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  1. Re: Getting past the frustrations as a mondo newbie.

    Cool! Another "Alan" who just took up the mandolin (and you spell it right! :) )

    I've been breaking my practice/playtime into three areas - play some chords, committing a new one (or three) to...
  2. Thread: Is it age

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    Re: Is it age

    I've done it a couple times as a bassist, but it was more forgetting a complex run while still staying in key, so the only person that really noticed it was me as long as I could stay on the root...
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    Re: Rock genre songs with mandolin

    One I haven't seen mentioned: Peter Buck (REM) when he was in his mandolin phase guested on the Concrete Song "Darkening of the Light" (Album: Bloodletting) and has a nice little bit in there.
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    Re: Best inexpensive F style mando

    That's really it. I bought my first mandolin this past month purely for enjoyment and because it's something I always wanted to learn. Ended up with an Eastman 315 that ended up being perfect for me...
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    Re: My new Eastman MD-315

    I figured it had to have something to do with deadening the strings or something like that. Thanks!
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    Re: My new Eastman MD-315

    I recently purchased one of those as my first mandolin because...well...I'm a newbie! I knew I didn't want to spend a fortune on a high-end mandolin when I'm still very much a student. At the same...
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