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A cousin of the sitar, but with a slightly mellower tone, the sarod is fretless, so pitch sliding, almost like a steel guitar does, is a vital component of the technique.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022

For 1970s Ben, Burwell wrote a theme for guitars and fretless bass, apt for a kid whose home is filled with the sound of David Bowie.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2017

“He was only wearing khakis. He wanted a fretless bass.”

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2016

Delicate Satie-ish piano tinkles over a wash of sinister synths while JJ Burnel mutters Gainsbourg-like over a very un-Stranglers-ish fretless bass.

From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2011

Its frets were made of gut and badly in need of replacing, but that was of little concern to me, as I typically played fretless anyway.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss