you act like I don't know that.
And you act like saying a loar is a terrible value for the average joe is bad advice?
I still insist that the aveage, sane mandolin player (if they exist) can...
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you act like I don't know that.
And you act like saying a loar is a terrible value for the average joe is bad advice?
I still insist that the aveage, sane mandolin player (if they exist) can...
When you have lots of money to burn and your profession is mandolin, it makes more sense to spend a lot on an antique mandolin. If not for the fact that they sound better, but for the heritige and...
Waaaaay over rated sound wise. Maybe 100 years ago it was better than the rest but today? Absolutely not. Those old gibsons, ellis, and loars should only be expected to be collectors items. If you...
Isn't that guy the brains behind Iron Maiden? Plays the nass?
Don't get me wrong, I think gibsons are generally nice instruments, but overpriced. I kind of see them as the "luis vitton" or "chanel" of instruments. They are nice, but the majority of the...
Strings and picks.
any other tweak I can think of is going to be barley noticable.
I have always thought that Gibson was way over rated and over hyped.
I anchor my hand on the bridge, near my wrist below my pinky. I suppose this habit comes from my guitar playing when I would often "palm mute" the strings. Anchoring on the bridge DOES mute the...
I mainly plsy mando and guitar. If I play only one for s long time, going back to the other takes a few minutes of re-adjustment to the size of the frets and tuning of the strings. Generally both...
Looks kinda funny but I like seagull guitars, my most used guitar is a seagull cedar top so needless to say this mandolin intrigues me
I sometimes use old time fiddle tunings, most commonly ADAE and AEAE
"Generally, a heavier pick produces a darker sound than a lighter pick, but the shape of the tip has the most influence on the sound. A pointed tip produces a brighter, more focused sound, while a...
"Part of the energy is taken up by the force needed to bend it"
that's what I'm saying; elastic picks store potential energy, that energy which is "taken up" is later released as it passes the...
Experimenting proves this too, a pick with some elasticity sounds louder than a rigid pick if picking techniques are kept equal. Try it!
Joirrneybear - you made several errors in your post, the most important that you forgot about potential energy as a thing.
an elastic pick "buffers" energy while a rigid one does not
An...
The pick and string bending are storing potential energy, when they release the extra potential energy is released. Rigid picks don't store any potential energy only the string will which is not as...
Play guitar for awhile, once you go back to mando you'll realize how painless mando is in comparison and you might be a bit ashamed about complaining about it.
Personally I think Violas are more suited to a jam setting. A good viola player that can harmonize with a violin is just heavenly.
I hear often that people think thick picks "tranfer 100% pf energy" etc. Which may be true, but a thinner more elastic pick actually tranfers GREATER than 100% of your energy because a flexible pick...
What's the benefit of using such a thick pick?
also is there much difference between a 2mm or 3mm? Aren't they all completely rigid after 2mm?
Sell em. Gibsons are super over rated anyways.
Tie it to the headatock with a shoelace.
I like how mandolin is basically a guitar/fiddle hybrid. It allows you to fret similar to a fiddle, but pick similar to a guitar. Great for people who already have some established skill on guitar.
On a mandolin I can pretty much go forever as long as I don't get mentally tired and lose my mojo. I play guitar in and old time string band too and often jams or gigs can go on several hours. ...
I love the size of a manolin; very portable and comfortable to play. And obviously the sound is just great.