
Mainly associated with American Country and Western Music and Hawaiian music, it is created by sliding a metal bar along the strings rather than using fingers to stop notes on the frets. Listen to an example.

A bass guitar without frets allowing the player to play in a similar way to a string or double bass player. This can allow for glissandi along strings, not possible on a normal bass guitar. In this short excerpt from a pop song, listen for a descending section played by a solo violin, a fretless bass and the acoustic guitar strumming an accompaniment to the lead vocal.
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