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I'd trade that for a Les Paul, too....

Congrats! I (and many on this board) came from the guitar/bass world and started with a 315. They are solid entry instruments, and a gateway drug...

Be sure to experiment with different strings...

Finally had a chance to watch the recording. Really great stuff, just what I needed. Caleb is excellent at walking you through what he's doing.

It was perfect for where my playing is at right...

This is a mighty good version, too...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnnJNxQB074

Red Eye. Done.

Definitely. You can get a feel for the general tempos of the group by the first few songs, and decide whether you feel comfortable with the typical speed. When it's your turn to call a tune, you...

It depends a lot on how you best learn a new tune. As some have stated above, getting the tune firmly in your head is a big part of it, but also whether you learn best by watching or reading.

You...

Not having the first thing I think of when I open the door to leave the house be "do I have my mask?"

And shaking hands again...

I would add being an active listener to the list. Lots of times I see folks that get entrenched in their own head/instrument and miss a lot of what's going on. One of the wonderful things about...

Fair point.

His son isn't too bad, either. Does a fine job on that...whatever the h*ll that thing is....

Love that last piece they did with the loops.

Ry Cooder is a national treasure...

Heh.

You learn really quickly that all those riffs you have internalized in your fingers from guitar playing sound dreadful on a mando...

Thanks Jim!

Worth it just to listen to Caleb play that Sullivan...

Siminoff has a bunch: https://straightupstrings.com/collections/books-and-drawings

I just ordered Pete Martin's Double Stops book.

I love the feature of Amazon that lets you look inside the book. Looks like it's geared for a player who is just stepping into the double stop...

That's a beauty!

Welcome to the F5S Appreciation Club!

I'm in need of the same help. Feels like staying is first position is getting stale.

Good stuff here, folks! Thanks for all the tips!

In the process of hand-writing out the tab and learning 'Woodland Star' off Andrew Marlin's latest album.

It's been a great exercise in patience, and thank gawd for the Amazing Slow Downer. ...

I had to watch this three times to get past the phenomenal fiddle playing before I was able to focus on Joe's incredible right hand.

Good stuff, there...

Worth a listen, if only to learn the nicknames Andrew has for his mandolins...

I'm another for whom Andrew's playing lit the fire in me to take up the mandolin. Nobody better, IMO.

And the new albums are fantastic...

Gonna take a while to fully absorb all these...in a good, savoring way...

You have chosen wisely, on all fronts....

https://www.amazon.com/Mandolin-Exercises-Dummies-Don-Julin/dp/1118769538

The internet is your friend

'Mandolin For Dummies' and especially the accompanying 'Mandolin Exercises For Dummies' by Don Julin

MandoLessons.com for staple fiddle tunes