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  1. Re: Can't seem to get a grip on my pick, it's always wandering of

    I've found that pick slip is more about the amount of pick hitting the string and the angle of the pick. I would make sure that the pick is just dancing over the tops of the strings - many of my...
  2. Re: What's the weirdest MUSICAL thing you've ever done?

    I regularly use my telecaster as a tunable reverb unit using a bone conduction transducer system of my own design. Sounds great with cello.

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    Re: MXL990 setup question

    Using a single condenser in a live setting, particularly a live outdoor setting, is going to depend heavily on the soundguy. If there's any way for your band to regular practice with a PA and the...
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    Re: If you hadn't been a musician...

    @zedmando: I'm in agreement with that closing quote (creative, clever, adaptable, resourceful). I've never had a non-musical day job and not I'm famous, but I've been successful at continuing to make...
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    Re: How to win the Volume Battle

    This is a great list! I frequently play in unplugged situations and another point that improved my band is for everyone to have the next tune ready to go right away (no fumbling, riffing, etc.). Song...
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    Re: ...and I am still in the hunt!!!

    Congratulations, they're great instruments!

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    Re: ...and I am still in the hunt!!!

    I also had a great experience with the Mandolin Store. The instrument arrived with a very nice setup, well-packed, and ready to be played. Very good folks there.
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    Re: ...and I am still in the hunt!!!

    @EspressoGeek: Those Eastman finishes check and scratch like nobody's business!

    Mine seems to attract more marks after every gig and occasional finish checking/cracking - more so than my other...
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    In praise of the Blue Chip round bevel

    After playing with a Blue Chip CT55 as my main pick for the last couple years, I ordered a CT55 round bevel to compare with the rather extreme speed bevel carved into the standard CT model.

    The...
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    Eastman oval in a band context

    This is a video from a recent gig that I did with my Balkan/klezmer group. It's an eight-piece acoustic band (winds, violin, drums, accordion, bass, mandolin).

    As I remember reading through many...
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