Mandolin Lesson: Getting Started

[kissbutterkiss]

i love his accent

[bassbonemh]

Extremely concise and well thought out and rehearsed! You stick to the topic without adding non-related info. I greatly appreciate this video and hope the rest are as well produced! Thanks

[DUBsekurity]

If I have big hands is a mandolin not for me?

[powbobs]

@DUBsekurity

Most of the best mandolin players; including Bill Monroe, had huge hands.

[ledzeppelin689]

G: gorillas

D: despise

A: all

E: elephants

[ledzeppelin689]

the 9th fret is also called "so on"

[MrPantone123]

I agree with eschelar and tycoon121. Experts village? I think not.

[AmirMaggot1358]

I didn't know forest gump played mandolin

[ma12he34sh56]

Hi, I play keyboard and don't know anything about string instruments. After watching this video I am sure that I would be able to play mandonlin without anybody's help! :) Could you suggest me any model from amazon?

[kaykaysheee]

I'm about to get my first mandolin. I know basic guitar skills, but the necks of most guitars are too thick for my small hands. I've been watching these videos and they are very informative. It looks a lot easier than I thought it was going to be.

[youngfeniansofeire]

expert village will be so jealous when they  see this

[LedZeppelin4ACDC]

Can you use a guitar pick for the mandolin?

[MrLukec16]

@LedZeppelin4ACDC I am pretty sure that you can.

[JDLF7]

1:00 SHIT! he's married ¬¬..... ok no xD

[lolsubstance]

What about A-Styles? Do they have the same type of strings and straps? Please help im planning on getting one from Amazon (I know, there are better places, but i dont have the time to go to a store and look at them and none of the local stores carry any, so i'd have to go to another place.) Im planing on getting a Kansa K-MA1B, so are they the same as Brad's here?

[TheBeandip13]

way more helpful then experts village

[CryofwarChannel]

That was one way to remember the name of the strings. I came up with a different way that I myself use. Say :GDAE. Doesn't it sound an awful lot like Good Dae (Good Day) ? :D Great Lesson!

[tycoon121]

wow this was extremely informative

[classicrockonly]

the basics seem to be almost identical to a guitar...so i think i have a good running start on this :) cant wait to buy one! wats the cheapest one i should get?

[omoshiroidayo]

on german it's "Geh Du Alter Esel" (Go away, you old donkey)^^

[johnoshaugh]

Thanks, Brad! like your voice and your style. I got a present of a custom built mandolin from an Irish trad player who insisted I learn to play. here goes......

[ajaygodase]

u said u hv 2 pluck both strings as if they were one but while playing u were plucking only one string

pls explain m really confused

[eschelar]

I just watched the "experts village" mandolin vid and I can honestly say that this vid is more informative in the first 30 seconds than the entire two minutes of the other vid.

Very well done. You have your act together.

[readingtrees]

@eschelar - very much agreed. Did the same. Way better here.

[manyamile]

just got my mandolin yesterday...your video already has me playing....thanks so much......very helpful

[joedirt11002]

okay, there is 8 strings and all of them are in pairs. does this mean you could deadend (or deaden, not sure which one) the string below the one your playing a note on? i'm trying to explain this as best as i can, haha.

[ultimofilho]

Uma coisa muito interessante que eu acho nos americanos é que eles falam de maneira tão didática, a fim de de deixar o espectador mais e mais calmo, como se o que eles estão ensinando fosse a coisa mais simples do mundo. Um amigo meu costuma dizer que os americanos "falam pra retardados". Mas isso é pura maldade.

[elavate7]

mandolin/ GDAE

bass/ EADG i just thought that was cool lol

[pacmanmons]

thanks so much for these lessons. your a life saver!

[hilocomtoot]

Hi Brad, Picked up a bran new Fender Mandolin at a garage sale this am. I'm trained as a classical pianist playing Rachmaninoff etc. for 50+years. I can already see from having many a teacher you know you stuff many thanks I'm determined to learn this instrument that I can pack around unlike my Steinway!!!! Thanks again for you videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ravenxj220]

thanks man great lesson!

[xxSilverFlutexx]

When i put my finger on the string it doesn't' make a sound when i pluck it.

[LydiaLuvsMJ]

press it harder

[GaryGarrett]

Great video... maybe i can learn how to play that mandolin in the closet!! five stars!

[RunicAxe]

You are doing a great job, keep it up! And thanks for being my personal tutor with learning to play on my new mandolin. :)

[Pinto6Apploosa]

I haven't gotten my Mandolin yet, but I plan to use these lessons when I do. :D Great help. :3

[Zeitgeist1208]

Same :). I am going to start with a cheaper Mandolin than this guy uses, though :D

[tennwva4all]

Great help Brad. Just starting out,learned alot, thanks

[HeidiHo2001]

Great teaching, thanks! My mandolin is turn of the last century with no end pin, any suggestions how to use the strap?

[patarmanraj]

thanks a lot ......

[mandolinbrad]

You're welcome! ---Brad