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  1. Re: Overwhelmed beginner - merging of styles/genres?

    Okay! What kind of pick do you use? :) And during tremolo, do you keep your right hand kind of floating in the air? I tend to rest part of the palm on the bridge to be able to control the 'height'...
  2. Re: Overwhelmed beginner - merging of styles/genres?

    Been away from the computer a bit but still strummin', and thanks for the new tips! :D I'm trying to perfect my tremolo but I'm struggling a bit with it on multiple strings. I'm also using a 0.58mm...
  3. Re: Overwhelmed beginner - merging of styles/genres?

    Btw, a quick fix of Purple Haze with a lefthand-damp and quick down- and upstroke that sounds pretty good:

    E|----------3--------------------|
    A|--0h2-5----0--------x-x------|...
  4. Re: Overwhelmed beginner - merging of styles/genres?

    No need for any apologizing, of course! And thanks for the input about the polyphony here and also at the start of the thread :)

    I agree that, as a guitarist, the fingering technique is similar...
  5. Re: Overwhelmed beginner - merging of styles/genres?

    Yes! That's kinda the same thought process that I've been having since I realized about the range/polyphony. To be able to approach old riffs, like a Clapton or a Hendrix, but rethink them in a...
  6. Re: Overwhelmed beginner - merging of styles/genres?

    Great tip, Jeff, thanks! And I've bumped into that expression a lot (diatonically) but I haven't made the connection that that is different from a guitar! Also, in my mind, that expression meant the...
  7. Re: Overwhelmed beginner - merging of styles/genres?

    Wow! Amazing help guys! Stellar videos, tips and overall information. Thank you all a lot! :)

    I sat yesterday night and trial-translated a couple of famous riffs. I'm that bad at theory that I...
  8. Overwhelmed beginner - merging of styles/genres?

    Hey everyone! I'm brand new here and also to the mandolin :mandosmiley:

    First of all, I really love the mando and have never been this thrilled to learn and play (heck, I'm even reading a bit...
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