Hey folks!
It's been a long time since I've posted. Over the last year and a half or so I've sort of fallen off of the mandolin wagon and into the tenor guitar world. I bought a 1971 martin tenor...
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Hey folks!
It's been a long time since I've posted. Over the last year and a half or so I've sort of fallen off of the mandolin wagon and into the tenor guitar world. I bought a 1971 martin tenor...
I'm so glad you guys dig & are excited to hear the rest! One week from today the full record will be live everywhere!
So glad you like it Don! It means the world coming from one of my biggest influences.
Slight upate! It's finally on iTunes/Apple music too if that's your poison. Cheers guys!
iTunes link: https://music.apple.com/us/album/retro/1482828159
Hey folks.
I just released an album, titled "Retro," on Spotify/Amazon/iTunes. I believe it's currently live on Spotify and Amazon and should be live on iTunes by the end of the weekend. It's a 20...
It seems I made an error there! It is listed as a 1 3/32 nut. I believe that makes it a little bit thinner than the standard 1 1/8th in. Strange considering how roomy the fret board feels. My bad on...
I'm going to jump back in real quick and answer a few more things.
First of all Jim DeSalvo: Here's a longer video that just consists of the mandolin being played:
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I really dug your review as well!
A ton of the initial impact of any instrument is the way that it is set up. That was my complaint about the tuners - they just didn't feel good. But I'm sure if I...
I intentionally chose a very simple setup to show off the tone of the instrument. I just ran the mandolin straight into a Fishman Loudbox Artist.
The eq was pretty flat and I threw on a small...
I'm not a classical musician by any means, but I love Chopin's Op. 28 No. 4 and I arranged it for mandolin a few weeks ago.
I put together a rough recording and a (very) rough sheet music/tab...
Thanks guys!
Hey guys. It's been a while since I regularly posted any sort of video or arrangements, and I finally have had the time again. This is one I put together this week of the Billy Joel tune "Movin Out."...
Awesome to see that transcription! Thanks for doing it Michael!
Sorry I haven't been posting every month! I've been going through some crazy life changes and it's been hard to have the time.
I recorded this one about a year ago though and I thought it was...
I did a quick take last night! It's a bit of a strange approach. What a beautiful song though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZU1yU-D-xA
Also sorry I missed last month!
Hey guys!
As some of you know I'm working on my PhD at the moment and I'm working on two papers at the moment.
One is on the Jethro/Tiny album Back to Back - I'm comparing their styles of...
Here’s my take on it. This is a real simple rendition, just played the melody and soloed a couple times.
I based the head and form on the Art Blakey recording of the tune, in which the head is...
Thanks for the kind words folks! Glad to hear everyone who participated too!
Sounds good Pete!
Tried a bit of a chord melody thing with a chorus and a half of solos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppzH-koUep0
Moved across the country this week, so I barely had any time, but I put together this quick one-chorus improvised chord melody.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfJACT6n8Nk
I thought I’d give it a try.
https://youtu.be/vuDeztHC91E
Here are some options:
7 x x
3 2 2
5 2 7
x 2 5
You can play it so many ways!
Awesome! I heard Abercrombie passed earlier this week, and I was hoping to find something exactly like this.
Thanks for sharing. A great interview and I hadn't heard the Abercrombie/Scofield...
I personally really dig it. Redwood has a kind of darker/midrange tone that I love, especially in a jazz context.
You nailed it. It is indeed a redwood top.