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Really what it comes down to for me is tone per $. The simple math is that in most cases you can move up the chain of builders if you get an A. The idea being that the more expensive the builder the...

Well I had a great Ellis F5. Then I bought a Duff A5 as a "backup" to complement the Ellis and found that I stopped playing the Ellis and just played the Duff. So I sold the Ellis. I still own the...

I spent some time in the Archive.org rabbit hole listening to some live recordings and found this Gem from Prescott Park in 2016. The source is from the soundboard and the sound quality and playing...

I would say DON'T pick closer to the bridge. That is typically going to give a harsher/ more brittle/staccato tone, atleast with an F-hole mandolin. To get a warmer/fatter/more smooth sound I'd try...

This is pretty typical for where you are at experience wise. It will come in time. Make sure you know the chords well to the song, of course. If you want to practice, get an app like Strum Machine...

While I don’t know if this is considered a traditional version, I quite like it


https://youtu.be/O_4SX7-U-0s

So, I ran the Tone Dexter and Grace Bix through my Scarlett Interface and played around with 2 different mandolins with K and Ks. In my opinion the Tone Dexter has a much more natural sound than the...

Everyone else seemed to understand my question just fine. You can save your rude responses for someone else. I am not talking about contact mics or SM57s or I would have asked about microphones. If...

I learned the Monroe version from Chis Henry. Good visualization of fingering here:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEn-mztS_jM

This is the cutting edge of sales these days. When someone orders something you send them the more expensive item “by mistake”.

FYI lots of knowledgable women on this forum as well.

Yes Jarrod Walker is a hoss of a picker. Billy’s band is playing the biggest venues for a bluegrass band out there (ever?). I think much of the kudos goes to their sound man for helping bring quality...

I would love to catch this show. Fortunately I will get to see a workshop on Mandolin Duos up at WinterGrass with Joe and Andrew Marlin. Should be prettyyy good. If I can get permission to record and...

Maybe it’s time to lay off going into every thread that contains the word Northfield and questioning or pointing out where they are made and what tier they are in as you seem ignorant on the issue....

Ya there is an instrument check if you aren’t staying at the hotel. I always stay there and can be between my room and any stage/workshop within a matter of minutes, so it’s no problem leaving it in...

Matt I will be up there and will have a nice mandolin or 3. We should definitely cross paths. Would be great to meet you.

This podcast episode came out after Baron Collins Hill and Noah Fishman put out a mandolin duet album and they talk about some of their thinking....

Also keep in mind people are talking about used instruments. Tough to get a new mid tier instrument to appreciate when purchased new at retail unless you intend to hold it a long time and get lucky.

I wasn’t aware that need was part of the equation.

Oh ya, I get that. And he had the ability to pull great players, of course. What aspiring bluegrass musician would not want to have a crack at playing with the master? But I also get why players that...

I can figure out the key of the song, but prefer to focus my energy on connecting with the music and playing it to the best of my ability than trying to figure out what and how we are playing a song...

I agree that it would be easier to hear the mandolin if it were played a little slower so the notes could ring out. Really hard to get too much information on the tone when played so quickly.

It...

Coated strings are helpful. I like the Daddario XS strings. The XTs should be fine also. Honestly probably just takes time and experience to get smooth with it. Compton suggests rubbing some nose...

I’d say their music is more of the David Grisman “Dawg music” pedigree which can ranges from bluegrass to jazz to Latin and all points in between.

The biggest reason is timing and rhythm. It will keep you in time and with solid rhythm that matches the music… I have to assume you are talking about bluegrass. I can’t speak to other music styles...