This trope isn’t too uncommon, but I don’t know how often other people think of it.
Back in high school I got a fretless j-bass for this reason. Steve Di Giorgio’s work with Death left an impression on teenage me.
They just sound better and are more fun to play. Also I was in orchestra as a kid and playing without frets is a flex.
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That’s Forest in the top right!
I’ve seen a lot of tech death live and he’s on a totally different planet.
Huh, never knew that was a thing! Tbh, I never listened to that many tech death bands (leaned more towards power metal and melo death), but I’ll have to keep an ear out for it.
Not remotely metal, but I adore the fretless bass in the third OP of Cardcaptor Sakura. It’s really prominent in the mix, and I end up paying more attention to it than the vocals.
Aside from being an accomplished session musician, the bassist (渡辺等 Hitoshi Watanabe) also plays with Yoko Kanno’s jazz band The Seatbelts–he’s who you hear in the Cowboy Bebop OST on tracks like Tank! and Rush.
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Been loving the death metal posting you’ve brought to /c/music lately but this meme absolutely takes the cake.
