Yep, mandolins go in pairs: GG DD AA EE, in fifths.That tuning's the same as a violin, BTW.
Banjos have lots of alternate tunings like guitars do, but the "standard" banjo tuning is pretty much the same as the higher 5 strings of a guitar in Open G, except that the fifth string is an octave higher than the low G of an open G guitar. gDGBD. (I don't usually make those octave distinctions with little letters, but that's a weird setup to a guitarist.) If you're used to playing in Open G, a banjo won't seem completely foreign. (And banjo chords work on an Open G guitar.)
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
My brother -in-law has a banjo that I will pick up when i visit. The cool thing is I can play my open G blues licks on it 8) 8) Kind of like banjo Blues. :D
Never could get my head around the banjo, to me it just sounds awful, but the mandolin sounds wonderful. Hope you have a lot of fun with it Chris
The only thing that keeps me from realising my full potential is the depressing awareness that it wouldn't take much time or effort...
Dog, check out this thread: http://www.bigroadblues.com/dcforum/DCForumID2/518.html
And this one: http://www.bigroadblues.com/dcforum/DCForumID31/401.html
You can definitely play some cool blues on a banjo.
Some folks even play one with a slide. :lol:
And back to the topic, a lot of good blues has been played on a mandolin. (And on a fiddle, for that matter.)
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
Dog, check out this thread: http://www.bigroadblues.com/dcforum/DCForumID2/518.html
And this one: http://www.bigroadblues.com/dcforum/DCForumID31/401.html
You can definitely play some cool blues on a banjo.
Oh Yea baby :D I'm getting a real bad GAS pain in my lower right quadrant, got to get me a banjo next!!!He's pretty good at that banjo blues thing, thank ric---the dog
banjos are cool. had one until my house burned down. didnt do much traditional stuff on it. I played reggae banjo.
Chris...I am glad I inspired you to get The Hatchet.
just to warn you on monday I will be posting pics of my new National Model D resonator. it arrived an hour ago.
:D
Chris...I am glad I inspired you to get The Hatchet.
just to warn you on monday I will be posting pics of my new National Model D resonator. it arrived an hour ago.
:D
AUGH! Sorry going back to console myself with 'Allo 'Allo.
"Things may get a whole lot worse/ Before suddenly falling apart"
Steely Dan
"Look at me coyote, don't let a little road dust put you off" Knopfler
Well, got my new mandolin, Its pretty nice and sounds OK, but I have broke both my E strings At the loop part were they catch on to the hook in the tail piece, so I will be getting new strings in the morning :twisted: I have read that they put pretty crappy strings on them and should be replaced ASAP anyway. --the dog
Dog, check out this thread: http://www.bigroadblues.com/dcforum/DCForumID2/518.html
And this one: http://www.bigroadblues.com/dcforum/DCForumID31/401.html
You can definitely play some cool blues on a banjo.
Oh Yea baby :D I'm getting a real bad GAS pain in my lower right quadrant, got to get me a banjo next!!!He's pretty good at that banjo blues thing, thank ric---the dog
Darn, darn, darn it.... now I have to start saving for a banjo too... :shock:
I had a look at the mandolin you're buying and it looks identical to mine apart from the electrics and the fact that mine says "Johnson" on the headstock and yours says "Rogue". Wouldn't surprise me if they were made in the same factory.
Hope you enjoy playing it Smokindog, and I look forward to hearing it crop up in your recordings.
Cheers Chris
EDIT: Good to hear it arrived. Sounds like you've been giving it a good thrashing already! I grabbed some new strings when I bought mine, so fitting them is today's job. :)
Chris, I think your right, Rogue makes the same model with a pick-up :D
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guitar/search/detail/base_pid/519329/
It just about got to be the same mandolin :lol: :lol: Goes to show that great minds think alike--the dog
Chris, I think your right, Rogue makes the same model with a pick-up :D
At least you're not going to cop jokes about your tiny Rogue. I may just score a few comments about the size of my Johnson... :wink:
But at least I know that I've also got a big one. (Yep, it's a hollow bodied accoustic/electric... quite large... 8) )
I checked your link and they are indeed indentical. What a coincidence both buying them at the same time. Great minds as you say...
Chris has joined the select ranks of those who can carry our Johnsons slung over our shoulders.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
Chris has joined the select ranks of those who can carry our Johnsons slung over our shoulders.
Hey that's an idea! I've always tucked it in my sock up until now. 8)
I've always been very proud of my Johnson :lol: :lol: :lol:
My wife told me my Johnson was a waste of time and I had to get rid of it :cry:
(used Johnson electric I bought off Ebay, pretty rough shape)
