Amazing work!
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Amazing work!
"Aged tone" sounds a little like "aggressively styled" from car commercials. It's suggestive but subjective. I think of it as a dry vs wet tone. Dry tone being full with separation between lower,...
I tend to sprint down rabbit holes :))
I appreciate the tip though it'll be a while before I have the OM to put it in it ;)
I think it's a question of what mid-level pricing means to you. I think you can find a good pancake OM in the $1500 range & the same for an archtop.
My Big Mon supplanted all my other standard mandolins. The tone is exactly what I look for and playability has been perfect from day one. She's opened up nicely at this point and completely cured...
I have a mandobird with an Almuse pickup that sounds great. I also get good results from blade magnet pickups like Jonathan Mann uses.
Congrats on the score! That's awesome! I'd be all over one of those if they offered a cutaway :grin:
I have an HX Stomp that I like. It's not cheap and there's a learning curve but it's super compact and very capable once you have it set up.
https://line6.com/hx-stomp/
I love them & use them on all my mandolins but to each their own.
The MC classifieds are the only place I see any seller offering a 48 hour trial period. It's appreciated in a private sale but not expected.
The Octolindo comes in a 4 string model. I had a Kala tenor guitar with a 23" scale that I tuned to GDAE but found the G would be pretty floppy. The distinction between a tenor guitar and an OM, to...
Though I don't drink anymore, I found playing music while drinking is similar to playing pool. There's a fine line between enough & too much and the drop off in ability is steep :grin:
I have those too but use them sparingly. I caught my knuckle once and got a peak at the bone before the blood came. I'd be missing my index finger but for the gloves. Removing the guard makes it...
I use a both Kutzall & King Arthur carbide discs with my angle grinder for roughing and can attest to the strain it puts on your hands. I use vibration dampening gloves and still can't go more than...
The amp I use has reverb built in but I also have a Strymon Flint that does well. I only play the solid bodies plugged in though.
Thanks for the review! I've always been interested in the short scale offerings from Republic but never played one.
I'm still kicking myself for missing their show last Feb. I love their music & can't wait to catch their next tour.
I have a Big mon and a Skip Kelley A5 with extra body depth. I personally think they both tend to have a more pronounced low end & warmer tone.
I had one of the spruce models & it was pretty good for the price.
I would think a larger body would affect the low end most. My Pono OM is a parlor sized body with a 21.5 scale & neck joint at the 12th fret.
https://images.app.goo.gl/qw3q4GKABQmrYCj47
I use 54s on my 19" scale Manndolin. It's less of an issue with my acoustics though the 20" Weber needs a lighter touch to stay in tune.
I use one with my OM but not with a standard. The fret board is tight enough for me as it is :))
Check out Graham McDonald's The Mandolin Project.