Just bought a Mandolin!

Best 50 bucks I ever spent. This is my first attempt at playijng a mandolin ever after watching one of Brad Laird's AWESOME mandolin tutorials.... Never thought I would get the hang of mandolin since it is 8 strings, not 4, yet here I go.... This video represents about 30 minutes of actual playing after buying this thing... Can't wait till I can actually play!

If you want to learn to play, check out Brad's great instructional videos here on youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyn4eES_L4s

Thanks man!

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[michalo2]

Did you buy all your instruments in China?

How's the quality and price?

[sirant]

HI michalo2, yes, in fact every instrument I currently own and play (with the exception of my Lanikai uke) was bought in China. So far I have been impressed with the overall quality based on the low pricing. My favorite uke at the moment is definitely my "Palomar" brand uke I bought here for 20 bucks.... Without a doubt a great little concert uke!

[casetone2514]

I have mandolins and play them a little, but I don't really feel comfortable (don't like the feel) of the double strings - it's the same with my 12 string. How do you feel about it?

As a fist and foremost bassist I can heartily recommend going for acoustic bass, but it is not really a self accompanying instrument. I tell people that my acoustic bass is a bass ukulele, not a bass guitar. Well it has four string not six, right? Four strings good!

[sirant]

Thanks buddy! I did it! I went out today and bought the acoustic/electric bass.... And man oh man, LOVIN it!!! Already kicking out some floyd and wicked ass original stuff! The mandolin I really love the sound of, but the neck is even more narrow than a uke, so a little challenging... I like em all though.... However this new bass is going to be getting a heap of attention for awhile.... New vid coming.... Tomorrow!

[lightningr0d]

while playing the mandolin, use a small jazz pick and hold the pick tight but pluck the string loose, once you get that and learn the scales for it, then learn how to do a tremolo, i play the Italian style of mandolin, but i use the same one and its pretty good

[xDeAdlYSp1Derx]

Hey, I got the same one as you LOL!

[TdubsRIFFaWEEK]

i got one just like that on amazon for 40 buck

[SuperFenderfan]

im looking at bying this is it a good by

[SuperFenderfan]

its outa tune

[vanceatot]

@casetone2514 There actually are bass ukuleles... look it up

[B4IRUTUARU16]

thnks dude

[fcdog555]

@migasaguiar yeah and so is guitar, same family. fail

[migasaguiar]

actually the mandolin is part of the lute family. so there are very different techniques on each instrument.

[etwchamps]

i know its hard playing guitar i have many of them so i decided to play bass guitar know i started mandolin and my aunts cristmas presents gonna be a ukelele because she wants one also my mandolin was 180 bucks but it was an epiphone