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Never, but it came with the mandolin and I don't want to lose it.

Spare pack of strings, soft cloth, small pack of assorted picks, Shubb capo, and the neck adjustment tool. Pretty much the same for the Octave, but I also have a JJB Voljack. Depending on the gig I...

This is a timely topic for me. After some frustration with my playing, I started experimenting with some picks and "came back" to the Dunlop Primetone 1.5 ridged. But as you can see in the...

Beautiful mandolin, btw.

FWIW, when I go to a jam there are a lot of songs that I don't know, and I'm not at a point yet where I can intuitively put the melody together like some folks. But with being able to find my way...

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Just across the river in York.

+1 on the 815v for great tone and volume. Whenever I'm warming up when playing out or at a jam, musicians come up and start asking about it.

Is there a way to manually set signal strength when recording a wavemap? I have a JJB internal pickup installed in a Pono octave. The quality of the wavemaps are great, but the output is markedly...

Does it happen with just this sound system? Have you tried this configuration with others?

When I was just out of school I went to work in an office where I had to do a lot of writing. I'd draft something up and my boss would get out his blue pen and cross out what looked like every other...

I just tell my wife I found a coupon for it. That seems to be universal language for women.

I had both models when I started playing. I regard the KM-150 as a good beginner mandolin, and the MD305 as student level instrument. I noticed significant improvement in tone, neck action, and...

I thought the original Galaxy's were on the VHF band, which is prone to interference and drop outs. There are now some issues with UHF and cross talk from both new digital television frequencies and...

Mapes standard phospher bronze on the mandolin, D'Addarios on the octave.

Since you're on a budget, you might have luck finding a Shure SM81 for under $100. If you go the pickup route, you can find a JJB piezo for $40.

Dirty pots on the guitar. Once you start fiddling with them, the dirt/corrosion clears off and the noise disappears. Still a good idea to disassemble and clean.

I think it's important to remember that electric guitarists typically use a compressor to get greater sustain, which is counter to how most mandolins are played. A compressor will shave off the top...

Argh! You guys are correct. I originally spotted it in this video, which I assume is the same session, and didn't realize he had switched. Good catch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2taK9Zp3W0

Except for the 7 band EQ, I think you'd be happy with a Tonedexter. I switch between a mandolin and an octave, but don't need any EQ changes from the board. The unit does have bass and high, plus a...

I call my new to me Eastman the Banjo Killer.

I recently took the plunge into the world of octaves and ended up getting a Pono. Essentially, I wanted an instrument that would sound full while accompanying myself or another vocalist, without...

Ran across a few videos of Andrew sitting in on a session with his Loar. He gets to stretch out a bit from his usual style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM-pNeDqrHg

My singing has been compared to Kris Kristopherson, and was intended as a compliment; but I can't get it out of my head how Kristopherson describes his own voice: "I sound like a frog."

That's the question: Is the finish on the 515 varnish or nitro? I really like the varnish finish and the sound it releases.

I ran across these a few years back. https://www.worshiptutorials.com/product/pads/ I don't know of anyone who uses them, but it's an intriguing idea for a solo artist, and should do the trick.
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