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10 cm, might be a tight fit.... If you haven't got a measurements by Monday pm . I am gigging that night so will measure guitarist's case and get back to you ( I will get home around 3 am Tuesday)

[quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1324630772' post='1476358'] There are a lot of good basses in the 1500 price range especially second hand. I have seen more than a few fretless Warwick thumb NT's go for that kind of money over the past 12 months. [/quote]Absolutely. Chances of a Wal fretless turning are not impossible, but slim. You could wait........................................................................... .....................................................................................or.............................take on board what Throwoff said. Even my W. Rockbass has a lovely singing tone to it, so a Thumb will be awesome. I already said that I feel I have stripped my Wal of it's originality. And conversions don't always work. Wal and his team would have suggested specific woods to get an nice fretless sound. Mine hasn't really got the fretted sound I wanted as it is designed as a fretless ( I may be shot down for this!), although it has the Wal sound, it is a little darker than the sound I was hoping for with frets on. Whatever you choose mate, please use flats. You will end up with nasty buzz spots unless you are a really light player. I highly recommend d'addario Chromes. forget £40 from the high street. go to Stringsandbeyond. half the price from the USA .

Been listening to Percy Edwards? Mick Karn? He's the reason I went to the factory in' 83 to meet Wal and Pete, had a coffee while they put together a left handed fretless just for me to see what a Wal was like. They made me feel worthy of their craftsmanship. I ordered a Shedua faced Custom fretless. Sh is beautiful. but I did something very bad.... About 7 years ago I had my Wal 1984 custom fretted, having worn the fretless fingerboard down 3 times and there wasn't enough ebony left to take another layer off (roundwounds and agressive grip) Couldn't afford a new fingerboard so £70 got me some frets. I regret it. Sounds great, but I messed with a work of art. Don't do it! why not have a fretless neck made for it? then yo have the original should you get bored with fretless. I think it would take a long time for the guy now making Wal basses. he is snowed under and always will be. Anyone you know who could make a replica neck?

I work the clubs/corporate events etc. On a wage. Agent gets the bookings. Without agency it would be total bedlam cos the braincells that run those venues are useless. I did the pubs for years and it's getting more difficul,t for new bands especially. " What band did you used to be in?" if they've never heard of any of your bands, they are suddenly 'fully booked for a whole year'. I really feel for the new bands. Don't get me started on fees! They are the same as they were 18 years ago.

'Simply the Bes't for 4 fecking years as an encore. F-O-U-R F-E-C-K-I-N-G-Y-E-A-R-S I said............u-u-g-g-g-h-h-h-... of course now I don't play it, but.... the devil awaits my soul in return.....

Thing is, when it comes to impressing the crowd by getting a good sound, it can be out of our hands. What I mean is, you might have a great sound on stage with your TC Electronics rig, but if the guy on the desk out front is losing you in the mix... actually that sounds like an interesting thread waiting to be started... How many times have you been told " we can't hear your bass"? and has the sound man kept his cool when you mentioned it to him?

I am the least materialistic person when it comes to such things. . No Watch and an X reg Fiat Punto. Perhaps I should draw a Rolex watch on my wrist and wash my car 'til it blings to the max...

[quote name='jojoagogo234' timestamp='1324425856' post='1474239'] i live in central london, il defo come !!!!! i got to loads of music shops and see what they got all the time.... most of the time its a left handed westfield, or some sort of crappy p bass copy -_- being a leftys a bitch 7 years of me playing i dont have a lot when it comes to gear though the fact is im only 17 ( nearly 18 :3 thought i might add that xD ) during the whole 7 years of me playing iv only ever played one instrument a lot il bring it anyways its a cort action. iv never really had the money to get a really good bass so it would be really cool to come and try out some stuff [/quote] now listen young man, ensure you don't wear big belt buckles, denim jackets with metal buttons or cheap clothing that might rub off on expensive basses, and wash your hands after eating messy food.

this little Warwick rockbass fretless to the left.Cost £179 new. Feels and sounds great. Lacks a bit ( D I into desk) when gigging, but sitting in the house playing along to Paul Young's No Parlez album featuring.., no STARRING Pino,...a beautiful fretless.

Of course it will most likely have to be a weekend date for non-pro bassists. I gig every weekend. tch!

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1324414592' post='1474059'] Loving my Squier P/J! And only this weekend my 8-year-old daughter declared it the coolest of my basses :-) [/quote] If your daughter says so, then that's good enough for me!

Well, I've just paid fora left-handed s/h Squier Standard P Bass Special (jazz neck and additional jazz pu, well I didn't know!) having been convinced by all of your posts on this topic Will let you know what it's like and if I see anyone pointing and laughing from the back of the room......

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1324382449' post='1473559'] I don't think the OP is a snob, more that he's worried about the opinion of snobs... [/quote] Probably true. My profile pic to the left is my Warwick Streamer Rockbass fretless which cost me £179. It has a lovely feel and sound, but looked bloody awful. As you can see I have given it a total makeover almost Bootsy-esque. I also blacked out the Rockbass logo on the headstock because it felt like a 'my first bass kit' for a school kid. Awful name! I have to say, the bass just feels better to play with the personalised look. ?!! You can live in a £1,000000 mansion but if the walls are just whitewashed throughout you probably won't feel comfortable in there! But yes, I must worry about people's opinions. We all do in life, otherwise we would be walking around naked!!

