Nice! Not quite a Big Muddy , but nice. That could keep you happy for a long time.
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Very nice. Thats a great mando, especially for a starter. And I think a very smart one for a musician of another stringed instrument to start with.
No matter where I go, there I am...Unless I'm running a little late.
Congrats! Very nice mando, I really have a soft spot for the A9 & F9 Gibsons. Just great, no-frills instruments, with a lot of mojo. Good luck, and enjoy your journey!
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That's the way to start, picking out simple tunes. Now try Happy Birthday and the theme for the Three Stooges (Three Blind Mice). An awful lot of BG/folk tunes have melodies that are easy to pick out, and the more you do it the easier it gets and you'll find that there are lots of repeating motifs. Some of the prettiest are some off the simplest too.
I've been practicing a lot and my fingertips are hurting. I am still trying to get used to a lot of the strings as well as the amount of pressure needed to get a note. It is worse on the first few fingerings of A and E - mainly E.
Yeah, that first E on the first and second frets sucks at first. Have someone in the know make sure your nut slots are cut right but even when they are the E up there is a toughie. You'll get through it.
No matter where I go, there I am...Unless I'm running a little late.
1994 Gibson F5L - Weber signed
"Mandolin brands are a guide, not gospel! I don't drink koolaid and that Emperor is naked!"
"If you wanna get soul Baby, you gots to get the scroll..."
"I would rather play music anyday for the beggar, the thief, and the fool!"
"Perfection is not attainable; but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence" Vince Lombardi
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I've been practicing everyday and my fingers are getting used to the strings. I am able to play longer, I have noticed.
Keep at it...you'll get there! As you well know being a fiddle player.
It will be fun when you're able to cart both your mando & fiddle to a jam and play both!
1994 Gibson F5L - Weber signed
"Mandolin brands are a guide, not gospel! I don't drink koolaid and that Emperor is naked!"
"If you wanna get soul Baby, you gots to get the scroll..."
"I would rather play music anyday for the beggar, the thief, and the fool!"
"Perfection is not attainable; but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence" Vince Lombardi
Playing Style: RockMonRoll Desperado Bluegrass Desperado YT Channel
Manda,
There's a guy on the cafe, dasspunk (Brian Ray), who is a heck of a Monroe style player. He is in Wisconsin. Don't know where but you might want to PM him and try to connect.
1994 Gibson F5L - Weber signed
"Mandolin brands are a guide, not gospel! I don't drink koolaid and that Emperor is naked!"
"If you wanna get soul Baby, you gots to get the scroll..."
"I would rather play music anyday for the beggar, the thief, and the fool!"
"Perfection is not attainable; but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence" Vince Lombardi
Playing Style: RockMonRoll Desperado Bluegrass Desperado YT Channel
Bridal wreath i used to own that mando. I've owned a lot of mandos and that was my all time favorite. Plays great, projects really well( better than several higher end gibsons I've played) nice little bark and very woody without being tinny. Regretted ever parting with her! You've fell into a great one if you don't know it already. I put the finger rub on her. Sorry. Bad habit. Lol. Enjoy!
Sorry for taking so long on responding to this, I ended up getting ill. D:
Backwoods, it is a very beautiful instrument and plays well. It was also very easy for me to tune. As for the wear, it happens and I am noticing that (maybe it is because I played the violin) that I do not rest my hands on the instrument to strum. So, I believe that is a plus!
I also had my first lesson today and when I pulled out my mando, the teacher looked at it with this large smile on his face. I think he was in awe over it.
I also learned my first three cords today and was given a sheet on some more cords. So, I am going to practice it to get them down. I also get to pick out songs I want to learn to play. I am going to look up easier songs first (I have a couple in mind) and once I do that, get a bit more advanced.
Thank you all for the support!
Oh and DataNick, thank you for the advice! I shall see if I can get ahold of him as well.
What a great adventure you are in for.
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