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Thanks to everyone for all these comments. I appreciate it.

Hi All,

My pic keeps hitting the finger board on my newish blackface KM1000B. Do people sometimes just remove this thing all together? It seems very unnecessary and it is blocking the sweet spot...

Lovely. These look great... they are cheap... I have to wonder about sound and set up. What do you think?

Pricing?

Just a final post here - I have been using the Artistworks site for a few weeks now and it is great. Haven't had any problems, whatsoever. On top of that, for the money, it is an amazing deal. I am...

Well now it just worked... do they have a shut down time at night, when the site isn't accessible? I am getting really confused.

Thanks Tom,

I wanted to email them, but haven't been able to get to their contacts page.

I was using a VPN which allows me to circumnavigate the "great firewall."

Strange... I am not...

I signed up for Mike Marshall's school of Mandolin. Since I am living in China, it was very difficult for me to get this done because I don't have an active US credit card. I had to get a family...

I've said it before and I'll say it again, :) I don't understand the fascination with a Gibson black and orange sunburst. This is so much more beautiful!

@Stephen - I think the problem may derive from my inexperience with mandolins. First off I have been playing a 4 string for the past year and that's much easier. The 4 string also has banjo sized...

Really beautiful looking designs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1uk5Zpcz4Q&feature=youtu.be

With this Mann mandolin and the few effects pedals I have, it's possible to produce a great variety of tones. Here is a cleaner tone made using a Boss compressor sustainer and both pickups.

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This should be easier.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5YtzsFK1u4

Anybody on here like to play this kind of music? Do you have any techniques for approaching improvisation? What do you...

Hi all - just thought I would share a video or two of me trying to learn how to improvise on the blues... I obviously need a lot of practice. (I'm playing a Jon Mann 4-string here)
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Regarding the set up and shipping, The instrument no doubt went through some very cold temperatures on it's way from the US to China. The setup was done in the USA by Stephen Perry. It's good to...

I am sorry - I should say 4 strings (I meant fretting the 2 Ds and Gs with one finger - maybe you got that). I am used to talking about the electric which only has 4 strings total). I can fret the 4...

@Almeriastrings - thanks - how about playing cross picking in the way that I described. I am thinking that I may have been spoiled by the awesome playability of the Mann.

Hi All,

For the past year I have been playing on a Jon Mann 4-string electric mandolin. I had some problems with intonation, but recently (thanks to this forum and Jon Mann) I resolved them...

I will check and see if my amp has one. I have a cheap Chinese amp.

I am playing a semi-hollow-mandolin with no holes. So I can't put anything inside. Do you mean just attach a wire to the...

The building is probably not wired properly, since this is China, and almost nothing here is done "properly" - it's more like the bare minimum of functionality. My power adapter doesn't have three...

Hi John,

Thanks for the response! I have tried to eliminate all possible sources of interference. However, the problem persists. I am using Dimarzio Pro Tacks, I think. I am playing a Mann...

Interesting point. It is a rather sad song though the music seems to lend itself more to an upbeat tempo. I actually like to play it relatively fast even with the melancholy lyrics.

One more thing - when i adjust the volume nob that also impacts the buzzing. When i turn the volume all the way down here is no buzz when i turn it up to about 75% the buzz is at it's loudest and...