metascrawl wrote:I'd be well up for a jam, and you'd be more than welcome to have a play of my Goldtone - or my crappy Ozark for that matter, as an example of what to avoid in terms of poor setup. I only have open backs as I've said, but of course it's the same instrument fundamentally, and most open back models have their resonator equivalents. I'm mainly fer frailin', but I do know a few simple up-picking pieces as well that I could show you - not Scruggs-style, but older up-picking styles that he drew on when creating his sound. I haven't played with others for a while either - I have an open invite to play at a regular Irish jam near me but my lack of skill, and even more worryingly, my very thin repertoire has made me too nervous to turn up so far. A friendly, no-pressure jam would be great. EDIT: This looks like a very decent instrument not too far out of your range: http://www.andybanjo.com/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_RB195GT Nice that the resonator is removable, which would make it lighter if you wanted to take it out to the park, and quieter for those around you when you're still finding your feet and not sounding so good. And Goldtones are a pretty safe bet by all accounts. Seems like it's of similar quality to my Goldtone open back, which as I say I'm more than happy with.
Tempy wrote:Re: fretting a bass note with a thumb: nothing wrong with it, I do it all the time, but not learning proper thumb placement means I now have a lot of trouble exerting pressure in some chord shapes due to sloppy technique. Better to learn some rigid ass form early on when you're rubbish, so that the good effects carry through.
igorgetmeabrain wrote:As the thread rerails itself with talk of plucky-plucky instruments, I'll just leave you with what I think is a marvellous example of an unclassical violin technique, demonstrated brilliantly by Casey Driessen.
Yossarian wrote:But it's two SGs. I'd be happy with one, how amazing must two feel?
krs wrote:It's actually an electric mandolin coupled with an electric tenor guitar (four strings tuned in fifths like a banjo/mando). You just said something nice about mandolins.
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