I play "The Letter" with a bunch of sus-2s thrown in. Rocks awesome. And speaking of M&P's John Philips, the Dead's version of his "Me and My Uncle" is a hoot, to boot.
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I play "The Letter" with a bunch of sus-2s thrown in. Rocks awesome. And speaking of M&P's John Philips, the Dead's version of his "Me and My Uncle" is a hoot, to boot.
It's probably the setup, as Gfury says. Otherwise, you'd be having the same problem with every string.
If it's not the setup, I've been told here that the most likely culprit is the nut. I had...
Had one on my first mando. Ugly as hell, and I couldn't see how covering half of an f-hole helped anything.
The rest have had no guard. Much prettier and more sensible, in my humble.
I got my...
Absolutely!
And any mando is a travel mando if you travel with it. . . .
I don't trust a case that isn't bashed to hell. The mando itself should show some life experience, too. (And relicking is NOT life experience!)
That's because Brian probably isn't an average person.
Kinks here. Love those guys!
Beatles, Stones, and Who are the kind of Brit bands you settle for when you can't get any Kinks.
I know how you feel. But brace yourself: It's just wood and wire.
An old friend ran the service department of a VW dealership in the very wealthy town of Greenwich, Connecticut. Some owners were...
Nothing.
I might get one of these some day:
191112
Get it!
For a first mando, any will do. You won't start really feeling or hearing differences until you've played for a while. A-style, F-style, bowlback, resonator, or flattop? Oval or f-hole?...
As said above, try lots of different picks. You might even find that you'll have different favorite picks for different songs.
I had a Dunlop Dawg for a while that was the warmest pick I've ever...
Speed isn't technique.
First learn the song. Then put feeling into it.
Hm. I'm sure it works for you. But I know intimately the story of every song I've ever written, and that has never ever helped me remember them.
The only thing that helps is playing them over and...
My right hand usually rests on the north end of the bridge. Loose is for guitar. Anchored is for mando.
But I'm no pro.
There are some good makers mentioned above. And I have a Red Line A that's wonderful (even though I'm selling it).
Remember that A's sound like F's for a lot less money. The F's scroll, point, and...
Good questions. I'm a guit picker, too, and mando is a whole different beast. So, to answer your questions.
1. Tone and materials don't matter at first. It takes time to develop mando ears. So for...
I dig blues, and my oval mando sounds bluesier than my f-hole mando does.
But both sound good for any style I might play.
Lots of great advice above. I'll add this:
We all have different talents and weak spots. I'm fairly dexterous and imaginative, but I have terrible trouble memorizing - a real Teflon brain.
So...
We love her, but Rhiannon isn't the only cool player out there. Taj, Ry, Bela, Tony Trishka, and I'll think of some more after I've signed off.
Nonetheless, what's the best pickup to put on a...
Accident.
I've been playing guitar since '68. About a dozen years ago, a friend asked me if I wanted to buy a mandolin.
I said, "No."
She said, "Fifty dollars."
I said. "Deal!"
Trying them out is nice, but when you're starting out, they all sound pretty much the same. Unlike a guitar (or uke), it isn't until you've been playing mando for a while that you start to hear the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUAH0C1NcCI
Rich DelGrosso's Get Your Nose Outta My Bizness!
A friend who teaches music recommends twenty-minute sessions several times a day. He thinks it gives ideas a chance to settle.
It's like rain. If there's a lot all at once, most of it just washes...
Wow! Can't top that with a cherry!