Re: Bluegrass Mandola
Originally Posted by
lenf12
...I have played my Duff H-5 (w/Virzi) a few times at our Sat. afternoon folk rock Americana jam. Our lead guitarist complained that it steps all over the sweet spot frequencies of the acoustic guitars and he preferred playing with a mandolin player...It is even tougher playing with 2 or 3 guitarists...
...Especially ones that don't recognize that the different timbre and playing techniques of a mandolin-family instrument distinguish it clearly from guitars, even when playing in the same range. The possibilities of harmonic cooperation between a mandola and a guitar are quite exciting, IMHO. I'd keep bringing the mandola, try it on songs that call for a "darker" sound, and see if you can't convince the others that it has a role.
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