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Mandolin Info Thread
- Thread starter chuck norriss
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Wow, sorry guy's for not getting back sooner. Here's the Gibson. Sorry for the crappy iPhone pic. She's not much to look at, but she sound so sweet:
I like my Epiphone F mando. Really good quality for around $500 new.
Mandolincafe is a great site and the people are amazing. Some of their mandolins make my Fodera look like a Squier in comparison though. Don't even bother to look at the cost of Gilchrists. Crazy!
I love playing mandolin in any case. If you learn the major chords (pretty easy) you will be a welcome addition to any campfire or jam. If you think of a mandolin as strung as an upside down bass (sort of, but tuned in 5ths), it might make sense.
Mandolincafe is a great site and the people are amazing. Some of their mandolins make my Fodera look like a Squier in comparison though. Don't even bother to look at the cost of Gilchrists. Crazy!
I love playing mandolin in any case. If you learn the major chords (pretty easy) you will be a welcome addition to any campfire or jam. If you think of a mandolin as strung as an upside down bass (sort of, but tuned in 5ths), it might make sense.
Mandolins can be cool.
I usually pick one up & strum on it in a music store (I usually pick up a cheaper one)
One local store rents instruments and has a 2 or 3 rental sales a year--I'm thinking of renting a manolin one of these days--just to check it out.
I usually pick one up & strum on it in a music store (I usually pick up a cheaper one)
One local store rents instruments and has a 2 or 3 rental sales a year--I'm thinking of renting a manolin one of these days--just to check it out.
When I started on Mandolin I had a Flatiron A model flat back that was very nice for Celtic music. Later I had a short scale octive mandolin made for my by Stefan Sobell and I still love that axe many years later. I missed the mandolin though so I picked up an Applause (i.e. cheap Ovation) that I used through a Trace Elliot accoustic amp and the combo sounds pretty good.
what do you mean? plenty to look at! You can't fake that vintage color. So nice.Wow, sorry guy's for not getting back sooner. Here's the Gibson. Sorry for the crappy iPhone pic. She's not much to look at, but she sound so sweet:
Finally found one--here in tb classifieds. Epiphone + it has a piezo in it. Sweet thing. Not top shelf but a good place to start.
