Re: Thile can't chop chords
I can corroborate that from personal experience. When I was playing in a jug band, part of my functionality was to synch up with the guitarist, both rhythmically and chordally. The guitar filled the role of the kick drum, on the downbeat, and the mandolin filled the role of the snare drum, on the backbeat. Also, the guitar emulated or suggested the left hand of a piano, and the mandolin did the same as the right hand. These approaches went a long way toward producing a full sound.
Thile is a few levels up from that, of course.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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