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Great pic!

You're welcome Bob, good luck.

here's the chords to the bridge, they all have a d note in them except A7 when he sings the word "much" (C#), that's the easiest

Am/D Gm/D D D
DM7 A7 Bm7add11 Bm7add11
Em9 Em9 D/F# D/F#...

Hey folks,

Here is a tutorial for the beautiful introduction to St. Stephen by the the Grateful Dead. I've always loved this melody.

I use a closed position because I think it captures the feel...

I would doubt it, but it might filter some frequencies more than others. Do you have a plug in tuner you can use to compare to the "acoustic" tuner? Or failing that you could probably feed the...

Hey all! Daniel Patrick from Mandolins and Beer here, Happy New Year!

I've had an idea that I started up a while back called Brewery Sessions where I'd film a tune at a brewery. In late July/early...

With very much mixed emotions, I’m announcing the JazzMando website will be shutting down permanently in the next few weeks. It’s been a good run, nearly two decades, but the cost of upgrading its...

If you're in the area again, and if you're up for a bit of a drive, McCabe's in Santa Monica has a good selection of Mandolins. https://www.mccabes.com/

If they were selling them, they would have them.

Look at the ratio of guitars to mandolins in even a nice shop. Probably ten to one. Sales are probably 50 to one, so I suspect they stock mandolins...

I have been to half a dozen Guitar Centers. There are plenty of things to play with but I have never ever had any luck finding a playable mandolin. I guess that's why they call it Guitar Center and...

▬ Guitar Center ▬

The operative word there is "Guitar." ♫

So, now it is five times in 58 years. Look at the bright side: you probably won't be in another GC before you are 70.:)

I like it a lot to listen to, not so much to watch. Good driving music.

Chris and Joe Dart need to play together a lot more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVyEPAMpwDc

Kit

Hey Folks,

Tried to post this in the Grateful Dead Section but I don't see it. So here is a China Cat Sunflower lesson. Hope it is useful and let me know what you think!

I received a request...

Hey Dwilken,

Here is a video I made to the intro to Atlantic city. It is in the same key Levon sings it in! It shows you the chord shapes he used in the song minus an E major which is: G String...

I just gave it another listen, have to vote again for Sam. I think I hear many trademark Sam licks, and even him playing some slide mando.

Or maybe it's one of the other nine. . .

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Maybe just strum the chords really loud every time someone sings...

It would be wrong if you don't paint your mandolin and inlay it with jade face.

Practicing for next Dead On Live show at City Winery NYC Wed 9/12. Workingman's/Beauty, cover to cover, note for note, all instruments and vocals as recorded, played live. Fun!

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Hi Bob,
I play mando and acoustic guitar but also a lot of electric guitar these days. I think your instinct about the compressor is correct, they are by nature clean and non-coloring of the tone....

A friend has one of these that I've used with very satisfactory results with an acoustic mandolin equipped with JJB pickups:

Fishman Platinum Pro EQ Acoustic Guitar Preamp.
168661

The boost...

I too am primarily a guitarist and play acoustic mando on several songs in a band. Redeye preamp for the mando (and acoustic guitar) is the best boost I've found. No color change, just volume. With...

After checking out your Ai1 pre-amp, it seems you would want a simple boost that is foot switchable, to kick on and off as needed. Since you already have a compressor, that would be a good place to...

I use a RedEye preamp, it has a boost that you can adjust how much boost you want. It's small, simple, and sounds great.