Mike Marshall On Mandolin Tips

[morriswil32]

Mike, any suggestions on how not to lose picks?

[morriswil32]

That 'on the couch' riff sounded pretty good, actually.

[Jm01394]

Thank you

[DaManDaPlaya]

can't argue with the master

[KaztenStudios]

Guy needs to remember there are different ways to hold mandolins for different types haha

[DennisVernier]

This is a nice video with some helpful tips, but as musician who has played for many years, not everything is etched in stone.

[HTATigersBasketball]

So coming from violin, it should be very similar? Not as significant of a change as from violin to guitar?

[DuskY1991]

@KlephRenagade The placement involving the points that are uniquie to the F-style won't work for the A-style. Besides that, eveyrhing else should remain the same, I think. Good luck!

[omoshiroidayo]

superfluous

[funkuser]

@omoshiroidayo if you don't pay attention to this fie points of technique you might waste a lot time ...or all of it

[inky960]

So true about holding the pick: I played guitar for 12 years, DYING to be a flatpicker, but relegated to playing fingerstyle, because I couldn't develop any speed or power with a pick. I quit playing for a long time and then came back to it, and through mostly coincidence, I started holding the pick differently -- the way Mike shows here -- and VOILA! I can pick now! So everybody LISTEN to what Mike says about holding the pick: it's a magic key. Really.

[savannahtessacoral]

He is too funny :)

[mythsay66]

Priceless info for a beginner like myself. Thanks Mike.

[guitarmandoguy]

I like Mike's comment about something as simple as holding the pick. It reminds me of the story of John Wooden (legendary UCLA basketball coach) who used to 'teach' his players how to properly tie their basketball shoes, so they'd never come untied during a game . . . such attention to detail that impacts so many other things.

[madasterlrd]

hey im just learning madolin it helped! um u might want to check out my video of scott laird

[BornOfSong]

Thanks for the beginner information. I will try to keep that in mind while I learn.