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My advice would be to consider used. I found a KM-150 on Craigslist a few years back for like $150, had it set up by a reputable luthier and it is good to go for less than 1/2 your budget. I do like...

This is a different show (2/19/05) from the same era available for free on Archive.Org - https://archive.org/details/MikeComptonAndDavidLong_PoorDavidsPub_21905/

Sometimes you gotta let your horses run...

RIP Tony. His music made the entire bluegrass world accessible to me. Legend

Welp it wasn't me.

Although, I may have accidentally bought a different instrument...

They both sound really great. Going to have to suit up and have a meeting of the minds so I can play the A.

They sound great to me! I'll take 1 of each.

It's been a few years, but I used to stop by Andy's for a lesson whenever I made my way out to NYC. He is a brilliant musician (obviosuly) and a great teacher. Taught me some things that I still...

The red Collings?

Anyone have any info about this beauty other than what is displayed on their website? It's a beauty.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2OI-UmiSHY&feature=emb_title

Congrats! Come back to that Monroe workshop and bring that thing with you. Sounds great!

Obviously YMMV and each instrument is going to be different especially when there are probably 1000s of MTs out there and 100s of Pavas. The Pava I had, which was 168, I think, was loud. It played...

To my ear, Collings tend to have a more focused, staccato sound versus a warmer more open sound on the Pavas I have played. Both can be great but if I had to pick one I would go with the Pava. Pava's...

I forget that sarcasm is hard to read on the internet. I was being facetious. To my ear there are instruments that are cheaper that we can call traditionally voiced and most people know exactly what...

But Shaun, are we talking un-amplified or not? Playing loud or soft? Old style Kimble before he made the changes or after? Ronnie's Gil or Compton's Gil? How can we have generalities when we need...

When placed in the bluegrass context as OP noted, I take "traditional voiced" to mean sounding more Monroe's Loar. Dry, strong midrange, power and focus.

Tristan Scroggins put together a cool little book of Good Old Time tunes with mando tabs. It's got some good ones.

I've taken some lessons from Caleb Klauder and he showed me Old Gray Mare and...

What are you all trying to do to my marriage?

Bumping this thread. I think we just finished Week 28 of the Monroe Improv Workshop Series. There are a few spots that have opened and Chris will be moving it to evening time on the East Coast as it...

Hey Steve,

I sent you a message on Facebook. I used to own that instrument and it was recently for sale again in the classifieds, but appears to be gone now.

You can hardly take out the trash without stumbling over a Strat. So unless you know you are getting a good trade value-wise (which it sounds like you aren't that well informed on the used Strat...

Yes, legendary. Second only to your "catch" program. Do you have one for every finger yet?

I haven't owned a vintage Red Diamond. I had an earlier A that was decent, but his Vintage are where its...

In my experience a good Red Diamond mandolin seems to capture that vintage F5 tone. But lots of great mandolins put out great tone for bluegrass music.

I owned one of Lou's from the 80s that was great. I played another from the 90s I think that was also really incredible. His early mandolins are really great.

I have myself been guilty of wanting the loudest instrument at the jam, but now I see the diminishing returns there. I find a jam where everyone is pushing the volume to 12 and you are competing with...