Most Baby Boomers didn't play in a band in their younger days, but many wish they had. Instead, they went to dental school or something comparable. While daydreaming about what might have been, they...
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Most Baby Boomers didn't play in a band in their younger days, but many wish they had. Instead, they went to dental school or something comparable. While daydreaming about what might have been, they...
I just heard those guys a few weeks ago. They are all fine players and have a great vocal blend. Nice guys, too.
By far my biggest influences are the guys who I played rhythm for when I was in my early twenties. I was jamming and playing pickup jobs constantly with fiddler Al Murphy when banjo player Bob Black...
When the pool of bluegrass musicians was much smaller and people were uncertain what mandolins even were, you could pick up instruments from the 1920s and '30s pretty cheap. The down side was that...
i'm looking for some jazz that's not so darned jazzy.
You'll NEVER hear a musician express regret about having learned to read. I often hear musicians, even working pros, say they wish they had spent more time learning to "wing it."
As a Baby Boomer, I can tell you that everything we do is cool and will last forever. (Sorry for the sarcasm. It's a Boomer thing.)
If there is someone running the sound, running your signal through the board will help the sound man's ability to get a good mix. A direct out from the Loudbox sends your EQed signal to the board,...
A couple of posters have recommended the Fender Blues Jr. as a mandolin amp. This is a pretty good choice and I like the way my four string Mando Strat sounds played through one. As the volume...
Careful selection of premium materials on a high quality instrument just underscores the fact that you are playing the real thing. I don't think anyone has ever demonstrated that figured maple,...
Electric guitars are the Gretsch company's bread and butter. I have a couple that I use for western swing and country that I love for their garish eccentricities. Even among die-hard Gretsch fans...
The local store in my town is really good about keeping strings in stock if they know what everyone needs. The owner even gives me a call when he gets a new bunch of strings in that he knows I like....
Herschel Sizemore had a great album on County called "Bounce Away" with a bunch of good tunes. If you can find it, John Purk's album "Flight to D.C." has a bunch of cool fiddle tunes. Just about any...
Most of the hat-wearing guys I play with are losing or have lost their hair. I have a cowboy hat that was purchased years ago for some work with a theater company. Haven't worn it since then.
A T.K. Smith reproduction of the Bigsby pickup on Tiny Moore's five string would be my first choice. Not cheap, but cool as can be.
My first thought when I read this was "James." But--what do I know.
From Iowa City. I think I know who you're talking about in Muscatine. If it's who I'm thinking of, he's an Alabama transplant who is a wonderful fiddler, mandolinist, and guitar man. I've been lucky...
Nice playing. When I started to practice with a metronome, I realized my time wasn't quite as good as I had imagined.
If you're sensitive about setting your own time when you sing, it will be lots easier to maintain the drive you want if you play the mandolin. On the other hand, playing the fiddle always looks like...
I haven't read all the posts in this thread, but I've seen enough to realize that a lot of you are giving it away. Some of us think of this as a problem. First off, you're being taken advantage of....
While opening some shows for the Bluegrass Boys, I was walking to the corner store for doughnuts with Tater Tate and Billy Joe Foster, a couple of great fiddlers I was really hoping to jam with....
Having played in bands with Bob Black for decades, I can say he never told the half of it.
Maybe I take too much for granted, but playing the chords to a three chord song in one key usually means you can play it in any key. To find the right key for me to sing, I just keep moving it up...
Key of F. Listen to the first verse. There's a C chord on the word "sad."
Folding camp chairs with armrests are terrible for playing a stringed instrument. Find a chair or two with no armrests.
There was time in my younger days when I played between 12 and 18 outdoor...