Of course if everybody starts playing reso mandolins, the guitarists will start playing resonators and soon we'll be worse off than we were before, sonically.
Acoustic Armageddon! (Ooh - cool name for a jam band, I think) Topher On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Topher Gayle <[email protected]> wrote: > This certainly works for, too. Mine is a home-made 5-string resonator > mandolin (Rich, I can't wait to hear you try it in July at CCMC) - I > take the bridge cover off so I can palm-mute it when I don't want to > blast your fillings out. The single light strings are also really easy > on the fingers - you get hours and hours of extra stamina with this > thing, plus bluesy bends and sweet vibrato. > > Topher > > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 4:37 AM, Rich DelGrosso <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Dennis, >> >> >> >> I play a National Resonator mandolin, one of their new ones. I call it the >> “jaminator.” I take it with me when I work the camps and find myself in jams >> with guitar, piano and harmonica. I never have trouble being heard. Think >> about it. >> >> >> >> Rich >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Dennis Fehling >> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:17 PM >> To: taterbug e-mail >> Subject: RE: Loud Jamming >> >> >> >> I have a brother in law that has a friend that was a self proclaimed rock >> star in the 80's this guy does not know the meaning of the word quiet. He >> plays the guitar so loud that my little mandolin cannot compete no matter >> how loud I play so I just get up get another beer and wait until he stops or >> leaves. As far as the the Banjo players if there is more than one then I >> would probably just kill myself and get it over with. >> >> Dennis >> >> www.friendsforlifedogtraining.com >> >> >> >> >> >> When will the madness stop. Spay and Neuter your pets >> >> >> EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD >> Join me >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Loud Jamming >> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 21:11:58 -0400 >> >> John J. >> >> You need to get a new group! We need to make music not noise-break up into >> smaller groups and play at levels that you all can hear each other. >> Remember, our objective is to play music not play louder or drown out the >> nuclear banjos or fiddles. This can be accomplished by asking your group >> mates not to play so loudly. You must not be doing any singing, because you >> would be seriously hoarse by now. >> >> What I really mean by this rant is that you and your picking buddies need to >> learn dynamics. Music doesn't have to be loud to be good. Learning to play >> backup and supporting the soloist or singer can be just as satisfying as >> playing a "hot" break. You need to listen to each other and play off of each >> other. Players who understand the subtleties of music are always more fun to >> jam with! Save your wrist and broken strings- you don't need a Spinal Tap >> amp that goes up to 11. >> >> I remember Bill Monroe in 1969 at the Philadelphia Folk Festival warming up >> to play before they went on-they were really cooking ,but they were playing >> at a very low volume so as not to disturb the people who were performing on >> stage. Great self control. Try it you may like it! >> >> To more focused and better jamming. >> >> RSB >> >>> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:22:27 -0700 >>> Subject: Loud Jamming >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> Hey ya'll, >>> I've been lurking around for quite a while and enjoying some of the >>> discussions but today I would like to get some feed back from this >>> great collection of fellow taterbugs. >>> Last night night I got in a really fun jam with some good >>> pickers . Unfortunately there was 3 banjos , 2 guitars and a couple of >>> mandolins.Needless to say it was pretty darn loud.Sooo when it got >>> time to take a break one had to bang away to be heard. Unfortunately >>> for me , I have a hard time pickin that loud. Consequently it was >>> usually pretty ugly. How can we practice for that situation? I tried >>> to hint to the group to tone it down some but that lasted one guitar >>> break. >>> I just got a little frustrated with my crummy pickin so I'm going >>> to Tate & get him to teach me some in your face Monroe. >>> Thanks for letting me >>> vent. John J >>> </html >> </html >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
