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I am an avid promoter of a certain style of Strad-O-Lin mandolins. They have the comma f-holes. The body is slightly smaller than the average A shaped Gibson mandolin and - as far as I know - it was...

My main interest is in Irish and Scottish traditional music. But I do pay attention to BG and OT. No one has yet mentioned Mike Guggino, of the Steep Canyon Rangers. I find that his solo playing...

AI doesn't create. It's a plagiarism machine--it steals ideas from humans and regurgitates them in slightly different forms. Copyright lawsuits have already been filed by visual artists and...

AI is a threat to all art and artists, and I've said as much in several posts on the Acoustic Guitar Forum.

Art is human expression. If one replaces the human with AI, what is left is mere...

This was released yesterday and has been picked up by an untold number of sites. Worth sharing for sure. A list of musicians with legitimate concerns about how artificial intelligence is being used....

Victor Wooten says if you make a mistake play it again. He leans into mistakes. And the idea is that you notice it negatively the first time but the second time you’re used to it. And the third time...

https://youtu.be/i7A262zqp68?si=ZLIp_AdjBmscsBuZ

If it sounds great and plays great, why change anything?

“Johnny’s guitar set up was pretty standard, although he did start tuning down a full step while I was still working with him,” Jon Paris pointed out. “Around that time, he started playing Lazer...

Here is my 2 cents worth. (And I’ll probably get in trouble for it.) there is so much cult worship of the Loar era F-5 that imagination is stifled. If it ain’t a F-5 copy to the letter then it isn’t...

Caught this on Bluegrass Junction this morning for the first time and quite enjoyed it - thought I'd share for those who may not have heard it:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq7TWFUsJns

It's been a while since my last Beatles arrangement. Here's what I came up with the other day for their song "In My Life."

I did all the past Beatles arrangements on mandola, but for some reason...

Over the holidays, I had the fun experience of visiting the special ‘Acoustic America’ exhibition at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. In case you missed it, the exhibition features...

I took a look at the store after Bill brought this to our attention and grabbed a few screen shots. It is a straight out scam. We won't be listing the URL, just be aware. If something looks too good...

A great version by the late great Roland White.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HI2jSxyEOM

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The Smother’s Brothers were an incredible influence my life. The hard part of getting old is seeing the people you love and respect leave this world. They were as good as it could get.

I remember watching their show when I was a kid, looked forward to seeing it every week. They were a face/voice of national protest at the time.

I guess the only problem with being a teenage virtuoso, is you still need someone to cart your ass around to gigs.

Some tasty pickin' here

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I’ve been working on building an A5 with the help of local luthier James Condino for a few weeks now. James has provided a ton of knowledge in just a few short sessions and I feel confident that I’ll...

Derek Trucks won't even look at the audience for an entire show, yet the man blesses everyone in attendance.

Proof Positive that

Two weeks ago I took over custody of my Grandfather's mandolin. Research on the mandolin database dates it as 1906 A Jr. Very small pickguard, inlayed into the top, and a very low 1-piece bridge....

One band that may not have been mentioned is the Henhouse Prowlers. Definitely worth a listen. R/

Steep Canyon Rangers, with or without Steve Martin.
The SteelDrivers
Town Mountain
Balsam Range

Lots of other good suggestions above, as well…

Just made a short video comparing my two Strad-O-Lins. Definitely not a pro setup, but at least this should give folks a basic idea of the early and later models.



https://youtu.be/nj6hgIwXWSY