[quote name='jojoagogo234' timestamp='1324343027' post='1473326'] iv never thought of other musicians personally judging you just because of your instrument O.o more the things you do on stage. if you good, then they would see how much of an awesome bassist you are..... as a lot of bassists say " its not the instrument, its the player" but anyway, have pride because your a lefty !!!!!! thats more then enough to take over the pride you would be loosing because the squier [/quote] Ha! well put mate. I actually play a right handed Westfield bass for a few songs with the strings wrong way around ( belongs to the guitarist and he won't let me swap strings around) and sure, that gets noticed more than the fact that I have the word 'Fender' on my own bass.

I have a Squier VM Jazz. It's a good 2nd bass. But, it had the [b]Squire logo[/b] on the headstock. of course if we are decent enough players we should'nt worry about displaying the fact that what we are playing isn't a top-dog instrument. But, my pride, I have to say, got the better of me when I saw an ebay job-lot that included a "fender jazz" decal. I won the bid for under £4 and have had the decal put on my bass. Snob? I play function gigs, clubs etc where most punters don't know what a Fender bass is let alone a Squier, Pubs? You bet your life there will be at least half a dozen of the audience who know the whole range of Gibson and Fender models. But even then, should it matter? Shouldn't we have more pride if we can get a great grooving feel/sound out of an 'inferior' (and I use that word very cautiously!) BTW It may say Fender on my headstock, but the plate on the back still says Squier, as I would never try to fool a musician who asks about the bass, because we lovers of the the bottom-end, just [i]know![/i]

What about the band? Was Pomeroy evident? I was fascinated by the fact that he played the way I used to (still can play upside down but slapping isn't good that way for me) but there is next to nothing on him on youtube.

Lee Pomeroy on bass I would imagine. Left-handed with reversed stringing. The way I played for several years before my teacher took my guitar away from me! Yes, brilliant songwriting with a superb backing band, if you can see them!

Wow. Such passion from so many of you. I really wish I could walk into a left handed shop and spend all afternoon trying all the basses in there like many of you can! When it all comes down, it's down to preference. Having said that, so many positive comments and thousands of recordings can't be wrong. It seems that the Precision is an instrument without bells and whistles that may hide the true qualities of the player. Yes?!! I look at my favourite bassist, [b]Pino[/b], and see he plays a Precision these days. Hmmm....food for thought, with a cherry on top!

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1324225371' post='1472025'] I was just about to start a slightly different version of this as I feel a Fender P is probably a bit out of my budget. So I hope you don't mind me dropping in on this thread! I was looking at Squiers and the Vintage V4 range as a starting point and was after a few comments - particularly on the Vintage basses as they seem to be similarly spec'd but that bit cheaper? There was a white V4 on evilbay getting no love at all that looked in decent condition (apart from a dodgy sticker) - my favourite hue for a P. For info. I've c. £200 +/- to spend. What are the Squier MIJ basses like? Cheers [/quote] I'm waiting for the delivery of a Babicz bridge which will be going on my Squire VM Jazz. I am hoping it will add a little more distinction to the sound. It is a pretty decent bass that, as ezbass said, is worth buying with a view to upgrading bits (some say they feel the sound is fine with current pick-ups, I'm undecided until installation of the bridge) I've gone back to using my Wal live as the Squire is a bit muddy on the bottom E past the 5th fret. I can definitely say that mine doesn't feel 'right' with me. I bought it because it was a left handed model in Sounds Live and thought it might grow on me. I will continue to use it as a back up bass, but it isn't 'love'!

Well well well. I received an email from the seller saying he is pulling out of the deal because he prefers a 'face to face' deal rather than post it. That's after over a weeks worth of emailing and agreeing to do it through Paypal. That's it. I've decided my next bass will be a Precision! It's on gumtree if you are interested and live nearby the seller.

A simple question that I am sure has many answers/reasons, but if you had to put it into one sentence, what makes it the king of the basses for you? I am sure that this has been asked (tried a search) but.......Squire Versus Fender....[i]that[/i] much difference? I have never owned or even tried one (except in a shop playing a R/H upside down) so I want to know how I might be missing out!

Last night I watched the guitarist in my band collapse his Stagg case in about 10 seconds flat! He has had it for at least 2 years that I know of so he has done it many times, Many many times, yet it remains intact and stable. Believe me, this guy won't let anyone even touch his Gibson's, let alone play ( oh yes, he has issues!). Nice to have a Fender badge (all due respect) but it's a stand, not a sexy guitar enhancing your stage presence. I would get one, but there's never enough room on my side of the stage

Resprays are £90 - if he has to buy a colour he doesn't have its extra for the paint. A guitar luthier/builder her in Newcastle. let me know if you ever need his contact details.