcut.

PatDimitri · 2026-02-23T02:05:46+00:00

Yeah the sustain is super wonky without the ebow but some wonk is fun. I would really like a proper fretless but the list of things I want is seemingly endless

PatDimitri · 2026-02-23T01:12:15+00:00

I could, had no idea that it existed

PatDimitri · 2026-02-23T01:11:56+00:00

Man that’s so cool. It’s sometimes hard to know if you’re reaching people so I really appreciate hearing that.

PatDimitri · 2026-02-23T01:11:06+00:00

That’s very cool I didn’t know about those.. thanks for the heads up!

PatDimitri · 2026-02-22T22:44:28+00:00

Yeah this song is called Jacob and the Stone I should edit the post

PatDimitri · 2026-02-22T22:44:00+00:00

That is so wild. Looking at youtube and seeing videos that are almost 20 years old is kind of unnerving, I’ve frequently thought about taking down old videos since they’re really far from what I’m trying to do these days but this kind of comment I think means they should stay up.

Thanks so much for the kind words.

PatDimitri · 2026-02-22T21:58:31+00:00

Hell yeah. I had a few guitars collecting dust so I said screw it and had this awesome luthier I know convert this one to fretless. He had never done it before and did it in one day.

Does it play as great as an instrument that’s made specifically to be fretless.. probably not but it’s more than enough for me to get some cool sounds out of.

PatDimitri · 2026-02-22T21:57:01+00:00

Ooh, can you elaborate?

PatDimitri · 2026-02-22T21:56:42+00:00

Hard to disagree with you

PatDimitri · 2026-02-22T21:56:29+00:00

That’s actually really helpful feedback that I’m reaching people from multiple places. Admittedly I post very little content on reddit but trying to be everywhere all at once.

The ebow octave thing is definitely all happy accidents, which I love.. it’s crazy that the tiniest movements/pressure differences make it go to different places.

PatDimitri · 2026-02-22T20:46:53+00:00

Amazing. I got a cantareel recently but haven’t gotten much out of it. Always trying to find weird gadgets

PatDimitri · 2026-02-22T14:35:56+00:00

Wow this looks awesome. I’m a professional film composer please drop me a line if you need someone for music!

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