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    Re: Picking faster?

    I've made a long progression from brushing the pinky finger to a relaxed closed fist and it's made a huge difference. But don't rest the heel of the hand behind the bridge! What you don't want is a...
  2. Thread: Speed

    by hucklebilly
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    Re: Speed

    Check out "Cracking the Code" (https://troygrady.com/) for some really good right hand tips. It's mostly guitar stuff, but he does have a mando video. What I learned from this site is that just...
  3. Re: Straight Up Strings by Siminoff - any thoughts or experiences

    I've tried the Straight Ups and really liked them. I'm in no position to judge about the physics, but I liked the slightly lighter gauge G strings. I got a custom set from Mapes strings in same...
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    Re: Proper pick grip

    [QUOTE=WillHelton;1721328]Well, folks, here we are again. I've been trying to refine my right-hand technique and am still pretty much where we all last found me: struggling to play faster than about...
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    Re: post a video of yourself

    https://vimeo.com/305596518
  6. Thread: Tonedexter

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    Re: Tonedexter

    That's it! No matter how good the piezo, it still sounds piezo to me. Tonedexter solves that problem. (And no matter what the future holds, the current iteration is pretty impressive.)
  7. Thread: Tonedexter

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    Re: Tonedexter

    I'd be curious to hear tmg145's comparison between the RedEye and the Tonedexter.
  8. Thread: Tonedexter

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    Re: Tonedexter

    I just got one a few weeks ago. In a word: astounding!

    I've tried pretty much everything else (except the red eye)--I've got an Anthem in my guitar which sounds pretty good and I used to have a...
  9. Re: Shadow Ridge by Chris Thile (Video and Transcription)

    If your band ever makes it down to Birmingham I'll definitely come out and see you!
  10. Re: Shadow Ridge by Chris Thile (Video and Transcription)

    Great lesson, great playing, and great sounding mandolin! (I'm biased, though, since according to Steve Sorensen I own the sister instrument to yours.)
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    Shameless plagiarism and a KM-150

    Being relatively new to the mandolin in general and jazz mandolin in particular, I have been shamelessly copying solos note for note. In this version of All of Me, I've plagiarized Don Stiernberg's...
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    Re: Picks Slippingand rotating while playing

    And finally, the solution advocated by a great many of us:

    8) Many -- and possibly most! -- beginners are plagued by problems with the pick twisting, or moving in the hand grip, as they play. This...
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    Re: Newbie Question - Tinny E Strings

    I've got to second this. I realize the OP is not in the market for a new instrument, but in my experience, this is the real difference between budget mandos and the higher quality stuff. On a really...
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    Gibson oval hole A models from the 30s

    Does anyone have any experience with Gibson oval hole mandos from the 1930s? How do they rate quality and tonewise to ones from the Loar era?
  15. Re: DPA 4099v with a volume boost/mute for live show

    That's what I use with my clip on mic. Works great. Has phantom power, mute, and boost.
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    Re: Kentucky KM-150

    Although I've moved on now, I can't say enough about the KM150 as a starter mandolin. It is a great instrument, entirely gig worthy and a pleasure to play. Can't recommend it strongly enough!
  17. Re: Recommendations for pro setup in Bham Alabama area

    Jason Burns at Homewood Musical Instruments is the best in town.
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    Re: Sticky Fingers

    Thanks! I'm going to give this a try.
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    Sticky Fingers

    Great album, but not the topic of this post...

    I'm wondering what tricks ya'll use for decreasing resistance on the fretboard. I used to use products like FingerEase on my guitar but it contains...
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    Re: "How High the Moon" - Tiny Moore solo

    Well, it's a nice looking and nice sounding instrument.
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    Re: "How High the Moon" - Tiny Moore solo

    Awesome!!!

    Can you say something about the instrument you are playing?
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    Re: shady grove...feedback

    Definitely a better key for you. Nice job!
  23. Thread: Fret Wire

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    Re: Fret Wire

    Just out of curiosity, has anyone heard of a builder making the frets skinnier as you go up the neck?
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    Re: John Paul Jones and the mandolin

    I remember seeing him playing mandolin with the David Rawlings Machine a few years ago.
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    Re: Tips on chords in Jazz

    No expert here, but I tend to stay away from the fancy extensions. I leave them to the guitar player and just use three-note inversions--except maybe on the five chord to add a little tension.
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