I did an experiment one week while gigging in a house band for years. Same music, same musicians, same club. We were a popular band playing almost every night on Broadway in downtown Nashville. The...
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I did an experiment one week while gigging in a house band for years. Same music, same musicians, same club. We were a popular band playing almost every night on Broadway in downtown Nashville. The...
They were groundbreaking.
My opinion isn't worth much. I only know what I like. You really should save up some airfare or bus fare, and go visit some city/town that has a good music shop with a good selection of mandolins and...
Very nice. That is a challenging piece but you nailed it.
Two thumbs up!
Yes, when you change string gauge you need to adjust the action due to the difference in tension. For me in this situation I only needed to raise the bridge a teeny bit because the neck was straight...
Excellent!
I have a more radical suggestion/solution that has worked for me. I am 70 and the last few years have been tough with more and more joint pain and symptoms of arthritis. It seemed like soon I would...
I bought 1/2 dozen sets from this online store in Lisbon, Portugal and delivery was very fast. Looks like the price has gone up, but so has everything....
I took my mandolin into my audiologist's office and played live while we made the adjustments to the music setting. Playing a mandolin is a lot different than just listening to the radio and...
Just my opinion, but this is why a mandolin never sounds bluesy to me, no bending notes. Without the bending the mandolin just sounds like an attempted approximation using a blues scale. But some...
Just play on as many other mandolins that you can get your hands on. If you find one that you like better than your current mandolin, if it feels better and sounds better, and you can afford, then...
I have these Sam Bush lesson videos and I think they are well worth it. Sam is a good teacher and he's Sam. I think any advice or teaching from Sam is well worth it.
I once had an issue with a Guild guitar. Played a gig a couple hours away from home. Returned late at night and all my gear was in the back of a pickup, so guitar was very cold as temps were below...
It could be the hygrometers causing the different readings. That is the conclusion I came to here in my studio.
I have a "whole house" humidifier in the middle of one wall and the studio room is...
And Big Mon takes the lead!
I'm very partial to Northfield mandolins and I've played dozens. Whenever I run across one, I play it. Consistent quality for sure. But as "jimmy powells" says above, they might not all have the...
Bring either. And absolutely don't worry about anything. It's a jam. It's supposed to be fun. You are a newbie. Most musicians will respect that and try to be helpful. Congratulations for your first...
To my ear those two picks are very close in tone and feel. The big advantage of the PrimeTone is that it's so much more affordable to replace if lost. So maybe the CT55 at home and PrimeTone 1.4 at...
You can be a bit sloppy on guitar and get away with it, but the mandolin requires a bit more precision. As a guitar player that recently took up mandolin (8 years ago) I also find it more challenging...
Very well played and recorded Colin.
I use the Baggs Venue DI with my Baggs Radius. It has great features and does everything I need.
https://www.lrbaggs.com/acoustic-preamps-pedals/venue-di
Love the Boost button for soloing. Very...
Nashville in the 90's, that's when I came here. Busked down on 2nd Ave when there was a great street scene for locals visiting all the second hand stores and there were crafts people, artisans, and...
In my opinion, this is my opinion. And I'm sticking to it or sticking it to myself.
While there doesn't seem to be any measurable research done that we are aware of, I do think F models sound...
It is a shame, but I think that Gibson does not make enough profit from their mandolin sales to think it necessary to have a web presence. They sell through authorized dealers and that seems to be...