in another thread, i said that for my tastes... a single course mandolin doesn't get it for me. without double courses it just sounds like the upper range of an electric guitar.
nonetheless.....that doesn't make those instruments anything OTHER than a mandolin. and pretty much anyone who plays mandolin or has a good working knowledge of instruments knows this.
here is Chris Sruggs playing and talking about a Paul Bigsby 5 string MANDOLIN....someone cue the Debating Captain to fire off a missive to Mr. Scruggs to enlighten him that instrument is NOT a "mandolin" but in fact...say it with me....an "itsy bitsy guitar"!!!!
note, i'm not disputing that it SOUNDS like a gtr.....I'm merely trying to clear up that it is in FACT... a mandolin.
you cannot play guitar chords on this instrument. you cannot use the same fingering to play guitar scales on this instrument. guitar licks will not work on this instrument......unless of course... you play all that as you would play it (say it with me again) ON A MANDOLIN!
anyway....i also put this up because there are still some folks around here whose interests extend beyond arguing and are actually interested in learning about some cool instruments that many people aren't hip to. and what's better than hearing the instr in question being played by a really talented musician?
youtube of Mr. Scruggs playing and talking about the instrument. Enjoy!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBduE5XTRx4
Paul Bigsby was quite the instrument maker who built some very unusual and interesting instr. This certainly was one of them!
nonetheless.....that doesn't make those instruments anything OTHER than a mandolin. and pretty much anyone who plays mandolin or has a good working knowledge of instruments knows this.
here is Chris Sruggs playing and talking about a Paul Bigsby 5 string MANDOLIN....someone cue the Debating Captain to fire off a missive to Mr. Scruggs to enlighten him that instrument is NOT a "mandolin" but in fact...say it with me....an "itsy bitsy guitar"!!!!
note, i'm not disputing that it SOUNDS like a gtr.....I'm merely trying to clear up that it is in FACT... a mandolin.
you cannot play guitar chords on this instrument. you cannot use the same fingering to play guitar scales on this instrument. guitar licks will not work on this instrument......unless of course... you play all that as you would play it (say it with me again) ON A MANDOLIN!
anyway....i also put this up because there are still some folks around here whose interests extend beyond arguing and are actually interested in learning about some cool instruments that many people aren't hip to. and what's better than hearing the instr in question being played by a really talented musician?
youtube of Mr. Scruggs playing and talking about the instrument. Enjoy!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBduE5XTRx4
Paul Bigsby was quite the instrument maker who built some very unusual and interesting instr. This certainly was one of them!
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