Fretless guitar pioneer NED EVETT is taking his new album — and his new signature-model Aluminati aluminum-necked fretless guitar — to Europe to rock just about every big city you can name over there in support of JOE SATRIANI and STEVE VAI’s “SatchVai Band: Surfing with the Hydra” continent-spanning tour. And in this interview/jam, Ned shares exactly how he’ll approach his solo sets opening for the two superstar guitar heroes. He also details songs from “Strange Kind of Freedom” (the aforementioned new album) as well as dives into his many influences — from rock to Indian ragas to folk to life-changing tunes by the Who and Robert Johnson — and relives what it was like to have guitar magician ADRIAN BELEW produce one of his albums. This episode is presented by Guitar Player and GuitarPlayer.com, and hosted by JUDE GOLD

186 | Ned Evett Brings His Fretless Magic to the Satch/Vai Tour

4 Ex-Grillfriends

Braquage avec Arnaud (Hommage à Jean-Claude Roché)

Upupa Epops Podlings

Part of: Dark Bouquet. Variations on a theme. soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark/sets/dark-bouquet
All material - cut, altered, mixed at will - comes from a nocturnal solo improvisation with fretless acoustic bass guitar with piezo pickup, effect pedals (Carcosa - Dark Star - Obscura), non synchronized loops, three amps. Recorded in the room with Zoom H2n, edited in Audacity. All sounds made with the instrument. All sounds, mixing and production: Velvet Something Superdark.

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Dark Flower

Another Dark Flower

Dark Flower Drone

Tonight

Part of: Dark Bouquet. Variations on a theme. https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark/sets/dark-bouquet 
All material - cut, altered, mixed at will - comes from a nocturnal solo improvisation with fretless acoustic bass guitar with piezo pickup, effect pedals (Carcosa - Dark Star - Obscura), non synchronized loops, three amps. Recorded in the room with Zoom H2n, edited in Audacity. All sounds made with the instrument. All sounds, mixing and production: Velvet Something Superdark.

Dark Flower Dream

Dark Flower Overdose

Hemhâl

Looking for someone to put lyrics and vocals on this.

9:30

The Rhodes piano moved back into the central circle of my keyboards last year and I keep being drawn to it for its chimey warm voice. This piece is carried by the Rhodes and has a slow groove created by synth pulses and my fretless bass (the one Tony Levin gave me!). I've been deep into making long-form music lately, but these shorter more overtly melodic pieces are always part of my world, too. I hope "A Resting Place" provides a few moments of peace in an otherwise crazy world.

a resting place

Sometimes you just have to burn. Live, Cape Town, 1997. Composed by Paul du Preez. Featuring Paul du Preez on alto saxophone, Hilton Schilder on keyboards, Eldred Schilder on fretless bass, Jack Momple on drums.

Gift of Speach - Fingers and Toes

Paul du Preez is a South African composer, saxophonist, and sonic storyteller whose work spans jazz, gospel, EDM, and contemporary classical. His latest album, Memories of AWI, explores the emotional and spiritual relationship between an AI and its creator—blending lush saxophone lines, haunting vocals, and genre-bending production that moves fluidly between New Age introspection and electronic pulse.
Rooted in Cape Town’s nightclub jazz scene, Paul honed his voice as a performer before earning an MPhil in Composition from City University, London. His unplugged gospel songs—raw, acoustic, and spiritually searching—offer a parallel thread of faith and vulnerability, often serving as sketches for deeper liturgical work.
Whether composing orchestral pieces or crafting short-form video to accompany his releases, Paul’s music is always in dialogue—with tradition, with technology, and with the listener’s inner world.

Hi there! 

I blend rock, funk, blues, and disco grooves from my home studio in Valencia, Spain. I write, arrange, and produce everything from scratch. I play bass, guitar, and keys.

Open to collaborations with singers, lyricists, and musicians who dig organic sounds and honest grooves.

If it moves you, let’s talk.

P.D. Que sí, hombre. Tranquilo, también hablo español.

NO GUITAR IS SAFE 
The Guitar Show where Guitar Heroes Plug In. 
Hosted by Jude Gold.

Me, playing all the instruments in my home studio.
jazz/acoustic guitar, fretless/bass, bass vi, viola, kalimba, percussion, 
Up for collaborations!

I'm a New Hampshire-based Grammy nominated ambient musician. More info at links below!

l'équivalent musical d'un mauvais parquet mal ciré 

‘Shiny, shiny – wait, what was that?’
‘Something with velvet. And leather.’
‘Yes. And super dark.’

Handmade (Experimental) (Ambient) Sound (Art)

Velvet Something Superdark is 1/2 of  https://soundcloud.com/snow_omen

New tracks tagged #fretless