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rtslinger

rtslinger

Nov 14, 2006
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Hello People, this clearly isn't for everyone but, I have a question for any of you who either lives in or has vistied Paris and knows of the area where the streets are lined with only musical instrument sales I had seen it posted on here a long time ago and hunted but, could not find the post. I am going to Paris on Friday and would like to check the area remembered something about the street name for a composer
thanks to anyone who could help!
Rob:smug:
 
#5
sickest beast said:
Yeah... avoid one of if not the most beautiful and historically rich cities in the world. I agree with this... guy from... nowhere.
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I've spent years on the road.. travelled to all of the continents.. work, gigging and fun.

Paris is too close to Italy to waste days of a life. Anything that can be seen in Paris in picture books. ... Photo books do not give attitude (or high prices and lines)

(And yes - we are Conversational in French.)

Too bad we didn't waste the blood and lives on a different D-Day drop off point.

Sorry - tried to avoid this harsh reality. The country is lukewarm at best to the tourists that make up a high percentage of their GDP.

Now back to Latin America or Italy.
 
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Most of the music shops are in the Pigalle area. You can start from rue Victor Massé and Rue de Douai, and then you just have to amble in the streets around.
You should at least visit Bass center and California Bass, but you'll find a lot of European luthier basses (Vigier, Noguera, Mayones, GMR, etc.) in this area.

You'll find this area much more interesting than what you can find in Manhattan for instance. Many shops in a small area, in a nice place with cafés and bistrots.

NB: that place is also well-known for sex-shops, but is really less hot than it used to be (sex is on the Internet now).

@ MN AirBrain: I don't know why but I think MN should be the place to be avoided :-)
 
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erix said:
@ MN AirBrain: I don't know why but I think MN should be the place to be avoided :-)
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I'd be the first to suggest to a tourist to head to another metropolitan area..

I'm all about honesty.. Live in MN - don't travel here .. it's for fishermen, fortune 500 business and folks that like the arts and all pro sports in a 10 mile radius... not a travel destination.

I'm sure any honest folk in the Maryland area would say the same about Baltimore.
 
#9
Just got back from there. The area you are thinking about is in Montmatre. Just head south and about a block east of the Moulin Rouge and you should find it. The area is basically a block devoted to musical instruments. Very cool seeing something like this. However, I wasn't all that impressed with the selection (mostly Cort, Fender, Yamaha stuff).
 
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MNAirHead said:
I've spent years on the road.. travelled to all of the continents.. work, gigging and fun.

Paris is too close to Italy to waste days of a life. Anything that can be seen in Paris in picture books. ... Photo books do not give attitude (or high prices and lines)

(And yes - we are Conversational in French.)

Too bad we didn't waste the blood and lives on a different D-Day drop off point.

Sorry - tried to avoid this harsh reality. The country is lukewarm at best to the tourists that make up a high percentage of their GDP.

Now back to Latin America or Italy.
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Paris is a wonderful city where everyone should go at least once in a lifetime.

p.s. I'm Italian



Back to the OP question, just reach Pigalle and you'll get there.
There are great music shops, 2-3 just for bass guitar.
Unfortunately Paris is a very expensive city, so music stuff too is pricey
 
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MNAirHead said:
I've spent years on the road.. travelled to all of the continents.. work, gigging and fun.

Paris is too close to Italy to waste days of a life. Anything that can be seen in Paris in picture books. ... Photo books do not give attitude (or high prices and lines)

(And yes - we are Conversational in French.)

Too bad we didn't waste the blood and lives on a different D-Day drop off point.

Sorry - tried to avoid this harsh reality. The country is lukewarm at best to the tourists that make up a high percentage of their GDP.

Now back to Latin America or Italy.
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Tourism is approx 15% only of France GDP (14% for USA, that's funny, isn't it) , the country where tourism is the most important for GDP is Switzerland.
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For years we had a low FF/US$, now we have a high €/US$, that's why if you don't have €uros, all is more expansive.
I think you've been everywhere in France (or in Paris) but not in the right places! Good point to going over there again, you're welcome!
 

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