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I'm the guy noodling around on it in that video. It's a very good sounding and playing mandolin. Very mid-focused (I think folks would describe it as traditional or Loar-like) and didn't feel at all...

+1 on the Tonedexter here. I have one and have gigged quite a bit with it. It's not the same as playing acoustically or even through a good mic, which is still my favorite method of amplification....

Anyone have difficulty Tonedexter's level-setting algorithm not getting the mic levels right? I'm using a quality SDC mic (Octava MC012) that I've used regularly for years and I know sounds great on...

Thanks, all. This was super helpful. A little scary taking up as much slack as I did and cutting the wires so short, but that plus the twist trick did the job.

I'm looking for some suggestions for dealing with silencing cable rattle inside a mandolin after installing a soundboard transducer pickup. I installed a JJB pickup in my mandolin (essentially the...

I live in DC and know Akira, and I've had the pleasure of listening to this album already. It's fantastic. Really, really well done recording with some terrific performances that was a true labor of...

My band uses a modified version of this technique. We combine a single side-address condenser mic at center stage with two small-diaphragm condensers, one off to each side 3-4 feet today so that we...

Thanks, all! I spent a bunch of time on google the other night trying to find a supplier in the USA that carries these parts, but couldn't find one. Fortunately Sam and I connected, and he's been...

(Apologies if this belongs in a different section. Putting it here since "repair" is the key issue)

Anyone here have advice on how to repair latches on a Pegasus case or know someone who could do...

Okay, so I'm a little self-conscious about the self promotion (and posting it twice), but what the heck. I really like the way we arranged this one (my favorite Band tune):...

That Joe Walsh clip is fantastic (as is the version of this cut on his album). Some really cool tunes in this thread, too. Proof that you can play convincing-sounding bluegrass/americana music with...

Yep, King Harvest (and the performance on YouTube that is linked to above) is the absolute best. The lyrics are freakin' genius: I love how the short sections with pastoral scenes from the...

Depending on where you are in suburban Maryland, a trip to the House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park could be worthwhile. It's a great, quirky music shop that's owned and run by really cool...

Try this thread:

http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?55730-Radius-by-L.R.-Baggs

Yep. Baggs PADI with the Schertler and Baggs Venue DI with the Radius. (I'm using borrowed gear in the first clip, and the second clip is the stuff I ended up buying for myself). It's nice to compare...

Interesting. I've used both, and I don't really hear the handling noise issue with the Radius. Both pickups have handling noise (they're both microphones, so you can't really avoid it), but neither...

I play in a band here in DC with a bunch of great players who know and love bluegrass music. For a variety of reasons, we've made a conscious effort not to be a "bluegrass" band, and have been...

It's there for awesomeness.

Seriously. It gives you a lot more bottom-end, which is great in an electric setting. It means that a guitar only has 8 bass notes that you don't have. And most...

I love the photo in front of the trailhead. Bet there's an interesting story behind that mandolin.

One of Fletcher's F-5s lives here in the DC area. If it were ever up for sale, I would seriously consider hocking one of my kidneys to get hold of it. It's that good.

Nice stuff there, Dan. That's DDAD there?

Yeah! Great tuning. I often tune mine to GDGD (and then capo up to get AEAE). Lots of fun. Here's a recording I made a while back with my octave, trying to learn an AEAE tune I'd just heard a fiddler...

I, um, just read it for the articles.

My band (5-piece, bluegrass) has had really good luck with the AT2020. In addition to sounding great, I think it's ideal for live sound for two reasons:

First, it's not a true large-diaphragm,...

I saw Tim here last week. Great show, and yeah, he gets some great sounds out of that Bouzouki. I think it's a bit bigger than mine (the body looks wider and the scale length a bit longer), so the...