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When ChatGPT first came out I gave it some prompts for bluegrass songs on various themes. The results were laughably bad. Last night I did the same thing on Suno. I'm not saying the results were the...

I'm using a K&K Twin.

The headstock tuners have been working fine, but I guess I'm subconsciously always looking for excuses to buy more pedals :))


Ha!!! Yes...finally someone who also has...

Just wondering how folks were handling tuning in live environments. My experience using a Korg Pitch Black and a Boss TU-3 seemed less accurate than a headstock Peterson. The Pitch Black in...

I'll name my five FAVORITE players, but as far as "top players"...ehhh...I don't understand that.

(Favorite 5...in no order...I'm not ranking)
Jeff Austin
Ronnie McCoury
Sam Bush
Grisman
Tim...

Finally playing around with the Alix a bit more. Played numerous gigs with it so far and really do love it, but also haven't done much with it in terms of settings either. Ethan, could you elaborate...

Been playing around with EQ settings on my ALIX...despite being 14 years old, this thread offers some really useful info on the dynamic range of mandolins and how that corresponds to EQ settings.

Damn, wish I'd known about this earlier myself. I had some extensive set-up work I needed done over Christmas. I drove nearly an hour to Stuart Orser out near Brunswick. Stu did an outstanding job,...

Perhaps it somehow affects you differently, but, by-and-large, Ibuprofen is most likely to harm the kidneys and stomach if taken incorrectly. Generally speaking, NSAIDs rarely affect the liver....

Totally agree. What does A+++ even mean? Are we grading baseball cards here?

No, I do not think the consensus is that one out of every ten Kentucky KM350s sounds as good as a Monteleone. I don't think the consensus is that 1 out of every 100 Eastman MD305s sounds as good as a...

"Humanity is better and more noble after very nearly two drinks than at any other time" :grin:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zj50DmBFp0

To answer the question...yes, my playing does sometimes improve after a drink or two...but there is absolutely a point of diminishing returns, and by the time I reach it, the returns are often well...

Just wanted to say I've now played a few gigs with it and done very little with it other than adjust the EQ a bit to my preference and it still sounds terrific. I'll keep the Red Eye as a back-up,...

If my band would ever make the switch from our decades-old analog board to my virtual board, that would be an option :))

At some point I need to play around with a HOF. I see them on a LOT of band's boards. It is arguably THE iconic reverb pedals.

For those who've gone down the rabbit hole of DI'd mandos and pedals...reverbs seem like the most common effects pedal. Just curious to see what other folks use, why they use them, and how they use...

Ugly headstock and the scroll looks clunky. F5 mandolins already are headstock heavy and that thing looks even larger, and likely heavier, than a normal F5 headstock.. That being said, I'm a...

Just my $.02, but everyone I know who has a Baggs Venue says the tuner is shit and usually runs a separate tuner.

As far as the impedance "mismatch" between the Baggs and a K&K, I've seen several...

I've used a RedEye for years and really liked it. Recently got an Alix and love it. The RedEye will be my back-up from now on. Much stronger boost and I love having the tone controls at my feet....

I'd forgotten about those! Between ArtistWorks, Peghead Nation, and some of the really good Patreon and YouTube instructional content out there, the old Homespun stuff seems to have gotten...

I've been thinking that I'd love to spend some time studying Sam's playing more in 2024. Aside from just listening and trying to work out some of the things he does, are there any good resources out...

Buy used and buy an A-model.

Sharon Gilchrist's stuff on Peghead Nation is excellent. Check out David Benedict's stuff on YouTube and Patreon as well.

We have plans to be in Nashville in May 2024. I know it's a ways off, but does anyone have any ideas as to whether this will impact whether they are open in May of next year? Not gonna lie, from what...

As always, it depends on your own finances and how much a dollar is worth to you. Those prices are over half my yearly salary, before taxes. No instrument is worth that kind of money to someone in my...

I don't think it would impact the value one bit. Maybe the speed neck would, but as long as the Florida is scooped so that it looks good then I can't see that being an issue. Lots of mandos are built...