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ImDifferent posted:We're drinking beers, playing bluegrass and it's fun, dammit. Every weekend that I'm not drinking beers and playing bluegrass is a weekend misspent.
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While this isn't a banjo, this still seems like the best thread for this sort of thing. I took a day and made this crazy abomination: http://i.imgur.com/lBJnS.jpg which is a washtub upright bass with a bass guitar neck / bridge. More pictures here: http://imgur.com/a/Kep9m It's a little on the quiet side but sounds remarkably like a real upright bass. Looking forward to jamming with it. I'll post audio as soon as I get it back home to my recording gear.
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Here's a youtube of the washtub upright: http://youtu.be/jYe7gjXOm6Q It's sort of a beast to play; the action past the 7th fret is prohibitive and naturally if your positioning is off you get terrible fret buzz. It's loads of fun for just thumping along in first position though.
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PoorPeteBest posted:This may or may not be the right thread but does anybody have any recommendations for microphones? I'm not a microphone expert, but this has been on my mind a bunch recently. I've been quietly lusting after a shure KSM32SL after our band rented two for a gig (they work /spectacularly/) but they're also prohibitively expensive for our budget and I would be sad if I knocked one over and killed it. You also might be interested in looking at some stuff from cascade microphones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67zWxH6MAU http://www.cascademicrophones.com/cascade_FAT_HEADII_Live.html I think the newest fat heads run around $200-$300. It's a figure-8 instead of a cardioid, but apparently that works for some folks on stage? And while I'm posting, here's a fun article on the topic of live bluegrass sound: http://www.diybluegrassbiz.com/Live_sound_for_bluegrass.pdf
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May 30, 2012 03:49
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On the subject of recommended listening, I just came across The Brothers Comatose the other day and now won't shut up about them to anyone who'll listen. The Scout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YzgQ4Ks4ZQ Dead Flowers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIFoqxzkFwA
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Oct 22, 2012 19:15
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I forget where I found this (I hope it wasn't just from this thread earlier), but some dude put a lot of time into putting up backing tracks for lots of old-time tunes for you to jam along and practice with: http://oldtimejam.com/Jam.html Choose from fast/slow guitar backup, or fast backup with guitar and banjo and/or fiddle. Pretty useful!
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Nov 9, 2012 20:11
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Captain Mediocre posted:This doesn't really hold so much in the other direction though, especially not for a complete beginner. As a mandolin player learning fiddle I agree with this message. Getting good tone is much more difficult than good players make it look.
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Nov 23, 2012 03:49
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Did anyone else here go to Grey Fox this year?
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Here's a good video from a while back of 3/5ths of the Punch Brothers hanging out at the Mandolin Brothers store in Staten Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAQfBenbxq4
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Oct 3, 2013 22:51
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dem pipes!
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:I have an instructional cassette tape of "Jugband Mandolin" for any of you hipster kids. I'm in to that. PM'd.
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Mar 28, 2014 08:25
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Gonna go see the Del McCoury band with Dave Grisman in a couple hours. Stoked. e: 
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I'd also add that if you don't already play mandolin with very heavy picks, try it. I used .80 mm tortex picks for years until I saw the light and switched to 1.5mm D'Andrea triangular picks. Lately I'm even starting to feel like the 2mm Dunlop Big Stubby picks are where it's at. The difference in volume and tone is significant.
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Jul 3, 2014 06:06
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Play the vocal melody. Play four bars of the melody, then play the next four bars differently. Repeat until done. Play like what the last guy played, except entirely the opposite in one of: volume, density of notes, tonality. Play your solo with chords or parts of chords. Play a one-note solo. Vary timbre, volume, and rhythm, but play one note. There's good reason people write books on improvisation. The more you do it, the more it makes sense. e: and furthermore, 
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Dec 11, 2014 08:06
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ZeusCannon posted:slower more meditative banjo songs? Box Elder Beetles by Tom Adams comes to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6I38a7LKi8 And plenty of old-time tunes can be played as such.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGjMw6Lnq8I
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Jan 26, 2015 21:26
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I've not dealt with Elderly personally, but anecdotes from friends who have are overwhelmingly positive.
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Mar 3, 2015 00:10
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Rocket science banjo has a huge run of clawhammer instructional videos that might be useful. Clawhammer's been on my list of things to learn for a long time but I've never gotten to it.
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You can get a special back for a Snark that clips onto the metal rim of the banjo, instead of the headstock. I’ve seen a bunch of these at jams and the neighborhood banjo players swear by them. e: this guy http://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Accessories/Electronic_Tuners/Banjo_Adapter_for_Snark_Tuner.html Dukes Mayo Clinic fucked around with this message at 00:41 on Feb 14, 2018 |
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