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As others have mentioned, the material is different. I found the bluechip is smoother to play with, and less pick noise than the primetones. To me, the difference was night and day, so the cost was...

From my understanding the cc just denotes that there's no binding, and the edges are curved a bit or "softened". Far as I know, no other differences from a standard 515.

In about 15 years of stand up bass, I don't think I've ever seen a strap for it. Seems counter productive, as the bass will go where it wants, and take you with it! Seems like it'd be a case of you...

Personally, I just do a mini shift up. A 1.5 position, if you will. While I can stretch my pinky to get it, it comes out cleaner sounding if I shift a bit. May not be exactly proper technique, but...

Oddly enough, I am looking at purchasing a 314 or 514 as well. Don't really have much to add, as the other replies are pretty much what I've found in my research. The tuners and finish are the...

First things first, since you've said rhythm and chopping, I assume you're want suggestions catered to playing bluegrass? If so, my 2 cents follows.

Really just about any simple fiddle tune would...

Just want to say, love your podcasts. Really helping me with timing and rhythm. Especially like the "jam" ones. Can't find many backing tracks that mix both melody and rhythm together. Keep 'em...

Was looking at a couple Eastman models, and a couple had a "CLA" after it, for instance MD-314-CLA. What does the CLA signify in comparison to the base model?

Sherry, I would use UDU but that may be my personal preference for keeping my right hand in the DUDU pattern. It also puts the quarter notes after the triplets naturally on a down stroke, which for...

I just moved to Tacoma WA and was wondering if y'all had any suggestions where I might find a shop or two to try out various mandolins. Only really played the one I got, which is a cheaper A-style,...

Well, I happen to have the pdf of the tabledit file for Down Yonder, however, I'm not sure how to post it here or get it to you. I usually convert any tef files I use to pdf so they're easier to look...

Hate to tell you this, but unless your tastes have changed significantly, it's a nada... zelch... zero. If you didn't like it then, you ain't gonna like it now. Nothings changed. Mandolins don't...

Just for a follow-up:
Contacted D'addario and they sent a couple E-strings sets in both sizes, as well as a whole EJ73 and EJ74 set. Can't really beat that. Replaced the E-strings, with no issues,...

Makes sense. So it sounds like if I can get a file in there and square off the back side of the peg a bit, it might help in future endeavors.

Thanks for the bit of education. Is there any other...

Might I ask what specifically it is about this style tailpiece that causes the string loop to slip? I'm not sure what the peg style itself has anything to do with the loop coming unraveled. It would...

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Not sure if I did attached the picture right, but does this help?

I've been having an issue as of late with my E string course. Never have actually broke a string. Call me the sting whisperer, if you like. But recently, I've had two sets of E strings both unravel...

Bill Cheatum is a good one, especially the B part. Took me a bit to get it up to speed. I'd recommend Red Wing as well. Got a couple triplets in there, plus it's an easier one to improvise with,...

Well, there are probably two things going on. One is you probably aren’t used to hearing the sound of the pick hitting the strings and the particular sounds when you are playing the instrument,...

As others have pointed out, there are a lot of variables to consider, like pick thickness and how loose a grip you have. Generally speaking, at least for me, digging in ONLY affects volume...

Those Morris mandolins that were posted are right up my ally! Unfortunately, I’m not quite ready to pull the trigger just yet. I was mainly just seeing if a decent quality 2-point could be found for...

Long story short, I’m looking to upgrade from my current mandolin, which is a simple A style mandolin. I’ve really have taken a liking to the look of 2-point A styles, but having trouble finding one...

What strings are you using now? If itÂ’s lights/ultra lights, I would think youÂ’d be fine. Mediums might be ok, but thatÂ’s probably as high as IÂ’d personally want to go. I donÂ’t have any...

It’s not so much the other instrumentalists relying on the guitar players left hand position as it is the guitar player’s assertion to tune a half step from the generally accepted tuning and then...

The way I deal with this is to cycle the songs I learn. I’ll start on one tune, get the basic melody down where I at least know what I “should” be playing. Before I begin just repeating sections of...