Re: 2012 Kentucky KM1000 Varnish Question from a Newbe...
I picked up a mandolin at age 66 two years ago. Firstly, divorce yourself from any comparisons between instruments. It is not an upside down anything. No good can come of it. Secondly, you won't get anywhere without makeing a commitment in time and effort. If you are a flat picker already, you are worlds ahead. I have found the preciseness needed for mandolin has made me a better guitarist too. You need to play some scales to start to understand the fretboard, but work on some fiddle tunes too. Watch some YouTube videos as the left hand approach to strings is different.
But above all, don't try to relate it to guitar.
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