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    Re: Amp suggestions for an 18" scale 5 string?

    Good question, probably just gigging for a small room as anything bigger would be mic'ed .... if I start playing big rooms [unlikely] then a big old classic amp fits the bill and I will have a lot...
  2. Re: Stroboclip Tuner TL;DR Tale told by an idiot*, Part 765:

    Have had a lot of tuners in the last decade.
    I love my pedal Turbo Tuner strobe and my Peterson clip on, the rest are not as good at their job (if workable employees)
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    Amp suggestions for an 18" scale 5 string?

    Looking for both quiet practice amp as well as gigging amp for an incoming Mann octave 5 string.

    Hoping for mostly a clean if tubey tone. While I don't have endless cash happy to hear every...
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    Re: DI for K&K pickup?

    I think the Venue is the 4th I've tried and I am generally satisfied with it. I did like the Red-Eye on my prior `main mandolin' but found myself unsatisfied with the house sound a few times and...
  5. Thread: Ability to Jam

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    Re: Ability to Jam

    When playing breaks, esp for sung songs, just try to play the sung melody. Ornamentation can be added later, but a simple solo that sticks the melody beats one with a lot of flash that sounds like...
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    Re: Picking the right mandolin

    There's a lot of good advice above about body shape and the like - but having recently gotten a short scale octave, I would note that the reality of 5ths tuning and a longer scale means that...
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    Re: Acoustic Boost Pedals

    Used the boost on my RedEye until I moved to the Venue, where I also use the boost [and never use the tuner].
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    Re: Just tried a Blue Chip pick on my mandolin

    At Monday's jam, a very good picker who has played for decades swapped guitars with a newbie kid who played well - a 50 year old Martin and and a new Fender. I doubt that Fender has ever sounded as...
  9. Re: Going to invest in a decent mandolin to last me years any rec

    Budget would help focus suggestions, as $500 is a lifer to some and many times that for another.
  10. Re: What Pickup/Pre-amp pedal are you currently using?

    K+K into a Venue. Had been using FireEye RedEye [which I like a lot], but needed something that did not require phantom power to run [not always available] and so am integrating the Venue into my...
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    Re: Wireless mandolin connection

    I have used it on my K&K equipped mandolin successfully for this very purpose, it's a HUGE help doing sound.

    Having said that, there have been a few times where I felt like it was adding enough...
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    Re: Tacoma Mandolins

    Good call. I had one as my first mandolin and it was heavily overbuilt and despite a lot of work action and intonation were never great. Bought for maybe $200 20 years ago - mainly because I had a...
  13. Re: Help with tomorrow: Avoiding hurting myself with new mandoli

    I was self taught on guitar and ran into many issues playing for long periods. In order to combat this when starting mandolin, I took in person lessons from someone who taught music and played mostly...
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    Re: Going from scooped to unscooped fingerboard

    I have not, but I know that I stopped `digging in' and using anything but the slightest edge of a pick when I went with super-thick picks --- mainly the 3.5 mm ultra thick wegens [dawg or other...
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    Re: E string choking on higer frets

    Given it's the driest part of the winter in many places, I would probably address first by spending a week or two getting and keeping your instrument at proper humidity. If that fails to resolve it,...
  16. Re: Gibson is preparing to sell NFTs of its most famous models

    They say a fool and their money are soon parted.
    Maybe I am the fool for dismissing NFT's, I'll take that correction if it ever arrives.
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    Poll: Re: Southern Flavor - AABA or AB?

    Vote for AABA. It allows the second A part to drift a little bit from the canned version and to create excitment ahead of the B part.

    I prefer this at a more moderate tempo and with a much more...
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    Re: Punch Brothers "Hell on Church Street"

    As a friend of mine says - I'll go to see Punch Brothers every time they come through town but somehow I can't make it through an entire album of theirs before wanting to change it. I think I fall in...
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    Re: Your favorite mandolin tuning tips?

    I have the feeling perfect pitch people dislike mandolins and other doubled string instruments.

    I played in a trio with a guy on acoustic, a guy on archtop electric, and myself on mandolin. The...
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    Re: Your favorite mandolin tuning tips?

    Nope. I have a different brand and got it stuck displaying #'s instead of letters for a while until I searched the manufacturer website and eventually found the instruction manual. Gave me all sorts...
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    Re: Your favorite mandolin tuning tips?

    As others have stated, always start below the desired pitch and tune up to it. If you are sharp, loosen the string to flat and tune back up.

    If I am going for precision, I always tune my strings...
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    Re: Breedlove tailpiece replacement

    I found two things of great use for restringing my Breedlove OF American ... a guitar capo and a hemostat from my fishing tackle box.

    The hemostat makes short order of unstringing old strings off...
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    Re: Ever heard of a "guitar chair?!"

    I just want to know what `microphone height' is.

    It does look comfortable and I am guessing the crossbar on the front is a nice height for your feet ... in the end, if it results in a sale then...
  24. Re: New to me mandolin coming. Good string to start off with?

    I generally used J74 Phosphor Bronze on my Breedlove Quartz, while I didn't adore their sound when brand new, within a few days they settled in and I really liked them.

    I use Monels on my...
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    Re: Kimble neck - forearm pain

    I always wear a strap, even when playing seated, mostly to support and position the neck where I need it. I highly recommend it as it made many of my wrist issues disappear.

    I find visiting my [in...
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