So I'm toying with the idea of stringing my mando for a bassier sound, and to do that I'm thinking of moving the D and G strings over to replace the A and E strings. What I'm not certain about is...
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So I'm toying with the idea of stringing my mando for a bassier sound, and to do that I'm thinking of moving the D and G strings over to replace the A and E strings. What I'm not certain about is...
I'm with ya on that haha
Hope this isn't against any rules, but this really is some nice eye candy I stumbled across in the classifieds
http://www.mandolincafe.com/ads/63819
He's also got a photobucket account under...
id be interested to hear this one 8]
There was a gorgeous black one in the classifieds for the last couple days for 300. Now that I want to go forward with it... it's gone lol
By the way, has anyone heard one of Wishnevsky's OMs?...
So many good people giving fantastic info! This is why I love MandolinCafe 8]
I think I'll have to keep my eye out for a TC OM. Unfortunately for me I don't live in an area that stocks lesser known...
Hey guys, I've been playin the mando for bout 1.5 years, and I love it 8D
But sometimes I really wish I could have some deeper sounds to play with.
Soooo....
1) How much bigger IS the octave?...
that mando travels more than i do! haha, glad to see you and her are having such a good time 8]
where'd you order/get it from?
hmmm an octave mandolin. ill have to look into that one more, allllthhhooough the harp guitar is certainly tempting
I was fiddling around with my mando the other day and thought to myself "this instrument sounds great with its range of notes, but what if i want deeper sounds?"
So I was wondering about maybe a...
irish washer woman and rocky road to dublin 8D
i love these threads, all the stories make me smile 8D
how much different will the wide and radiused neck feel from a standard neck?
ill be in the market for a new mando soon 8]
I like that shredneck thing, but the ones I've been able to track down are all built as guitars. So wouldn't that create a problem as far as fret spacing is concerned?
holy... that's BRILLIANT! that's exactly what I was looking for 8D
thanks, that's some food for thought 8]
glad to know I'm not crazy lol, and I think I'll go scope out some electrics
I grant that you wouldn't be able to truly tell if you're fretting cleanly or not
Just trying to think of a way to practice without a bulky bowl sitting there lol. Part of the problem for me is...
So this may sound silly, but roll with me for a moment on this.
I'm looking for something I could use to practice finger exercises and such that isn't so bulky as my mando. An idea I had was to...
Now that's a pretty mando. Should post some vids for us to hear 8]
Oh man, what a sound 8]
wow, the lengths gone for such wonderful instruments haha, thanks for sharing guys 8]
wonder where the mandolin will take me?
i too have watched this thread from the beginning, and the outcome couldnt be better. well done steve and bob 8]
just curious to see how far my fellow mandoliners have traveled to satisfy their MAS.
i'm not against ordering online, but id much rather play a mando before i buy it, and because of this i'm...
the people who can play those things must have massive hands..... bet they sound pretty neat though