The first time I heard her I said she has Monroe down perfect. I listened some more and decided she was doing what Monroe was trying to do. She has the attitude but much smoother.
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The first time I heard her I said she has Monroe down perfect. I listened some more and decided she was doing what Monroe was trying to do. She has the attitude but much smoother.
Thanks for all of the replies, gives me a lot of food for thought. I guess what I've learned from them is that there's no correct answer to the question, which I kinda thought was the case. As I stated before, I never thought that holding the mandolin a certain way was going to make me sound like Bill Monroe, but was wondering if his playing posture had any real effect on his sound. Would he sound the same if he held his mandolin in the way that Mike Marshall recommends? I mean, the angle that the pick hits the strings has to have some bearing on tone. And if the posture was in fact a part of the overall sound, then I may as well mimic it to the best of my ability if my goal is to get as close to his sound as possible.
That’s the tune Andrew Marlin played on his last instrumental album, isn’t it?
Nice tune, and great job playing it. Very monroe like!
I can get into that parallel position with the strap over my right shoulder, but it seems to lock me in that position. With it around my neck i can get into that position and also move the instrument around easier, playing over the fingerboard and with more angle. I know that people who play with it over the shoulder can get around just fine, but it’s easier for me around the neck. I love that style of playing though, it’s so rhythmic and bluesy.