Baloo
Nov-12-2004, 8:43am
hello
I am very interested in playing a different style of mandolin. I was a big fan of Chris Thile and always played the mandolin very, uh, flity I guess, ya know how he always made is sound very good on the high end in his early days? well thats how I played it and thought that was the only way to play it, also, to be like him, I concentraated on playing fast and not playing with emotion, but now after taking about a year and a half long break from my first love (mandolin) I am interested in it again.
I like all kinds of music. mostly groups like Smashmouth, dashboard confessional, blues traveler, John Mayer, Stevie Ray Vaughn. I dont like the plinkity sound of the mandolin with most of these genres, so I try to focus on D and G strings for a more bass tone, but that limits me. I am trying to develop my own style now and realize that just playing fast will not do.
(Thanks for reading all this) I guess the question is really two.
1. I am in the market for a mandolin. What would be effective for the genres and does it need to be amplified, even distorted?
2. any tips on how to develop your own style.
I am very interested in playing a different style of mandolin. I was a big fan of Chris Thile and always played the mandolin very, uh, flity I guess, ya know how he always made is sound very good on the high end in his early days? well thats how I played it and thought that was the only way to play it, also, to be like him, I concentraated on playing fast and not playing with emotion, but now after taking about a year and a half long break from my first love (mandolin) I am interested in it again.
I like all kinds of music. mostly groups like Smashmouth, dashboard confessional, blues traveler, John Mayer, Stevie Ray Vaughn. I dont like the plinkity sound of the mandolin with most of these genres, so I try to focus on D and G strings for a more bass tone, but that limits me. I am trying to develop my own style now and realize that just playing fast will not do.
(Thanks for reading all this) I guess the question is really two.
1. I am in the market for a mandolin. What would be effective for the genres and does it need to be amplified, even distorted?
2. any tips on how to develop your own style.