Thanks for the recs, all -- I will check out Cumberland Acoustics!
I'm not interested in having this bridge "burped" again -- it was worked on in August by the folks at the Denver Folklore Center,...
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Thanks for the recs, all -- I will check out Cumberland Acoustics!
I'm not interested in having this bridge "burped" again -- it was worked on in August by the folks at the Denver Folklore Center,...
Hi all,
My main mando is a Gibson F9 that I've had for over a decade. It's been gigged with extensively, usually into a DI (often my LR Baggs Venue DI). The pickup/bridge I've been using is a...
I’m with Illinoisfiddler — I have found that delay is the single most effective effect when paired with my mandolin playing. I have a 90s Deluxe Memory Man that I think is probably the best delay...
I got a kick out of seeing Joe on the Tonys as well. I saw Joe perform in Oklahoma last week — it’s a fantastic production, and the arrangements really get to showcase his playing well. Sadly, his...
Hi all, I'm seeking direction/recommendations for a different mandolin in my life.
For the longest time, I played a used Gibson F9 in my band (mostly folk-rock stuff). Having started out on a...
Anybody own or have experience with any of the GBOMs from Pono? Aside from this Eastman (or Trinity College, Gold Tone, etc), they’re pretty much the only option I can afford. Apart from scouring the...
I’ve been curious about these Eastmans. The (few) YouTube demos I’ve seen sound a little thin, but of course it’s dofficult to judge from a YouTube video. Octaves are so tricky, as noted elsewhere,...
I ended up getting the AC30 version of the Vox Amplug yesterday. Works great with the Mandocaster, and just fine with the Tele too, in spite of the recessed input jack.
Doubt I'll use the effects...
Good to know, Verne and Kenny! Sounds like I'd better demo a bunch of Amplugs in person with my Mandocaster. My main axe these days is a Tele with a recessed input jack, which I've heard doesn't work...
Kenny, that's funny that you mention the Vox AC30 Amplug, I've been considering getting one of those. How is the clean tone on it? I was concerned that despite all those effects, it might only have a...
Kenny, glad to hear your FM60e has been working out well with those mods. What kind of replacement saddles/bridge did you order?
Unfortunately, the replacement bridge I ordered from Moongazer got...
By means of an update: had a friend come over to check out the Mandocaster the other night. He's not a mandolin player, so he had some interesting approaches to playing it (while I dialed in tones on...
Point taken, but I've gigged for the last six years with single coils and a Fender Blues Deluxe amp, and have never had issues getting my 'pups to drive the amp. I don't consider a chain of...
Nice playing, Tom! Sounds fantastic. Solid state amp, eh? Can't argue with the tone you achieved!
I'm going to respectfully disagree, as somebody who gigs with single-coil guitars. There are plenty of single-coil players who've got great distortion sounds out of their rigs (Black Francis of...
This is fascinating, along with what Dave said about eq. I've never been a huge user of eq (actually I don't have an eq pedal per se, but I do have the LR Baggs Venue DI, which I tend not to use...
Wow, Jim. That's impressive! Did you find that technique carried over (uninvited) when playing other instruments? I'm picturing an entertaining zigzag picking pattern.
Wow, so many great comments to respond to!
On the big 'D' Distortion spectrum (which I guess is something like overdrive--distortion--fuzz), I prefer the outsides, meaning overdrive and fuzz....
Gorgeous mando! And a great video of her. 17 frets to the body sounds sweet indeed.
That's great to know Bill; I thought they'd discontinued those. Which version did you get?
Hi esteemed pickers,
I previously started a thread "Flirting with the 5-string electric mandolin (again)", which implausibly resulted in me purchasing the 4-string Fender Mando-strat reissue. I've...
Hey all -- got my Mando-Strat in the mail last night. Proceeded to play it till I fell asleep with it on the couch, so I guess that's a good sign.
I have a few predictable quibbles with it, but I...
That sounds pretty wild, mandroid. I like the look of some of those Ryders, esp because they don't resemble toy guitars. Doubt I'd have much use for MIDI application and such, but it is nice to see...
I'll be interested to hear how that shakes out for you, Ken. I've upgraded the pickups in almost every electric guitar I've owned (the notable exceptions being the aforementioned Gibson Marauder with...
Thanks, Dave! Indeed, in my scouring of old threads on here, I gathered that the bridges on these reissues (and the originals) leave quite a bit to be desired. In fact, I imagine I would have...