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I have an ‘09 Breedlove, same model, and it is the same red tone but it has a fairly dark sunburst on both the front and back (about an inch all around). It’s pretty distinct such that it would show...

Sherry, I’ve been following this thread for awhile now and I have to agree. Hate is a strong word, but I surely prefer not playing chords. I can do it. I just rather not. I use the Og’s method. The...

Her new fingerboard course covers the most easily accessible double stops

Pickloser’s guide to double stops, right here on MC is an excellent down to the nitty gritty resource. It’s a great roadmap to learning where your double stops are. Pete Martin’s course is very...

At 81, Billy Joe had a good run, but will certainly be missed. Two songs I love to play, “I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal” which marked his finding Jesus and “Live Forever”, which he certainly will,...

For non-metal choices, I like Iluak fine instrument fittings. Check their website. They have a nice variety and I love how you can get them without an exposed screw. Also, they have embellishments if...

This has worked well for me too. It’s kinda like what I tell my husband, who is a terrible speller. He asked me yesterday how to spell RAH-diculous. I said “what?”. He said, this time louder,...

I keep my Taylor acoustic six string in conventional tuning, primarily for strumming. I keep an old Kalamazoo tenor guitar in GDAE prefer it for when I’m playing lead. I also keep a Squire electric...

Several years ago, when looking for my first mandolin, I followed this forums advice to look for a used A style in order to get the best bang for my buck. I wound up with an ‘09 Oregon Breedlove A...

Cunparis, I play both mandolin and soprano ukulele and they are similar enough for me to use my uke w/ GDAE strings as a quiet mandolin practice tool. Here’s how they compare: My mandolin is 3 cm at...

+1 on the Taylor. It’s not super loud w/o an amp but it’s ok for living room play with one other instrument. My hubby prefers it to the ukebass that he had (kala) which was much quieter. Also he...

Iluak Fine Instrument Fittings. Lovely buttons in a variety of woods. I like how most have no screw showing on the head or you can get a little ivory or mop dot. Very easy install with the tapping...

I see you’re already taking lessons, but this is something that’s working well for me.
https://pegheadnation.com/string-school/courses/bluegrass-mandolin-fingerboard-method/
Sharon’s course walks...

Alan, I had not heard that song before, so I listened to several other versions after I listened to the one you posted. What interesting timing in many traditional versions.I would find it so...

I am enjoying all the responses too. I am not one to mind some drift in a thread. My original post was to try to understand unusual timing and my clarifications were to say that I appreciate original...

Get outta town. I did no know that. I have only seen the stills and heard the recording. I assumed that either Maybelle sang the lead and Sara backup or the other way around. It always sounded to my...

Simon, in Hello Stranger it was the irregular call and response of the vocalists that threw me. From the very first “put your lovin hand in mind”, it seemed to me that the second singer was coming in...

Do you think that most players even out these kind of idiosyncratic songs? Or are there certain ones that I should know about where most everyone has agreed that, odd as it may be, they’re gonna...

“The Weight” has been like that for me. I listened to many recordings of The Band performing it. I counted it out and thought I got it just right, but when I go to play it with others, I find we’ve...

Carl, counting is exactly what I tried to do. I thought maybe I was hearing it wrong. Counting it out though had me all over the place. I was wondering if others heard a pattern that I was somehow...

During these COVID times, I’ve been spending a lot of time playing along with recordings and working on improvisation. Every once is a while I come across a song that seems to me, to have odd timing....

If I’m looking for motivation, I listen to music. I might work on some tiny goal, like learning a little lick. If I need a complete break from playing, I clean up my music library.

Don’t know why I can’t edit my post but I meant to say that folks have NO fiddle tune background but they know some songs.

Rob, thanks for the tips. I get the feeling that I’m gonna get a lot of strumming-only guitars and a few pickers. Most won’t be familiar w/ fiddle tunes, but will know some songs, like I’ll Fly Away,...

Dave, that is encouraging. I lead a local mixed instrument, mixed genre sing-along, but this will be something competent different for me. I have difficulty going from leading the singing and laying...