Re: Moving to an additional instrument after competency w/mando
This thread got me to watch a bunch of clawhammer instruction videos, got me curious on the technique.
I too play many instruments, and not very well. In my case multiple instruments chose me, my attention span is limited, and the older I get the more limited it seems to become, after 6-mo to a year focussed on one instrument, it is time for another one. So I have seen a lot of synergies between different instruments as well as the jack of all trades and master of none effect. Athough I still hope that one of the new projects will blossom into something resembling mastery of the instrument.
At this rate I'm not adding new instruments, I just cycle between the ones I already know. Mandolin was the last new instrument for me.
Bass, drums, and mandolin are my current active instruments. But I have played and performed on piano and guitar as well (but wasn't much good on either one). I also had voice lessons from a great voice teacher, that completely changed my singing for the better.
I find that when performing on an instrument that isn't your primary, it takes more practice before a performance. Conversely, the better I am on an instrument, the easier it is to just show up and play. So shed time doesn't have to be devoted as much to the individual performances, but simply moving forward on the instrument as a whole - this is the sweet spot for me - and mandolin has a ways to go before it gets to that level.
Davey Stuart tenor guitar (based on his 18" mandola design).
Eastman MD-604SB with Grover 309 tuners.
Eastwood 4 string electric mandostang, 2x Airline e-mandola (4-string) one strung as an e-OM.
DSP's: Helix HX Stomp, various Zooms.
Amps: THR-10, Sony XB-20.
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