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I have several 17 inch scale mandolas, nut varies from inch and 3/8ths to inch and a quarter, the width of the fret board does affect the left hand approach. I would say I tend to use the classical 3...

I've been pleasantly surprised by Gold Tone on more than one occasion, and you're right that is very cool looking, love the arch top guitar style tail piece.

I did not know such a beast existed I...

i like the low level feedback in the intro

even with advanced technology its still tricky to do live, having a "formula" for making the loop helps. Most "live" loopers operate by foot switch so there's that too.

I have the RC 300 which is...

Nice, we've been able to pull that one off at the local Bluegrass Jams a few times now, the bar goes down to a hush when we get it right.

#1 you have to make sure your timing is "even" so if possible use the tap feature most loop pedals have that, even just to work yourself up to smoother playing.

#2 most loop pedals have "auto"...

not necessarily extravagant but beautiful.
if you are practicing 2 to 3 hours a day on a Northfield NFS-F5, many of us are jealous.
We are all happy to hear more mandolin music in the world!
Let...

The black top is gorgeous!

very cool

not sure which is which, but I think the black top (Northfield) was just a little less harsh in tone and a little less nasal. Both sound awesome though

I recall when I was in a "progressive" bluegrass band we were asked to play for a contra dance.
They asked for some specific tunes, St Anne's may have been one, we started to play and were asked to...

I wish i had the ear I have witnessed other's having, so I am insanely jealous of anyone who can naturally pick up a tune by simply hearing it.

I was never very good at it, but I have gotten...

currently working on Chopin Opus 69 Waltz No.2, trying to commit to memory (muscle memory too).

Its generally played around quarter note = 120bpm, and I can play it at that pace, but I found I...

I think its the one with the big white dawg covering up the logo? I think he used it on "Bells Of Camoglia", pretty sure Crusher appears on Dawg Nova and Dawg Nation as well (though not on every...

I will say the fiddler George Jackson seemed to be hanging back on purpose to feature the mandolin more, and Ross Martin seemed like more of a BG player than a Bebop player and while great, I felt he...

Wow cool story, there is a song in there somewhere? Alas the power of sound.

Rustic Barn up on route 40, Jason who is the owner is a great mandolin player and huge Bluegrass/Mandolin supporter. He also is one of the bigger promoters of local music in the area, plus the Rustic...

Caught the Jacob Joliff Band, George Jackson, Myles Sloniker, Ross Martin and Jacob at a small venue in upstate NY where we have our monthly Bluegrass jams.
I had not heard Jake sing before this...

Folks I can't make the gig tonight, my dog ate my mandolin

awesome!

very cool - I am confident you'll make it to the summit

Yes "Lick my love pump " is a real tear jerker, especially at volume 11

I was playing a mandolin very near another mandolin hanging on a stand, and I thought I heard a harmonic response from the mandolin on the stand, so as an experiment I thought I would try a quick...

I picked one up too off of reverb, for 450ish, was a few years ago. I really was just looking for a mandolin to leave at the office, I'll be honest it looks cool, but it has yet to capture my heart,...

Joe Walsh's Mandolin Jazz course teaches the classic solos, Django on "Minor Swing", I think Lester Young on "Lady be Good" I haven't really gotten very far with it because its very heady for me.
It...