That looks great. Can't wait to hear about any differences in tone.
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That looks great. Can't wait to hear about any differences in tone.
That is going to be one COOL mandolin.
Thanks, sparks. I'll check those out for sure.
Chuck, don't you wish more artists would record acoustic versions like you're playing? I'd much rather listen to that instead of the more...
Thanks for the suggestion. I just bought that and am listening now. Love it.
Very true. You can play anything on the mandolin. I'm not really looking for music to copy. I'll find songs...
Not that I don't like bluegrass, but I'm looking for some other acoustic Gospel/praise/Christian music. It could be country, folk, blues, old time, or anything acoustic - preferably with a mandolin...
OK, so now I aspire to be an aspiring mandolin player (if that's what an aspiring mandolin player sounds like).
Great playing!
What a beautiful song. I've heard Eric Bibb, but I've not heard that one before. Man, that is very near the top of my all-time favorite songs now. Thanks!
Me too, Doug. We were just passing through on our way home from San Antonio. Who was playing the Rock Box that night anyway?
I was extremely fortunate last Saturday to bump into Doug at the music store in Fredericksburg when he brought this newly-born baby in.
Doug, it was a pleasure to meet you and your wife in...
I had a 2-watt version of this amp once. Actually, it would switch between 2 watts and 1/2 watt, depending on the tube you put in it. It was an AWESOME little head. Great for recording or use...
Stephen, when you round the edges of the bridge, are you talking about the bottom of the feet where they contact the top plate, or the other edges that don't contact the top plate, or all of the...
Beautiful.
That's great news. Glad you're recovering well. Nice picking too! Y'all sound good.
I didn't like thick necks on guitars or mandolins at first, but after I bought and played one of each for a while I've grown to prefer a beefier neck. I have fairly large hands and long fingers, and...
Wow, Jim. Nice! That's some delicate work right there. Don't sneeze! LOL
Very cool, if you ask me. I like it a lot. I recently bought a The Loar LM-220 on eBay with the intention of removing the candy-coated finish from it to be redone similar to this. I'll do it...
Nice picking, Shawn! You just need to relax and let yourself have fun with the music. Don't put so much pressure on yourself to play perfectly. It's totally OK to hit a wrong note once in a while....
The guy you describe in the first post sounds like a luthier to me.
I don't know anything about their guitars, but I've read some favorable comments about their mandolins from others here. I figured it would at least make a decent beater. I'm not expecting...
One thing I'd add to a thread full of great advice....Most experienced musicians are helfpul and friendly toward aspiring players, but some are very snobbish and snooty toward anybody who, in their...
I love everything about his music except for all the talking instead of just singing. He has a great singing voice. I wish he didn't do that little trying to be clever talking thing so much. His...
:)) Me too. I plan to sand it down and refinish it after putting on new binding around the fretboard. I figured for $200, I couldn't go too wrong. Asking price was $275, but he/she accepted my...
I whittle on mine with a pocket knife occasionally.
It's hard to beat tube tone. I'd try the Para Acoustic first.
Lookin' good, Stanley. I have enough wood in the garage for another one myself. So little time.....that's what's keeping that wood out there from getting carved.