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    Re: Blue Chip vs V Pick vs Proplec

    Volume for fatter tone - absolutely! I have a similar experience. I've recorded my mandolin with a variety of picks and the sound I want to hear in the playback has either been what the ProPlec...
  2. Re: Ruby Jane - local fiddler and mandolin player carjacked

    gave a look around but didn't spot that post. thanks.
  3. Ruby Jane - local fiddler and mandolin player carjacked

    Hey folks:
    One of our local phenoms had a horrible run in involving theft at gunpoint. Thoughts and prayers go out to Ruby and her mom. Keep an eye out for that gear too! ...
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    Re: Blue chip picks

    Does anyone have any experience with the Bluechip SR60? It seems like a rather new pick. Very 'Dawg' pick-ish. DawgII maybe?
    I also noticed that Mr. Goins is offering TAD3r picks as a standard...
  5. Poll: Re: Register Here! ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass Giveaway

    Yes  please.  Count me in as well. 
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    Re: Naming Your Mandolin

    I've got a 2004 Collings MF that I've been playing since 06'. It was named "Bacon" by the guitar player in a bluegrass ensemble I jammed with a bit and has stuck since.
    Story: Well like a lot of...
  7. Re: A free Mandolin Cafe red baseball cap to give away

    Same here. I love red.
    roel m
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    Re: Mandolin life in Austin, Texas

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxLcJ93y6sI

    attempting to embed
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    Re: Mandolin life in Austin, Texas

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxLcJ93y6sI

    ...Just caught a great house concert here in Austin and thought I would share my experience with the mandolin happenings locally. Dennis Ludiker was...
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    Re: 2 5 3 6 chord progression

    Again - thanks to all for your help. Mr. Julin, thank you for the videos. It's nice to be able to log on to a forum and have various explanations and ideas presented, such as those from Mr. Martin...
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    Re: 2 5 3 6 chord progression

    Yeah... original jazz tunes and fiddlers are somewhat common around here so it keeps me inspired, humbled and on my feet. This is the chord progression as far as I can tell. Sorry about that. The...
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    Re: 2 5 3 6 chord progression

    Geniuses indeed! This is all great information and extraordinarily helpful. To answer the question of what song this is, it's an original tune that a local songwriter composed. She threw this tune...
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    Re: 2 5 3 6 chord progression

    This is really helpful. Thanks, Mr. Stiernberg. I was doing a google search and didn't have the vocabulary to articulate what I wanted and kept coming up with "major six" chord hits, which wasn't...
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    2 5 3 6 chord progression

    So this is a question regarding improvisation. I play occasionally with a group of folks locally and one of the songwriters has a great little original tune with this progression, but the catch is...
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    Re: Bridge Interfacing with Instrument Top

    My Collings MF came with a two footed bridge initially. Last year I took it in for a once over and some minor fret work and they recommended a single footed bridge which it now has. I'm sure they...
  16. Re: Has the Secret Been Discovered to Surpass the Stradivarius?

    Sorry for the slight tangent but has anyone done this Heiden/ Loar quiz? Pretty fun little game to see if you can tell which is which and additionally which you prefer. ...
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    Re: guitar slide with e-mando?

    I use one on a five string plugged directly into a blues jr for certain songs. I'm not sure it's common but I did it out of necessity. The song called for slide and the drummer asked if I could use...
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    Re: iReal Book Update

    Just wanted to reiterate the usefulness of the new upgrade. Specifically, I find the ability to create your own chart extremely handy. For example, last night I unfortunately slaughtered a solo...
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    Re: LR Baggs Para DI

    The Baggs is great especially for controlling your tone. I've found that it's great when you need to cut the mids. Just to throw another option in the bucket, I'm using a Red-Eye preamp and it's...
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    Re: Blue Chip Pickers

    Excellent. Thanks for the reply. My picking angle has been flattening out recently and I'm liking the tone - so it sounds like I 'need' the XR and the TAD60 no bevels. Cheers ya'll. Happy...
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    Re: Blue Chip Pickers

    I'm wondering if anyone has a ProPlec equivalent of a Bluechip. I would imagine it's a TAD60 with no bevels. Is that something I could order from Mr. Goins? I have a few Bluechips (BCAS perhaps?)...
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    Re: 2-Point Mandolins?

    This video of the Mann 2 point sounds pretty great to my ear.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab3QkJQYfgc
    Now ya'll have got me thinking. I wonder if these can be made with a pick up in the style...
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    Trumpet range

    I'm inclined to believe, based on my fledgling experience with jazz, that the trumpet and the mandolin have an awfully similar range. Is this true or completely incorrect? What's the lowest note on...
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    Re: BlueChip pick versus...

    Hmmm...this is fun indeed. My guess is that the first clip is the Bluechip...at least it sounds like one to my ear (which isn't so great). That said I prefer the sound of the second clip without...
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    Kym Warner and Paul Glasse - Lady Be Good

    Came across this fantastic example of what two mandolins are capable of. I'll be stealing (ahem...borrowing) some ideas from this 3 1/2 minute lesson.
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