That's the thing, larry does a great deal of string bending. Not unusual for the best of musicians having the worst playing instruments though. I often heard that the late Jim Duffy (formerly of the Country Gentlemen and the Seldom Scene) had his mandolin setup with the strings at an unbelievable legnth above the finger board. Apparently, other Mandolinists that would try to play his mandolin made it sound like a 4 year old who just picked one up for the first time. I personally like mine set and a comfortable level, with good playable strings.
Not sure how John Rigsby's mandolin is set up, but I know he sure gets some awesome sounds out of it.
From: Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: BG: Ralph's mando player... Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:08:32 -0700 (PDT)
I love it when things get on-topic!
.060 on the bottom end--seems a lot of rock guitarists went with that size in the 80's--the heavy strings. I actually find a heavy string 'flops around' less and can be picked faster--but not bent as readily.
Chris Thile--bluegrass/pop kinda mandolinist uses a wound A on his mandolin--which I just can't stand on my own, but he sure makes it sound supple.
Ralph's mandolin player, if he is the same fella who plays a flatiron gibson A (?)--what kind of strings and action does he prefer? When I was mixing Ralph's band when they played at our church, there was one point when I looked down, and his mic was almost shut off--the mando player--he has such a ringing baritone/low tenor that just cut through the amplification and filled the room. He barely needed any sound reinforcement.
Jonathan
As my father used to say: "The truth is a rabbit in a bramble patch. All you can do is circle around and say it's somewhere in there." -Pete Seeger
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