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Just found out that la bella do five string sets, they're just rare. Gutted. Hopefully the Lakkies are good

[quote name='rmcki' timestamp='1348503212' post='1814442'] I've been thinking about it for some time in the short list is.[list=1] [*]Dingwall ABZ 5 [*]Warwick Thumb 5 [*]Overwater Inspiration 5 [*]Fender Marcus Miller 5 [/list] I was thinking maybe the Thumb but i do have two other warwicks so maybe something different. I was hoping to get so ideas from the forum. [/quote] Stay away from the MM5 IMO It's rubbish, but I don't rate the value of high end fenders...

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1349874939' post='1831611'] If you analyse or transcribe a number of solos from anyone,you will notice that they all use certain lines and phrases that are comfortable for them or that they can use of certain changes.Even 'groove' players have things that they regularly use.It doesn't matter if it's Miles,Jaco,Brecker,Metheny or anyone.These lines,or licks,are part of the players identity and they all use them even if they claim to improvise all the time. The problems come when other players learn these licks and spew them out endlessly.It's cool to add them to your vocabulary, and you should-take them and make them your own and let them be there for when they feel right. [/quote] +1 to this.

Not from mid-late career he didn't. I believe that players do relax into tendencies though, but this is different from learned licks...

Janek has eight, and is beating me by seven... EDIT - I checked with Janek, he has eight...

Pure improviser, Miles made me that way. Licks make me feel like I'm living in the past, I want to be individual

I hope the strings reflect the player, and I hope they last 20 years like his did!

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1349733557' post='1829958'] Yep, they are made for Lakland by GHS and are basically GHS Precision flats. Since Lakland stopped calling it the Joe Osborn signature and it became the 44-60/55-60, they also dropped the JO name from the strings, so now just Lakland flats. I don't know anything about the B string though as I only ever play four strings. [/quote] Thanks, just ordered a set. Now I'm a walking talking JO billboard Could be worse, he's a great player!

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1349733069' post='1829944'] Lakland Joe Osborn flats - available here: [url="http://www.lakland.com/direct/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LD&Product_Code=JOSF5&Category_Code=5STRS"]http://www.lakland.com/direct/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LD&Product_Code=JOSF5&Category_Code=5STRS[/url] [/quote] Any good?

Im thinking of putting some on my Lakland JO5, but I've always had labella 4 string sets on my old bass. Does anyone have any recommendations?

[quote name='Schnozzalee' timestamp='1349618884' post='1828326'] '88 Seems like a terrible year too [/quote] The bass dark ages

What was good in '92? Not much.

DAYM SON! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KVD-Nf4CSM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Now moved to Hull!

Gary W. Talent. Always played what was needed and nothing more