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Has anyone here ever looked at and/or played an electric mandolin? Is it worth looking at? How does the acoustic sound compare to an acoustic mandolin? I'm...
I treated myself to an electro acoustic mandolin a few months back - didn't want to lose the acoustic edge, but the sound when its plugged into the amp, man...
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I play a fender 5 string electric (single strung instead of double, with a low C string on the bottom, it uses guitar strings cut down) and it sounds great,...
well, I think I'm puttin in an order for a Johnson MA-380. Anyone have any experience with this instrument to share? Somebody yell at me if I'm wasting my...
I'd say it all depends on where you are buying it. If it is a reputable instrument dealer, especially one that deals in and knows mandolins, it'll be a decent...
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Yeah, I have my harmony guitar strung like that, only an octive down. Hey, I never introduced myself. I'm jesse, and I've been playing since I got my mandolin...
I own two electic mandolins: The Epiphone Mandobird, which I really enjoy the mandolin like sound of, and I have a 5 string Mandocaster. I enjoy both of them....
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Setting the intonation is not that bad. Just keep in mind that the longer a string is the lower the tone it produces. So if you are sharp, you need to move...
Yea, Bring the bridge down as far as it can go without string buzz to lower the action. Adjust the bridge back and forth while maintaining centerline, to ...
Found a couple of good sources for music and thought I'd pass them on for those of you interested in the music from my part of the world. They're not...
Hi, I just joined and am also a new mandolin player as of june 2003. i was wondering about what kind of strings everyone uses, because i was thinking about ...
I have been using Gibson Monels 11/41, which are labeled as Mediums. They are pretty heavy for mediums. They come outta the package sounding nice, warm and...
I, personally, use D'Addario strings on all my instruments. They aren't too expensive, last a good long time, and keep their tone well. I suggest trying some...
I use Elixirs on my guitar and they last a long time but have a thin sound, which aint too bad an a booming guitar but on a little mandolin I'd think they...
It depends on the instrument. For Old Gibsons and the like, I have been using D'Addario EXP74s which last long and sound great. I have also been playing so...
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I purchased a bowl back on eBay with a missing bridge. I have a small piece of the original. It was about 4 inches long, and les than 1/4 in high at the...
I have tried a few different brands and I am really pleased with Martin. They have great tone and last a long time. I play bluegrass if that makes a...
Howdy folks. I've been playing mandolin for about a year. All of the books I have learned from have songs like Lonesome Road Blues or Little Maggie in the key...
I have been playing mandolin (and 5 string banjo) for about 20 years alyhough with some gaps where I didn't play at all. I have in the past two years been...
I got my Westfield in the local Dawsons - not sure its the quality you want but amped it sounds very good, and there's a lot of control over tone from the...
I've found that playing breaks out of chord position makes it easier for me to quickly make up a break for a tune in a different key. Since all the notes in...
