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Damn ... I don't have a five string.

[quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1452771810' post='2953254'] Of course there is, just like there are 1000s of great books in the library... I was simply making the point that those who feel that the popular forms of music are 'not as good as they were' in the 'good old days' (whenever they were) should cast their net wider perhaps, and look beyond those genres. [/quote] Yes I was meaning to agree.

[quote name='grandad' timestamp='1452766652' post='2953179'] Last thing, I love the Beatles [b]Mr Blue[/b]. How much do you think "The Billy Cotton Band Show" influenced them? [/quote] ... and the Morton Fraser Harmonica Gang.

You are probably familiar with the Let's Talk Guild site but just in case ... [url="http://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/showthread.php?178147-SB-series-basses"]http://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/showthread.php?178147-SB-series-basses[/url]

http://youtu.be/2F8M2BmPc_U

[quote name='Hector' timestamp='1452267167' post='2948295'] Cool! I went to the Fondation Cartier recently, and they have an exhibition of congolese art. They also had listening stations where you hear obscure cobgolese music from the 70s. I think some of that is on their soundcloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/fondation-cartier [/quote] Is that in Paris?

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1452713860' post='2952845'] And ALL of it was influenced by The Beatles...... [/quote] Now now, you know very well that it was the other way around.

A little Ethiopian influenced music here for anyone interested ... [url="http://www.mulatu-steps-ahead.com/"]http://www.mulatu-steps-ahead.com/[/url] http://youtu.be/kR7HTpZHKVw

Very tempted but no cash or space. Just like the one I had from 1974 to 1976.

[quote name='Norm' timestamp='1452637956' post='2952007'] ... Enjoyed the Congolese psyche funk that somebody here posted the other day. [/quote] Ah, that was me, glad you liked it. [quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1452689794' post='2952426'] Since I got more into world music about 10/15 years ago I realised that there is a vast ocean of music to swim through. Life is short, why restrict one's musical palate to the straight jacket that is pop/rock/funk/r&b or whatever. There is loads of great music being made out there RIGHT NOW, it's just not in the traditionally popular genres. So what if I've never heard album XXX by YYY from 1960 blah blah blah... I certainly don't feel like I'm missing out, in fact I know I'm not. [/quote] And music not only being made around the world RIGHT NOW but there is 70-odd years worth of world recordings readily available over the internet. Most of it is music that most people have not heard.

[quote name='CalDeep' timestamp='1452640329' post='2952026'] Hi Gang! Wanting to get my Bass VI ready for heavy live use. Im seeing a lot of love for the Staytrem bridge which is great, anyone tried the Mastery bridges at all too? They seem to be the only two going. Also, any other mods anyone can recommend? Trem? Pickups? Nut? Tuners? Any and everything appreciated. Cheers, Cal [/quote] There's lots of answers to these questions in this thread and in several other Bass VI threads. Try the search function. The only necessary mods (IMO) are a Staytrem bridge, a new set of strings, and a neck shim.

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1452701353' post='2952601'] Anyone tried the black or white nylon wound? - approx $20 cheaper. G. [/quote] I've used the black nylon 760N on ordinary four string basses and they are very nice, slightly brighter than ordinary 760s. I don't see why they wouldn't sound fine on the Bass VI.

[quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1452649085' post='2952088'] I'm looking for a flatwound set for my VI but I can only see the LaBella stock flats - don't they do a Custom Set in flats? G. [/quote] I don't think La Bella market a custom set but if you email them they will tell you what they can do. I have always found them helpful. But what's wrong with the stock flats?

Today it's [i]Blackstar[/i].

[quote name='spikydavid' timestamp='1452502306' post='2950425'] Yes, but I couldn't get it to balance while I was standing, as it's only a single point of contact. When I was sitting, the hip support wasn't deep enough to create the space [/quote] Ah, anyway, nicely done.

Doesn't the Stagg come with a hip (and an arm) support to move it away from your body?

[quote name='paulnb57' timestamp='1452464078' post='2950229'] I have an Epiphone Les Paul Special bass ... [/quote] The OP is not talking about the solid body Les Paul bass but about the hollow body Les Paul Signature bass ...

This page has Casady himself comparing the Epiphone Jack Casady Signature with the old Gibson Les Paul Signature .... [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/interviews/jackCasadySignatureBass.php"]http://www.flyguitar...gnatureBass.php[/url]

Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1452346328' post='2949099'] Would it be fair to say that everyone who has replied to this thread lives in the West? #JustSaying [/quote] But I was in East Berlin only last week ... couldn't find the wall though.

[quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1452346388' post='2949100'] No, I live in the South East. [/quote] What a coincidence, me too. The People's Republic of Brighton and Hove.

Son bought it for my birthday present after he spent two weeks raving about it over Christmas. I really like it.

[quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1452344695' post='2949065'] Just got to the part where he says "the tuning pegs are copper, so if you're broke you can sell them and get twice the price of the guitar". Now I'm crying,really, actually crying with laughter. Come on Billy, it's not serious. If I'm wrong, I'll be really humble, but I really think it's a spoof. [/quote] There did seem to be a humour bypass in some responses.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1452337282' post='2948958'] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_%26_Mercy_(film"]https://en.wikipedia...%26_Mercy_(film[/url]) This was Mark Kermode's video of the week on this week's review. And it was Carole Kaye on some of the later Beach Boys tracks - IIRC Good Vibrations had three bass tracks layered on it. [/quote] Fixed link ... [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_%26_Mercy_(film)"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_%26_Mercy_(film)[/url] I need to see that.