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    Re: Tristan Scroggins on Eastwood Electrics

    Hi. I don’t know if someone answered this for you but it takes ball end electric guitar strings. Eastwood sells a custom pack for it made by GHS or you could buy what you need separately.
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    Re: Learning to read music for Mandolin

    Mel Bay has a book by Joe Carr called Reading Standard Music Notation for Mandolin & Fiddle which has worked very well for me.
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    Re: Acoustic guitar vs mandolin

    I'd say it all comes down to what you are trying to accomplish. I think the standard open chords of a guitar are easier to pick up on, and then you could strum along with almost any song. I think...
  4. Thread: scales

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    Re: scales

    Hey, music theory can be overwhelming if you are trying to memorize things all at once. I remember first learning music theory, and thinking that i could just memorize and understand, but it doesn't...
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    Re: scales

    I would definitely look into the FFcP on the jazzmando website. I've been working the patterns for only a few days and already find myself able to pick out a root note and do some simple improv on...
  6. Re: Opinion: Learning the Mandolin, Which is better? Books vs. DV

    I would agree with Jeff that playing with other musicians is the Best motivation to really improve, but it can be difficult to find a time and place for it. However jamming and/or practicing is for...
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