Just get a headphone amp. Nux has some nice ones for $100. Wide range of effects with some nice clean tones and reverb, very tweakable and great sound.
1/8" cable out to speaker, I have a Tribit...
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Just get a headphone amp. Nux has some nice ones for $100. Wide range of effects with some nice clean tones and reverb, very tweakable and great sound.
1/8" cable out to speaker, I have a Tribit...
+1 for Curt Mangan PB. Settle in really fast, warm tone, and long lasting.
Nice variety of gauges as well.
If you do decide to take it apart, pull the pickup, and the pots and rest of the electronics will fit through the pickup cutout.
(At least it did on mine. Took a bit of wiggling though.)
There is...
I've had the same problem but I always though it had something to do with the A's string tension.
On a set of J-74's the .11 E's (23.25 lbs.), .24 D's (23.36 lbs.), and .40 G's (24.48 lbs.), are...
I was looking into portable, battery powered amps, and didn't see any in my price range that had any effects, primarily reverb and delay. And if you need effects pedals with a portable amp, it's not...
Bluetooth headphones are the main problem.
I use a little headphone amp on my electric mandolin, and instead of wired headphones, tried a low-latency Bluetooth transmitter and Bluetooth headphones....
Dang, I didn't know they were out of business. Was just thinking about ordering another one.
This thread is of much greater interest to me now!
My first was Mel Bay's Celtic Mandolin by Robert Bancalari. Lot of tunes of varying difficulty broken down into jigs reels, airs....
The Session is a great site for finding thousands of tunes or...
Long Hollow Softy.
Light, comfortable, won't slip.
To my eye that mandolin top looks to have a substantial arch.
A new bridge may end up looking similar due to the amount of wood needing removal from the base to fit that curve.
(Except for the...
Violin style.
Only audible for a couple of beats, but adds a nice touch on slow tunes.
Hi John,
Here's a basic tab I just typed out. Don't count on it for timing or accuracy.;)
Basic open D chord shape and D minor chord shape with variations.
You'll have to work out the strumming...
If it's a recent change you may have a bit of dirt or corrosion in the pot. Cleaning may help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7guedH2AzY
The heavy attack sound might be from the pickups being too close to the strings. Keeping the angle with the pickups farther away may help.
Weak E volume is a very common issue with electric...
For string gauges, I've found that up to 11.5's for the E's and down to 14's for the A's is about as far as you can go and still have it play comfortably. But it makes quite a bit of difference from...
Altan's A Tune for Frankie is a good one.
Also, A Visit From The Muse by Jeff Midkiff.
And Mary, Young and Fair is a dark sounding Scottish Air.
Thanks everyone. As always I appreciate the sharing of knowledge in the Cafe community.
A quick follow up on my results.
Removing and reinstalling the Lollar, (and everything else), was an...
I use an AirCare Evaporative model, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004S34ISA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Copy of a Kenmore model I used for over 15 years with no issues.
No...
Thanks Pete, I really appreciate the reply, but that sounds more advanced than my limited technical abilities can handle!
Would adding discs on top of the E poles have any effect?
I have an El Rey and love it but can't get past the output imbalance of hot A's and weak E's with the Lollar pickup.
I've changed strings/gauges and pickup height/angle.
Even sent it in to Lollar...
To clarify, did you place the metal strips D to D and A to A, or across both D to A's?
I got a Valeton Rushhead Max off Amazon for $40....
I replaced the bridge on a LM 500 that had a sagging saddle with a new CA bridge.
The Loar's bridge wasn't well fitted to the top, and I fit the CA bridge meticulously. However, the tone didn't...
I have Curt Mangan's phosphor bronze on my NF F5S. Bluegrass series.
I use the set with the 16 gauge for the A's, seems to give me the best balance across the strings.
They sound great, and last...