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    Re: 12 string tuned like mandolin?

    I used to have a Rickenbacker 360/12. The neck was so narrow I finally exchanged it for a Martin D 28. The tone, however, was breath taking. I would think it would be fun to experiment with. ...
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    Re: Guitar player wanting to learn mandolin

    Welcome to the party ShannonA. Sounds like you got a great starter mandolin. I am also a guitar player who REALLY enjoys playing mandolin. I hope you find the mandolin as much fun as I do.
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    Re: Dillion mandolins?

    Thanks for the response Verne, the instrument is cheap enough but I'm thinking of passing on it after a bit of research. I've read a few comments from earlier posts and internet comments.
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    Dillion mandolins?

    Does anyone have experience or thoughts regarding Dillion Mandolins? Someone is selling one locally.
    Here is their website:

    http://www.dillionguitars.com/guitar/electric/
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    Re: Christmastime is Here - NMD

    Very nice! As mentioned above, the wood choices are unusual but I’ll bet very pleasing. I also live in Minnesota and have a couple instruments made locally. Long live the small builder!

    Merry...
  6. Re: Any others here that started their mandolin/instrument later

    I’ve been a guitar player since childhood and bought my first mandolin in my late 60’s. I enjoy the heck out of playing mandolin. It really compliments the other instruments.

    Here is a...
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    Re: Love for Ovals

    Count me in as an Oval fan too! I play mostly Folk/Americana. The mandolin is a long way from being my primary instrument but it seems I gravitate toward the oval more than the F hole. I like to...
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    Re: 90% of us can’t do this.

    I shared the 90% theory with the boys in the Blues Band that I play with, and told them I would watching them to see if it was true. That prompted a lot of smiles and even laughs throughout the...
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    Bruce Brockman / Luthier

    I've been following the current Forum topic looking for American made mandolins started by JDB Here: https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/165499-USA-made-budget-mandos-who-s-who

    I thought I...
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    Re: Big Muddy Morning

    Like most of you, I have the good fortune to have a few mandolins and I love rotating through the collection. I almost always have one sitting on the stand in my living room. It provides a great 5...
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    Big Muddy Morning

    I started out the morning by pulling out a mando that I have not taken out of the case for a while, a Big Muddy (Wide Neck). What a treat!

    I even got applause and comments from my wife when I...
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    Re: R.I.P. Jimmy Buffett

    You got it! I think Jimmie would enjoy something like that.
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    Re: R.I.P. Jimmy Buffett

    I woke up to the news this morning. That was a BIG surprise! The world needs more of his kind of music with a simple heartfelt message.
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    Re: What’s Happening At Gibsin?

    I suspect the entire folk instrument group, Dobro, Banjo and mandolins are all destined for extinction.
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    Re: Preamp VS Booster Pedal

    That is what I found as well. The tone through my Fishman Loudbox sounded natural. The McEntyre pickup however needed a boost. I think I’ll mess around with what I have and consider the Red Eye in...
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    Re: Preamp VS Booster Pedal

    Thanks to everyone for the help. I appreciate the advice.
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    Re: Preamp VS Booster Pedal

    Thanks Pops, I appreciate the help although I’ll admit this is all over my head. It sounds like pickups vary and preamps vary. Matching those two things sound like a challenge. The input...
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    Re: Preamp VS Booster Pedal

    The booster I’m using is an Electro Harmonix LPB-1. The input impedance at the Jack is 43 kohms. That doesn’t sound like what I’m looking for. Maybe I should start saving up for a Red Eye Preamp. I...
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    Preamp VS Booster Pedal

    I just brought home a new ( to me) Breedlove Quartz KF mandolin with a McEntyre pickup professionally installed by the previous owner.

    The pickup requires a preamp, which I don’t have. I do...
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    Re: For No One -- album preview

    YES … that’s the stuff!
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    Re: I can’t find The Blues in my Mandolin

    I’d just like to say THANK YOU for everyone’s help in getting me started with Blues Mandolin. Just a little guidance was all it took to get me going. I’m definitely a beginner but I can at least...
  22. Re: New Member, new mando, question about picks....

    For myself, I tended to drift from one pick to another but always seem to come home to a 1.5 mm Primetone, or something like it. I have become friends with someone who made his living playing...
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    Re: The best mandolin straps?

    I have been playing music with a fellow that made his living playing mandolin. He has a leather boot lace on most of his mandolins.

    I went to the fabric store and bought some braided strapping...
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    Re: I can’t find The Blues in my Mandolin

    Bending notes might be part of it. I think the root of my problem is finding comfortable finger patterns, double stops etc to pull out that blues sound. Thanks to this thread I’ve had a few...
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    Re: I can’t find The Blues in my Mandolin

    “You asked specifically about showing you some licks, so I’ll offer these two videos of Rich DelGrosso. I found it really fun and helpful to transcribe, learn and play these passages, attempting to...
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