Thomastik's Dominant series would be my suggestion. Their Vision series is also good, but a bit brighter. They are not all-metal, but have a substantial fiber component to emulate gut strings.
Thomastik's Dominant series would be my suggestion. Their Vision series is also good, but a bit brighter. They are not all-metal, but have a substantial fiber component to emulate gut strings.
I took some correspondence lessons form John way back when. I recently came across the original sheets he mailed me. They were done in pencil. I decided to re-scan them and share here. Some nice...
Yea, I don't know. Usually this is an excellent mindset. But to be honest with myself, I learn the picking when I learn the tune. So yea I play mostly DUDU, but that is because it is what the...
GREAT NEWS! Silas' mandolin has been recovered in Lafayette. It is now there with friends and Silas will have it back very soon. Thank you so much for your help everyone!
Great fun to think about spending 10 k for mandolins / octave mandolins.
From my experience:
Long time Collings MF5 player (that now has a MF5V on loan from a dear friend - for sale actually),...
I have been pining for a revival of the Symposium, and even thinking who I could corral here on the East Coast to sponsor one. It was a unique collection of all genres, and with experts in every...
You can view the page at https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/content/977-Fiddler-s-Green-Music-Shop-Takes-a-New-Location-in-Lockhart-Texas
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things i've looked for, no particular order:
headroom:
particularly if you're amplifying an 8 string (acoustic or electric), things get crunchy real fast with low powered things..10...
best vid found in a long time on the tube
solo blues mandolin ... love it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFge96aYTvs
Thank you Dan, this is very helpful.
Tim
there are various ways to codify the groups of tones(scales, modes,etc) that yield a blues sound.."blues scale", "minor pentatonic", etc. It seems that blue tones, common to various rows of tones are...
I visited my audiologist yesterday. My hearing had declined (apparent even with my hearing aids on) and I was sure I needed a tweak. Only one ear had noticeably declined, thankfully, and she was...
I bought it! :) Ben was super helpful and took a great amount of time to make me comfortable with the instrument and to help me understand a few other areas of importance as I approach learning...
We haven't had much blues around here of late. It's time to post something. Here's "Mailman Blues" with Yank Rachell on mandolin and Sleepy John Estes on guitar and vocals:
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The thumb wheels don't turn easily, or if at all, under the string pressure. Typically you need to slacken at least 1 pair, if not both pairs of strings on the side you want to lower. Don't slacken...
All hail August 5! If we could go back in time we'd share some music with these folks. Guessing likker may have been involved! This would have occurred less than an mile from Cafe headquarters, maybe...
Used to use them, but didn't like the way the fuzzed as they got worn. Went to GHS silk and bronze for a while, now their Pure Nickel. They last a long time and don't get fuzzy as they age.
Re: Bartlett mics:
Since a few of you have mentioned them, I have one a got several years ago for my acoustic guitar and was very happy with it. Would it work well on my mandolin? Or would I...
Presumably everybody who builds instruments knows about "The Tree." This is a rather good article on the subject: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-legend-of-the-music-tree-180979792/
K&K with a RedEye. My RedEye uses a battery for the times there is not phantom. I thought they all had a battery,. You have to unscrew it to change the battery, there is no battery box that is...
Well, now, there was a time capsule! From the opening number, Rufus Thomas "Walking the Dog" backed by The Bar-Kays to the closer by Mississippi Fred McDowell (and the Bar-Kays playing ""Let The...
assuming the B7b9 leads to the Em as in Autumn Leaves, that voicing that is effectively a diminished chord is what you want. Alan's voicing puts the b9 pitch on the bottom. Remember that the...
Looks great, signed by one of the best, Waverly and James are good QoL upgrades. A lot to love. Enjoy!
Yes it is cool, it was a surprise to my step dad, it would have been better if his brothers were here with him.
What I have tried to do is practice tremolo exercises trying to get it smooth and sounding decent, especially with double stops, and play it in songs to get a good clean transition from tremolo to...