2. FB: What influenced you to play fretless?
Bob Daisley: Probably Boz Burrell - Bad Company, he was a friend.

3. FB: Are you self-taught or did you take lessons?
Bob Daisley: Guitar lessons at first then self-taught with bass.

4. FB: Who are your main fretless bass influences?
Bob Daisley: Boz Burrell (Bad Company) and Ronnie Lane (Faces) when he used his Zemaitis acoustic bass.

5. FB: Who is your favorite fretless bass player and why?
Bob Daisley: Jaco Pastorius - he was innovative and original.

6. FB: Do you play Stand-up, acoustic, electric, or all? Which do you prefer?
Bob Daisley: Electric and acoustic - I prefer my 'Ronnie Lane' acoustic Zemaitis (made by 'Dave of England').

7. FB: What was your very first fretless bass? Do you still own it?
Bob Daisley: A Hagstrom I bought from Boz Burrell. Unfortunately I don't have it any longer.

8. FB: What is your favorite fretless bass you've ever played?
Bob Daisley: The Dave of England Ronnie Lane acoustic Zemaitis.

9. FB: What fretless basses have you owned, which do you still own?
Bob Daisley: Fender Precision (no longer owned), Hagstrom (gone), Ibanez (still have it) Dave of England Zemaitis acoustic (still have it), and a Rob Allen (still have it).

10. FB: What types of strings and fingerboard combinations do you like?
Bob Daisley: Picato round-wound strings, ebony/rosewood board.

11. FB: What playing styles do you use - finger, thumb, or pick (or other)? What do you like about those styles?
Bob Daisley: Mostly finger-style for a more subtle 'upright' feel/sound.

12. FB: What bands/projects have you played fretless bass in/on (list as many as you like)?
Bob Daisley: There are a few tracks featuring fretless bass that I've done over the years, I just hope I can remember what they are...
The ones I do remember are:
"Here Comes the Queen" - I used Boz Burrell's (Bad Company) fretless Precision for that track. From the Widowmaker album entitled "Too Late to Cry".
"The Other Side of Midnight" - Guild fretless, not sure of model but was a single-pickup, solid body. From the Uriah Heep album "Head First".
"Spiders" - same Guild fretless. From the Ozzy Osbourne album "Bark at the Moon".
"Empty Rooms" - Fender Precision fretless. Live version (probably more than one) with Gary Moore.
A few tracks on the Ozzy Osbourne album "No More Tears" - using a Fender Precision fretless again. I played on all tracks on the album and the fretless tracks should be obvious. I know "Mama I'm Comin' Home" is one but there are more on that album.
"The Liar" - Fender Precision fretless. B-side of single "Miracle Man", Ozzy Osbourne from the album "No Rest for the Wicked".
I used a fretless acoustic bass on a recent track with the Hoochie Coochie Men album entitled "Danger: White Men Dancing". The track is entitled "Over and Over" and the bass was a replica Zemaitis made by David Brewis, trade name 'Dave of England'. I had Dave, who was given all Tony Zemaitis's patterns and parts before he died, make the bass as a replica of Ronnie Lane's acoustic four-string fretless. It sounds a lot like an upright, lovely beast!
There may be a few more but I didn't use a fretless that much, only on certain tracks/occasions.

13. FB: What is your favorite song you played fretless bass on (studio or live)?
Bob Daisley: "Here Comes the Queen" - Widowmaker and "Over and Over" - The Hoochie Coochie Men.

14. FB: What is your favorite fretless bass riff you've written (if different from above)?
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15. FB: What would you say is unique about your fretless style?
Bob Daisley: I don't regard myself as a great fretless player.

16. FB: Are you still actively playing fretless bass?
Bob Daisley: Occasionally, when the song/performance calls for it.

17. FB: Do you have any basic advice for bass players looking to take up fretless or those who are currently playing?
Bob Daisley: For precision in finger-position/pitch/notes, it's sometimes good to have 'guide frets' on the finger-board made in the wood.

18. FB: Do you have a web site address you would like to share?
Bob Daisley: www.bobdaisley.com
http://myspace.com/bobdaisley
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=559412856