I'm shopping for an octave mando. I really wanted one of the Weber F-style Octaves but a $4999 price tag was a bit much. I saw the Eastman octave (not an F-style) but it seems to have mixed reviews...
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I'm shopping for an octave mando. I really wanted one of the Weber F-style Octaves but a $4999 price tag was a bit much. I saw the Eastman octave (not an F-style) but it seems to have mixed reviews...
That song perfectly illustrates the technique I'm refering to. I have to think that he gets bored unless his right hand is flying.
@Drew Streip
Do you know if anyone has instruction on this technique? I hear a lot of players use it but have never seen it taught.
I know I know. . . I'm beating this dead horse once again but hopefully I'm taking a different angle.
I was listening to his tune and really digging into it. In the beginning of the melody line,...
Has anyone taken a stab at writing out sheet music for Tahoe by the Osborne Brothers from "Detroit to Wheeling"
http://youtu.be/1a8nGdHDXcU
Grisman seems to be using a lot of open string chord shapes. Am I missing something? How does he still get a chop sound?
Everytime I have open strings they really...
Late to the party but I found any of the jazz fakebooks that come with backing tracks can be played in more of a gypsy style depending on the strum pattern and a couple different chord shapes
Anyone else working on this? I'm transposing the first half (before the solos) and I wondered if anyone wanted to compare notes
Hey Stephen. Yeah, as soon as I can get a day off of work I will come in and grab it. Unfortunately I work almost everyday from 9-6 so Tuesday is the only day i have available.
So yesterday I thought I would go browse the Banjo.com warehouse and see what kind of options were available. . . after playing around on several different models I increased my budget by a few...
Any jams near DT Atlanta or buckhead?
Im gonna bump this thread since I was about to post the same thing. I have few days off this week. I think I am gonna go up and hit both Sawknee and Vintage music. I am not in this guys price range...
How is someone supposed to make an informed decision when buying a mandolin online? It seems that the sound is only half of the buying experience. In order to make a real decision you need to A-B the...
3.0mm Big Stubby is my favorite at the moment
Thanks, I botched it but I had fun.
Anyways, I think I will skip the F-style and get an F-hole mando. I have been stopping by guitar Center and the local music shops to see when they get new stock...
I have been wanting a new Mando for some time now, the jam just solidified it for me.
I definetly "prefer" F style but I don't "need" and F-style. If I can find a nice sounding A style I will be...
So, last night I went to my first jam session. . . that was interesting. First song that I tried to solo on I botched but other than that I had a great time. Once I began to understand the chord...
At work, I have nothing other than an iPad with a Mandolin Chord App and YouTube. At home however, my work area has a bunch of insturments (fiddle, mando, didgeridoo, tin whistle, keyboard, a couple...
Hey, I was looking at this mando at Guitar Center today and had a chance to play it.
My thoughts: Its sounds ok. It is loud but it lacks a certain warmth that I like. Also, the neck felt really...
Anyone going to Everett's tomorrow?
Hahaha! Cripple Creek is the one song that I do know. I am learning Whiskey before Breakfast and I really want to learn Cherokee Shuffle
When you are learning a song, do you learn it in a lot of different keys or do you just end up transposing it around the fret board?
I will get to listening. I think I will probably grab a fake...
I have a buddy of mine that plays banjo and some friends that play guitar. I wanted know the best place to find a list of those songs that I "have to know" or that are old standards that you need to...
Yeah, pretty much. Everything I know I have learned from watching him on Youtube
When I was playing Violin, I was forced to go to get lot of books with scales and exercises in them. Well guess what, I busted them out and, wouldn't you know it, they make great exercises for the...