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oops I thought that was a reference to Farmer's Market gigs :) Probably been said above but how about calling off practice for a month or three. Just do some gigs.

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Looks like you do a lot of volunteer gigs. How about one at a nursing home?Revel in the joy that you brought with your gift. Of the hundreds upon hundreds of gigs I've done...

Radial PZ-DI any first hand experience?

specifically with a mandolin Schertler or a guitar K&K Pure Mini?

Does the low cut filter sufficiently remove the "honk"

Any other thoughts?

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Radial PZ-DI any first hand experience?

specifically with a mandolin Schertler or a guitar K&K Pure Mini?

Does the low cut filter sufficiently remove the "honk"

Any other thoughts?

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That's the funniest thing I've read on here in a while. But insightful commentary nonetheless.

I've been to a bunch of camps....always have a good time. Jamming with others is where it's at. Yeah sitting at home at practicing for hours might get you further then a weekend at a camp but it's...

Yes...as a matter of fact the Pre-z has a little recessed button on the right side that you can push in for piezos. Juices up the signal in a good way. The low cut filter works great to get rid of...

Here's what I have found

Instrument quality will translate to pick-ups but perhaps not as noticeable as when comparing them acoustically.

Playability is important to me so having a good...

One thing I've noticed is that bass response is perceived much differently when you are in the driver's seat vs. when you are listening to your guitar (or mando) being played from a few feet away....

Conrgats and welcome to the forum. Although I'm a big fan of Blue Chip they are very pricey and you may not appreciate it's value without first making the journey through the world of picks. Try a...

I thought Andy was using Red Bear's recently? His trio played an afternoon show at the Turning Point in Piermont, NY recently. Great stuff. Pretty sure I heard some split string technique during a...

I've said here before but here goes again: Mike is the best. A fantastic teacher who can play, teach and explain ANY style of music. Don't be mislead by the "bluegrass" label. There are lessons and...

Edit note: I tried to post this YouTube clip but ended up with a white screen. White space does help with visualization.

This may help with the visualization part

Just a thought...a cheapo electric mandolin will be less bothersome to other guests at the hotel. The acoustic Washburn Rover guitar may be a good patient for mandolin conversion as shown above. The...

Par for the course.

I had GRS I think I recently sold it.


Short Trip Home I will never sell. I find it to be a much better album even though almost the same line-up. To me removing Bush and Marshall is like...

http://oldtimemandolin.com/Old_Time_Mandolin_Music/Welcome.html


If you did have a guitar player there you can demonstrate the OT effect of playing a minor melody against major chords.....the...

Sort of like a Kitchen Tapes for the new millenium. Can hear those new spankers on that Gil. Great CD

I'm an instructional book and DVD hound so I own/owned many.

This book though geared to flatpicking guitar is chock full of fantastic right hand advice. Loads of written words describing proper...

My ProPlec experience: warm and fat and fairly loud but the edges burr very easily making them raspy after some use thus requiring maintenance or a fresh one.

Very warm and dark especially in the...

Very tempting to pre-order especially at that price. But wondering what the intonation and general playability will be like? I may be too used to my Schwab 4 string to settle for less. Looking...

Brad Davis has the exact product you are looking for:

http://www.amazon.com/How-Improvise-Bluegrass-Mandolin-Solos/dp/158496040X

Don't pay any attention the reviews. The critiques are illogical...

That's a pretty popular list of tunes. I'm not sure there is one right way to play any of those "standards". As a result I collect loads of books and study other peoples variations on these fiddle...

Also the very simple yet great thing about standard is that it visually depicts when notes go up or down. Yet another reason I find sight reading standard much easier.