Funky Fretless Cortex Bass Experiments

Here are some fun grooves on my fretless Cortex bass with slides, double stops, ghost notes, lobster claw plucking and percussive triplets! I’m using Ernie Ball Super Slinky strings, a Darkglass Hyper Luminal compressor, a Rodenberg 707b booster, slight envelope from a Beetronics Zzombee and a Walrus Audio D1 delay just at the end. This handmade fretless Cortex bass has a flamed maple fingerboard, chocolate maple neck, walnut body and a spalted maple top. It’s got a thin epoxy coating on the fingerboard, a compound radius for optimal action, Gotoh tuners and custom single string bridges. Pickup is a Nordstrand Dual Coil with 2 band Glockenklang preamp and a passive/active switch. There’s a limited run of these basses, for 3K it can be yours! I’m using an Eich T-1000 amp with 2x12s cabinet and recorded the DI signal from the amp into a Focusrite Scarlett connected to my laptop into Cubase. I made the drums with Addictive Drums and midi percussion pads, mastering was done with Ozone 9. More funky stuff in the works :) Thanks for watching! Fretless EP on iTunes: Bandcamp: Spotify: Facebook: Instagram: Check out some fine Cortex basses: Cheers!