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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/09/2006 : 13:12:25
Any mandolin players here? I recently bought a cheap-ish one on a whim and need any advice people can give me. What do I need to concentrate on most when practising: my tremelo picking or my scales, ie getting used to the different intervals etc. I have a vague knowledge as I play guitar and used to play violin, but any advice you can give me would be ace.
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| Carl |
Posted - 07/11/2006 : 17:30:22
Losing My Religion. That's another mandolin staple!!
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/11/2006 : 13:39:14
Thanks Oil Boy, one of few serious respondees. I must attract the nutters. You're right, those chords do seem to be the only ones I can remember at the moment, and I think you're right about the scales as well.
Still, I kind of want to be the EVH of mandolin... If this happens, I'll drop back here to recruit my Diamond Dave.
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| Oil Boy |
Posted - 07/11/2006 : 12:26:37
I've been playing mandolin for about two years now. I pretty much just took the knowledge I had of guitar & made the rest up. And yes, I really have sat on my mandolin before after I left it on the couch.
I found some good info here... www.mandolincafe.com They have chords, scales, lessons & other general info.
If I were you, I'd focus on some chords first, then progress to the scales. The rhythm of a mandolin has a much more percussive/choppy feel. The open chords (G, C, D) are super easy to play and will get you off your feet. The barre chords are a bit tougher but with a little work, you'll get them down.
I found the scales were actually easier to memorize than on guitar because everything is symmetrical over the four strings (well, eight strings but you know what I mean). It's missing that silly B string from the guitar that throws everything off. And I'm not concerned with the speed that a lot of nuclear fast mandolinists can attain. I prefer for adding small fills or melodic solos rather than going all Eddie Van Halen on it.
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| hammerhands |
Posted - 07/11/2006 : 12:17:30
Electric Mandolin with heavy delay is very cool. I heard a song on the radio that rips off the solo from Dance After Curfew, except on guitar, I have no idea what song that was.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 07/11/2006 : 11:04:38
Mandolins? I prefer tangerines.
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| TRANSMARINE |
Posted - 07/11/2006 : 11:03:23
Mandolins are overrated. Marxophone...now THERE'S an instrument!
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| ScottP |
Posted - 07/11/2006 : 11:00:51
Aspiring mandolin players beware:
These instruments are small and handy to play while relaxing on a couch or chair. Just remember where you leave the damn thing because they're easy to sit on. Same with the uke. I wonder if Frank has ever sat on one of his ukes? |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/11/2006 : 10:48:54
Denis, if I was the sort of man to use lots of sliced cucumber, then I would have one already. As it is, I don't.
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| vilainde |
Posted - 07/11/2006 : 10:35:13
A mandolin? That's great, what are you gonna cook?
Denis
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 07/11/2006 : 10:31:12
quote:
Originally posted by Carl
You had me going there, floop...
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Do you never read floop's posts?
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| whoreatthedoor |
Posted - 07/10/2006 : 23:35:00
I can picture you serenading a certain someone with "You are the Everything". Man, it gives me the chills!
hehe... seriously now, I love mandolin and plan to buy one some day. There are some cheap ones for sale out there.
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| Newo |
Posted - 07/10/2006 : 14:27:28
I played mandolin in a concert for the first time last night. Iīm pretty much a dilettante when it comes to music, I just jump in and feel my way around. The only pieces of advice I can give are 1) shut up and play 2) listen to as much music with mandolin on it you can find. My favourite is Khala Zo'Me by Royal Players I found on this township music anthology http://www.wrasserecords.com/albums/48.html, if you canīt download it I can pass an mp3 on to you.
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| Carl |
Posted - 07/10/2006 : 04:13:31
And don't forget The Battle Of Evermore!
You had me going there, floop...
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| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 07/09/2006 : 15:17:36
No dive bombs with the whammy bar but finger tapping is okay. Let us know when you can do the solo in "Stonehenge".
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| floop |
Posted - 07/09/2006 : 14:38:53
i've been playing mandolin since i was about 9. the thing you want to concentrate on at first is your finger placement. worry about picking later (it will come). also, ideally you want a mandolin with a spruce top and scale length of at least 629mm.
actually, i've never played mandolin. was just trying to be helpful
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| Carl |
Posted - 07/09/2006 : 14:30:28
A friend of mine had a few mandolins, I used to strum on 'em sometimes. I could'nt tune them, though!!
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