Congratulations and welcome. I have the same black top 404. It’s a beautiful instrument and will serve you well, but don’t let that stop you from collecting more mandolins
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Congratulations and welcome. I have the same black top 404. It’s a beautiful instrument and will serve you well, but don’t let that stop you from collecting more mandolins
I have an NFS as well although I went through a number of lesser instruments before that. If you can practice 2 or 3 hours a day you should be making great progress, especially if you have been...
Last time Molly and band played nearby it sold out in minutes and I didn’t get a ticket. She is playing this summer at a larger outdoor venue so I plan to go.
100% agree with this. With both Mike and Sierra you will get a lot of insightful, personalized feedback, it’s way more than “keep up the good work”. The one downside is you can expect to wait a bit,...
I have taken both courses, and they are both good. I slightly prefer Sierra’s course for the reason you are apprehensive; some music theory. Learning about chord structure and arpeggios probably...
Yes, perhaps our robot overlords will take pity on you
That is exactly what I would expect from AI to gain our trust as they plot the extermination of the human race.
That “authenticity” of bluegrass is exactly what get me started on it. So much...
I agree that AI will start with pop music, which is already quite formulaic. Û Can AI create improvisational music ?
Don’t rag on Nigel. He is one of the greatest fake guitarists ever
I am not sure what your point is… that Clear Channel is forcing folks to listen to classic rock against their will? I think it’s more likely that classic rock is popular and since Clear Channel...
There is lots of money in "old music"
Kiss just sold their catalog for $300M
Springsteen's was $500M
The Beatles catalog is supposedly worth $1B
Dylan sold his catalog for an estimated $300-$500M
I have flown with my backup mandolin more than a dozen times including to Australia and Hawaii. Luckily, I have never had to check it in. I have gotten a few dirty looks for taking up extra space...
Serious question. Why would UPS or FedEx be safer for an instrument than checked in on the plane? I would think a mandolin in a quality hard shell case
Should fare pretty well. I would definitely...
I doubt Northfield makes their own strings. I have been liking the D’addario Monel strings on my F5 but strings are a personal thing.
I think that is somewhat of an estimation. To properly calculate it you need a 4th order quadratic equation and Plank's Constant
I would never call disco “half bad”. Fully bad, absolutely, but not “half bad”
I sure they are using an algorithm to do that. The same happens on Reverb when you watch an item
The Dom Julin book has a huge amount of info. Personally I found it overwhelming. I used Bert Casey’s book and found it way easier to follow. Of course his book is 100% bluegrass, so if that is...
I don’t know if he is still having Bovier’s made. I bought a used Bovier a couple of years ago. I emailed Jeff and he gave me all sorts of info on it
I question whether AI can surpass the musical genius of Beethoven, Thelonious Monk, or The Spice Girls
That would explain why Keith Richard’s has been alive for centuries.
I don’t think it’s sensible to ban AI music, but I suppose artists would have the ability to sue companies profiting from AI material harvested from their work. AI can never replace live music (I...
I am not questioning that CF is stronger than fiberglass, but does that actually translate into extra protection? If the fiberglass case is already sufficiently strong to protect your instrument, is...
Curious as to the benefit of the carbon Crossrock case versus the fiberglass version. It’s double the price; does that buy more protection?
With the prices at Disney just the day pass would have been $10,000