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I don't own one, however, I did manage to visit Max's shop in Pawtucket Rhode Island. My fiance's family lives in South County and we were visiting around Christmas time and I happened to see...

I love the GoldTone Microbass. The body is almost exactly like the body of a Baby Taylor and it has a great feel. They make the rubber strings (what they call thundergut) and low tension metal...

"After a mandolin-saving catch, Avi Avital begins to consider a career in the MLB"

Mike Compton. He's so good at what he does and his interpretations of some of the older tunes are so very different than mine...for example the video of him, Sierra Hull, and Casey Campbell playing...

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to set up a few shows in the northeast and was wondering if anyone is familiar with the bluegrass scene in Rhode Island and if there would be anywhere I should pursue...

Did you try the Roy Smeck mandolin? Last time I stopped in at Retrofret that was the first one I got my hands on. It's a POWERFUl mandolin for such a tiny thing! Definitely not a bluegrass box,...

Hey all,

I'm finally getting around to making my first solo album. Everything is recorded, mixed, and I'm currently nearing the end of the mastering process. The album features myself on...

They're actually my go to. I don't think they're THAT much brighter, but definitely sound more metallic. I prefer them because I like the sounds I can get on the open G and D strings. I feel like...

Hey Mike! Do you know who the other one is for? I like the top on the left; that's a funky figure! Does this mean you're getting rid of the Campanella ;)

Good to see a fellow Vermonter on here....

My Weber Yellowstone came with a wood nymph which I like. On my Eastman with Dearmond pickup, which I use for louder, more rock/honky tonk oriented gigs, I use rubber grommets. I find the results...

The bowed instrument is called a morin khuur, referred to as the horse-head fiddle, the two string plectrum instrument is called a tobshuur, and the guzheng like instrument is the yatga. A group of...

So a little while back I bought an old Kay student model parlor guitar. No truss rod, floating bridge. The neck is pretty good, the action is a little high but it's not that big a deal. I knew it...

While the article as a whole was interesting, I definitely have a bone to pick with some of the points made. I'm 22 and have a hell of a lot of respect for the old musicians and the old instruments....

For what it's worth, I played a gig with the D-35 for the first time last night and I'm definitely satisfied with my choice. It's nice flat picking on a guitar that's actually meant for flat picking!

Very weird looking. The body looks....stocky? Short? Stubby? Can't find the right word for it...

I've been working on my flatpicking so I decided to save up for a rather nice '72 Martin D-35. Suddenly, this '74 Guild D-35 which I'd already tried out a bunch of times started calling to me. I...

I learned the solo from "The Fox" on the self titled Nickle Creek album, and use a couple licks from his long solo on the video of Mike Marshall and him playing "Gator Strut". But that's as far as...

possibly, there was an A style with a pumpkin top that looked like it had most of the coats of finish on it that was on the sanding table, and one hanging up that looked like it was drying. Maybe...

I was too caught up talking to Max and busy playing the Talon to take any pictures unfortunately. Also, I didn't get the pleasure of meeting Laurie as she wasn't feeling too well and stayed home.

Greetings everyone!

I hope your holidays went well. I'm down in Rhode Island visiting my girlfriend's family, and I had recently noticed that Girouard Mandolins is based in Pawtucket. So I...

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I want to get a toneguard, and have both heard all the amazing things people have to say about them and have gotten the chance to try Brentrup with one equipped that belonged to a...

I would love a thinline double cutaway, sort of like an ES-335 without the pickups. I'm sure that would make a nice little jazz box!

Weber. I currently have an Eastman 515 that I've had for about 5 years, and own a Weber Yellowstone that I've had for about a year, and was used from 2012. I use the Eastman, which has a DeArmond...

Here's one thing that has happened numerous times when I play with my honky-tonk bar band. Someone has had too much to drink and is dancing wildly, and ends up tripping over his own feet only to...

While most people prefer phosphor bronze strings, I actually prefer to use stainless steel strings on all of my mandolins. It gives it a much more metallic sound on the open strings that I've come...