I think a capo on the fifth fret basically is your answer. But my solution for this, and other situations in which getting into the right key requires a higher capo than I really like, was to get a...
Type: Posts; User: Robert Ey
Re: Key of C in GDad Tuning
I think a capo on the fifth fret basically is your answer. But my solution for this, and other situations in which getting into the right key requires a higher capo than I really like, was to get a...
Re: Octave mandolin and scale length
I also found the Flatiron to be too long. I'm now happily playing a Foley with a 21 & 1/4" scale length and GDAD tuning. It sounds fine, and I can manage stretches that would be too awkward with a...
Re: New Flat
I play GDAD, but I agree with starting with GDAE. I pays to know both. The nice thing about GDAE for a beginner is that there are some basic chord shapes that you can move around the fingerboard to...
Re: Picking octave and unison strings in the same song question
Sorry if I'm being a wet blanket, but if you're asking this question maybe you shouldn't be tuning in octaves. Your luthier is to be greatly commended for setting you up with good intonation, but it...
Re: Social Playing
Another possibility might be to get in touch with a classical guitar society and see if you could find a guitarist who would be interested in playing with you. There are some good mandolin/guitar...
Re: OM: Newbie Questions
The only problem in starting out with a CBOM is that you'll probably have trouble finding someone who knows enough about it to teach you. Aside from that, I don't see any point in detouring through...