More Guitar Pictures than Mandolins?

[MikeZito]

Many years ago, when I was hanging out on one of the guitar websites, there was a rule when posting about your guitar (especially a new purchase):

It was something along the lines of: 'If we don't see a picture, it doesn't exist'.

Consequently, the website was loaded with photos (and sometimes videos) of guitars; (some referred to it as 'Guitar Porn').

Having come from that background, I simply wondered why I don't see nearly as many mandolin pictures here at the Cafe - either in posts, or in albums in individual profiles? Do guitar players love to take pictures of their instruments more than mandolinists?

[V70416]

No pics;it didn't happen.

Mandolinists are too busy pickin?

[lflngpicker]

I do love mandolin pictures, to be sure! I agree that we should share. Some might hesitate because of security. I like to feature guitars as well as mandolins in photo albums in the mandolin cafe and guitar forums. Nothing prettier than a mandolin!

[Br1ck]

Ask and you will receive. My Silverangel A.

You prompted me to add an avatar.

[Randi Gormley]

I've posted photos of my instruments when something warrants -- but so many times when I'm logged on, I'm not at home; when I am home, I seldom take pictures. When I take pictures, they aren't of my instruments. So there's that. There's also some dedicated strings just for posting photos of mandolins and I'll wander through those on occasion. Sufficient for my needs. I've had the same stable of instruments for, dunno, five years now. No reason to take pictures of instruments I've been playing (or ignoring) for five years!

[Jim Garber]

Lots of us post photos when we acquire new or newly acquired instruments. Many of us often post photos from auction sites for mandolins under discussion. Scott and the gang have the Eye Candy pages and the Mandolin Archive. Enough pictures of mandolins for you?

[Charlie Bernstein]

I don't often take pictures of my instruments. Occasionally someone else does. When I take a picture of one, it's because I'm selling it. So I could post pictures of instruments I used to own. But how interesting is that?

So I don't think I've ever posted one just to post it. I'd have to get in the car to buy a roll of film and and get in the car again to pay for developing. Or talk someone with a cell phone into coming over and taking pictures.

Worth the work? Not to this boy! It's the sound I like to show off. So I created a website for that.

To answer the question more generally, you have to play the odds: There are more pictures of guitars in the world because there are more guitars in the world.

Why? Because guitar is a gateway instrument. It's the recreational marijuana of musical instruments.

For instance, in my house there are two mandos and eight guitars. And I suspect there are a few other Mandolin Cafe members with similar stats.

[Charlie Bernstein]

. . . It was something along the lines of: 'If we don't see a picture, it doesn't exist'. . . .

That's what a lot of folks in politics say. For instance, they say it when there's a big demonstration that the papers don't cover: "If there's no press, it didn't happen."

But it did happen. It really did. And my mandos exist. They really do.

[Dagger Gordon]

I would have thought there was quite a lot of pictures of mandolins .....

If you want a bunch of them, work your way through some of this:
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/tag/mandolin/

[fatt-dad]

f-d

[Br1ck]

With that many mandolins, you wouldn't miss the A 3. Just send it to me, please.

[mandocaster]

I'll play.
Collings goodness.

[Russ Donahue]

Videos, Pictures and Sound File section. Lots and lots and lots.

[Ron McMillan]

Videos, Pictures and Sound File section. Lots and lots and lots.

Exactly. Literally millions of mandolin pictures, all over the site.

[darrylicshon]

I guess I'm from the same place as you I always take photos. It took me awhile to get all mine together, I loan a few out to friends. This is the last group photo

[mugbucket]

Well, there is this...

And here's mine.

[MikeZito]

I guess I'm from the same place as you I always take photos. It took me awhile to get all mine together, I loan a few out to friends. This is the last group photo

We can always count of Darryl for the coolest group shots. If he ever has a garage sale, I will be the first one in line!

[Bob Clark]

I guess I'm from the same place as you I always take photos. It took me awhile to get all mine together, I loan a few out to friends. This is the last group photo

I'd sure like to come over to your house to play! Beautiful collection you have there.

[Charlie Bernstein]

Okay. I'll play. Just found this:



Which is great. Now that it exists, I can play it!