So first off, Id like to say hello, I am a new member just joined tonight after reading through the forums for the past few weeks leading up to my first Mando purchase. I can honestly say I went against a lot of opinions and bought a Savannah F-100 on the principle that I consider it more of an investment in my interest. Its cheap and sounds nothing like the others that were hanging with it but it'll get me started.
As I said I've been reading the forums for a few weeks now and the mandolin has really come to life in my mind. I'm excited to learn a new instrument (after 7 yrs of guitar/bass) and I would like to hear some input on your reasons for playing mandolin. Whats your story, how did you start, why did you start? How long have you played?
As for me, after playing guitar and bass for so long my musical interest dipped into bluegrass and I became interested in the mandolin. My brother in law picked up a banjo from ebay about a year ago and I knew I had someone I could jam with. Since then I started tracing the old bluegrass songs back to their roots in old folk music. I now have a strong desire to play some of the more folksy style music on my mando as opposed to purely bluegrass.
So lets hear it, why the mandolin??
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