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  1. Re: New mandolin question. (eastman, the loar, richwood)

    I completely agree with Charlie’s point here. There is absolutely nothing wrong with finding an affordable starter/beater mandolin and starting the journey from there. One of my first mandolins was a...
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    Re: Myers Blend Pickup

    Thanks everyone for the replies! I ended up ordering a Feather as I realized that the Blend would have too much extra cable to deal with. I also appreciate the recommendation on the Grip. I'll keep...
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    Re: Myers Blend Pickup

    I got in touch with Gregg the other day and it was very informative. Really nice guy and very helpful. He informed me that all the Myers setups have the same kind of microphone which was my main...
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    Re: Myers Blend Pickup

    Thanks Billy! Quick question is the 1/4" to XLR going direct to a PA with no preamp?
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    Myers Blend Pickup

    I’m exploring a dual channel option for my pickup. Anyone have any experience with the Blend or other Myers products? Appreciate the feedback.
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    Re: gigs .... starting to return?

    One acoustic trio this Saturday outdoors, one full band in June, booking for August and hopefully into the fall. Hoping everything is going well for all of you as well.
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    Re: Tonegards

    I'll throw in my thoughts for fun.

    I was drawn to trying a Tonegard based on how my own playing style developed. I understood that moving the mandolin away from my body would achieve clearer...
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    Re: Tonegards

    Do the armrest and tonegard interfere on the instruments?
  9. Songs/tunes that drive our partners (and families) crazy!

    Just for fun, I thought I'd ask what songs/tunes drive our partners crazy. What I mean is, those songs/tunes that we play over, and over, AND OVER again just to make sure we're getting them right.
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    Re: Three string chords - good and bad?

    No disadvantage at all. Three string phrasing offers a lot of flexibility. Four string chording is great but not a requirement by any stretch. Once I figured out how to move three string chording...
  11. Re: How has the mandolin changed your guitar playing?

    I have a Tacoma dreadnought style guitar that I've had for a long time. I still love playing it and I should play it more often. :mandosmiley:

    Kind of a different response here, but I'll give it...
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    Re: Need to improve my tone

    This one hundred percent. It is true that higher quality instruments help get to higher quality of the sound, sometimes... The other times it comes down to how instruments are set up. It takes me...
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    Re: Why keys of B and B flat?

    Key of B used to frustrate me. Then this past year I found an approach that uses a C form starting at B on the low G string. Started experimenting with a blues kind of scale that goes B - C# - D - Eb...
  14. Re: Right-hand Exercise Based on Snare Drum Rudiments

    As a percussionist working on snare drum rudiments for most of my musical life, I find this incredibly cool! I'll give them a try and provide feedback. Thank you for providing this as an exercise.
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    Re: Electric Mandolin Build Help?

    First off, super excited for you to embark on selecting an electric mandolin, especially one that is custom made! Second, I want to offer some observations I've had on the electric mandolin journey....
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    Re: Missing the bluegrass sound

    If you find Tyler Grant Music on Facebook, he has a weekly jam along on Monday nights for traditional and favorite bluegrass and old time tunes. :mandosmiley:
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    Re: Garcia guitar Grisman mandolin

    Found a bootleg of this recording many years ago entitled Lost and Found. It's an incredible SBD recording. Nice to know a video of this exists! Thanks for sharing! 185561
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    Re: Electric Octave Mandolin. 4 vs 8

    One consideration that I had to ask myself is whether you want the instrument to play as a traditional mandolin. The electric set up won’t have complete translation of traditional mandolin sound, but...
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    Schwab #79

    Received the Schwab #79 5 string and took it for a test run today. I gotta say, I've not played an electric instrument (guitar or mandolin) that plays quite like this. Many thanks to MrMando and...
  20. Re: Favorite Electric Mandolin Albums or Artists?

    Gonna revive this thread cause I love seeing and learning the variety of artists. Thanks for all who contributed to it!

    Mike Kang of SCI was the first one I'd seen or heard at first. The second...
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    Re: Country and Blues

    Super helpful advice y'all! Thank you so much! I'm gonna take this and let y'all know how it goes.:mandosmiley:
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    Country and Blues

    Hello all,

    I wanted to ask about folks thoughts, opinions, and recommendations for playing country and blues on electric mandolins. I've got the bluegrass country down for the normal mandolin that...
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    Re: help identify a 5-string e-mando?

    A Mark Hencel for sure. Tried to get one from Emando but no response from the maker to figure out specs. Ordered a Schwab 5 instead and very excited for it! But MH does beautiful work! Let us know...
  24. Re: Emando players: What do you want in an amp?

    After many years of struggling with amps I've finally settled on two depending on size of performance space and sound of the group.

    Fishman Loudbox Mini: $350 on Sweetwater.com. 60 watts solid...
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    Re: what sparked your interest?

    The many Garcia/Grisman collaborations, particularly The Pizza Tapes with Tony Rice. That's was started the interest. Then my wife got me into Nickel Creek and I was blown away by their first...
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