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I ran across this video of "Pent Up House" in which a fellow played a mandolin. Forgive me if this has been posted before, but I have to say I love how it cut through the mix. I assume it was an electric mandolin, right? Is there such a thing or was it just mic'd up? Either way, I enjoyed the tone and the player. It was so "ever-present."
I have read here where many don't like playing their archtops past the 12th fret, but if it is going to give me this kind of sound, I am going to have to break that practice and give it a try.
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09-16-2020 08:23 PM
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Pete Martin who hangs on the board quietly is a fine jazz player on his mandolin...
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The electric mandolin has been a thing since before Tiny Moore had Paul Bigsby build one for him, somewhere around 1950. For a more recent take, check Don Stiernberg and Paul Glasse. Especially Stiernberg. He has a trio that includes Andy Brown, and they're killer. Lots of videos on YouTube.
Tiny Moore forced me to start building electric mandolins, because I couldn't find any to buy. Michael Stevens built a lot of them, but I'm not sure he's still working at it.Last edited by sgosnell; 09-16-2020 at 10:38 PM.
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David Grisman made a record w jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli in the 80s I believe
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Grisman did ground-breaking work bringing 70s jazz to the string-band. Here's the "Quintet '80" band in action -- Mark O'Connor (guitar), Darol Anger (violin), Mike Marshall (mandolin) and Rob Wasserman (bass) playing "Dawg's Rag"
People don't need to like jazz to like this.
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garcia & grisman do miles
so what?
cheers
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Here's some mando jazz, from when Tiny was still using a modified Gibson A model. This is some of what ruined my life for awhile.
Mission to Moscow was first recorded by Benny Goodman. I'm sure everyone has heard the other tune. Tiny Moore could play.
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Also Jason Anick and Aaron Weinstein. Weinstein has a couple of albums that feature John Pizzarelli, and he's on some of Bucky's albums.
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Nice playing!
Chris Thile is one of the current masters of the instrument who has shown he can play pretty much anything on his mando. He has more of a classical focus than many of the well-known players, who tend toward bluegrass.
And David Grisman is just in his own category. Like Doc Watson or Bela Fleck or Stefan Grapelli. Sui generis.]
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
Big Bob Wills Texas Playboys fan
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Originally Posted by AlsoRan
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Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
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Good stuff!!
How about this as a starter - a Rogue Electric Mandolin 99.00 US dollars
Rogue RM110AE Acoustic-Electric A-Style Mandolin Sunburst | Guitar Center
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Don Stiernberg is also top of the class for jazz mandolin. Here he is in an acoustic trio setting:
He has played with everyone, including Jethro and Grisman. Here’s a lengthy interview from the cafe.
Still want more info on jazz mandolin? There’s a ton of info here.
This is my all-time favorite Stiernberg track:
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David Grisman also has some albums with Martin Taylor. Most are acoustic duets, but one has a quartet, and it's really excellent jazz playing by all. Taylor is better known for playing set pieces, but on this one he and Grisman both demonstrate that they can improvise as well as almost anyone. Here is a tune I like:
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
wills had some great guitarists..jimmy wyble, junior barnard, eldon shamblin
cheers
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The original "twin guitars" thing was Jimmy Wyble and Cameron Hill. Later it went through several iterations, including Leon McAuliffe/Eldon Shamblin, and by the time the Tiffany Transcriptions were recorded, it was a trio playing like a horn section, with Shamblin, Herb Remington, and Tiny Moore. That section was a great sound.
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Originally Posted by AlsoRan
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The Tiffany Transcriptions are a treasure, as is Tiny. He sounds very Charlie Christian like at times on these.
Mandolin works great acoustically in a jazz setting if the other instruments aren’t too loud. I’ve played several times in duos with piano or trios with bass where we play with no PA in small places and they hear us just fine. When playing with horns and drums, I will play 5 string electric.
I did a recording of Wes Montgomery tunes a couple years back, it’s a free download for anyone interested.
Jazz-Mandolin Pete Martin Plays Wes Montgomery
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Originally Posted by cosmic gumbo
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the late great john abercrombie often recorded with electric mandolin...his first was the classic fender 4 string
JK: On a duet album you did with John Scofield you cover Wes Montgomery’s “Four on Six.” It sounds great on that.
JA: That particular tune came out very well and there’s one of Scofield’s called “Small Wonder” that I used a chorus effect on.
JK: Did you ever listen to Tiny Moore when he played in Bob Wills’ band?
JA: Actually the first mandolin player I ever heard was Jethro Burns of Homer and Jethro and I heard a bit of Tiny Moore but I really had no exposure to the mandolin or bluegrass. I’d heard Homer & Jethro [Burns] and that stuck with me. Later I heard David Grisman and liked him a lot but that’s quite different. Mostly my inspiration came from seeing Jerry Goodman’s Fender.
Small Wonder: John Abercrombie Loves His Electric Mandolin | Fretboard Journal
cheers
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Ah but John tuned his like a guitar not a mandolin...
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This is one of those performances that I revisit over and over. I am very interested in the mandolin. Is it acoustic electric like an acoustic electric guitar? Or does it have an electric guitar pickup? Who is the player? I hear very mice reverb, does
It come from the amp? Can someone recommend one? Thanks for any info.
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Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
Here’s an Instagram link to my image of his concert with his wife here in the pines last year. Apparently he’s had this 1914 Gibson mando since he was a kid.
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I’ll try to dig up the original image on my Big iMac later for folks who don’t do I-gram.
Re Abercrombie’s tuning tendency, I tune my mandola like a 4-string guitar. No tuning paradigm shift required.
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Originally Posted by rhl-ferndale
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