Re: What I hate most about mandolin
Pressing too hard with light stings (near the nut) can cause strings to go sharp, even if the instrument itself is built and setup correctly.
On guitar, with jumbo frets, and extra-light strings, the B string was always slightly sharp for me for any fretted note, I tuned it low to compensate, but eventually I realized guitar wasn't going to be my main instrument. I still have hopes for mandolin. :-)
Mandolin has taught me to cope with out-of-tune instruments better though, because everybody else is always out of tune with me. :-)
Davey Stuart tenor guitar (based on his 18" mandola design).
Eastman MD-604SB with Grover 309 tuners.
Eastwood 4 string electric mandostang, 2x Airline e-mandola (4-string) one strung as an e-OM.
DSP's: Helix HX Stomp, various Zooms.
Amps: THR-10, Sony XB-20.
Bookmarks