10 MANDOLIN Tips for Guitarists

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6 ай бұрын

So much fun teaming up with bluetuber guitar phenom @LessonsWithMarcel for this one! If you're a guitar player picking up the mandolin for the first time, this video is for you! Check out these 10 tips to help you sound like a proper mandolinist!
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@kylelinn1384 4 ай бұрын

LMAO bass player here...traditionally quoted as saying a mandolin is "a tiny upside down bass guitar"

@slackeratslack 6 ай бұрын

I needed this 6 years ago. Played the guitar for decades and moved to mandolin to learn folk/Scottish tunes. My biggest issue, which you guys didn't touch upon sadly, was holding the pick. The 'classic/normal' advice for holding the pick for mandolin is to have your first finger tip bent under the thumb with the pick rocking in between. I still struggle with that. All the time I've played guitar my first finger tip wasn't bent at all. The pick was more on the finger print part of my finger whereas the mandolin pick is 'supposed' to sit more on the side of the finger. Maybe I'm not making sense here but any guitar players struggle with holding the pick for mandolin after playing guitar?

@MTreatVO 4 ай бұрын

Yes, yes and yes. Im learning Mandolin right now and was just scrolling down to leave a comment thanking them for suggesting heavier picks. I have the exact same issue you do though, im having a hard time overcoming my muscle memory from the years of Guitar lol.

@carolinasalmazo9141 Ай бұрын

Loved the tips! 🙌 and both of you guys have just the best vibe, that made me laugh 😊

@realandsurreal 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the informative video guys!

@johnqualls5990 6 ай бұрын

I always go back to triangle Golden Gate picks, but the Wyatt Rice pick from Apollo has a wonderful tone. Mandolin has changed my songwriting indefinitely. Thanks for the videos!

@JohnGalt53 7 күн бұрын

I use 1 mm for guitar and mandolin, but I have a natural tendency to angle the pic against the string more, which creates a warmer and thicker tone. Works for me anyway.

@Youtubemademeaddahandle Ай бұрын

I am a guitar player who loves the tone of a mandolin. I have tried many but settled on the Jim Dunlop 'Big Stubby" 2.0. It has textured depressions on both sides (which aids in using a lighter grip) and a profile which allows for both easy release and powerful stroke. It doesn't look right but feels great.

@Kaimml 4 ай бұрын

The string tuning tip at 5:30 is exactly what I needed. Also going to add chop chords and closed scales to my list of things to learn next.

@steve0852 6 ай бұрын

I enjoy your content David. Thanks.

@BenAdam-om2hr 6 ай бұрын

Great video, David and Marcel. I would add that tremolo is also a key thing to learn on mandolin.

@Youtubemademeaddahandle Ай бұрын

As a guitar player, I have several and still avoid using a capo My forefinger is my capo. I also avoid full barre chords. I want the option to use different low note sets "on the fly" without the limitations of the capo involved. I'll use chord fingerings (and the scale patterns nearest a chord) to play diads, triads, or accentuate identifying notes of chords in progression. I need to develop the same sense of chord fingering in several positions along the neck of the mandolin.

@thelittlerustictylerlittle673 6 ай бұрын

David and Marcel. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing. How about a David and Marcel duet in future vid??

@speedflash9347 6 ай бұрын

I taught myself mandolin, being a flat pick guitarist and banjo player. So, I boom chucka boom a-chucka on the mandolin and it's ok. I cross pick it with banjo rolls. No need to conform!

@tomsantiago6841 4 ай бұрын

Dudes this was helpful, thankyou.

@Youtubemademeaddahandle Ай бұрын

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@saitensatz1519 6 ай бұрын

Great! Thank you 😊

@Youtubemademeaddahandle Ай бұрын

Don't forget that every chord is made from notes in the scale. To support chord fingering I try to base them on the associated scale so that the same fingers play that note in the scale and the chord.

@user-ni6dl4di9w 6 ай бұрын

Amazing.

@xycechipmusic 6 ай бұрын

Hey David, I'm loving your content on Patreon and here and was wondering if it would be possible to do some lessons on fun "sing-along" bluegrass classics. For example Nellie Kane and Old Place Home. I struggle to find complete tabs on these, I have some obscure songbook pdfs that feature some chords and all but I'd love a lesson breaking down intro's, solo's and chords! Thanks!!

@Sjrm126 6 ай бұрын

This is amazing info! I have a charango that is tuned CGDAE. What are your thoughts on 10 string mandolins? What violin/cello repertoire you [or other commenters] do you recommend I learn? What about blue grass?

@thefreese1 3 ай бұрын

I've been playing mandolin for about 42 years .. one thing I have been doing lately is crossing that forbidden line by using a capo ..... I know it doesn't "look cool" ... I do it on certain songs for a reason .. I will start by saying that I ONLY use it on the first fret.. because putting it up higher just makes it sounds like a high pitched, bitey yuck.. But the reason it works on some songs is because it the only way to get that open string sound I'm looking for on certain songs .. It can really be a game changer when not playing Bluegrass and doing a Celtic song . You just cannot get that tone using closed fingering.. so if I'm playing it in a flat I will play it in the lower sharp ... Funny how you can be chastised for using a capo , because Bill Monroe didn't use one .. Yet he had some some songs he totally retuned his mandolin for to get the sound he wanted... that's OK ... Certain crosspicking songs come to mind and you miss out on a lot of drone sounds that you can only get with that capo .

@ross5066 6 ай бұрын

I use Wegen picks on guitar. I love them

@JasonUmbrellabird 3 күн бұрын

Me too.

@sundaystrummer 5 ай бұрын

I have an Eastman MD615 (that I love)and would like the name of a “great” luthier to send it to or drop off to for an awesome setup. Alt question which mandolin maker here in 2024 makes the best sounding and importantly best setup for easy playability out of the box as a new instrument?

@millicentfriendly Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this! Losing my religion is my next song to learn. (bought a mandolin about a week ago)

@bronwynsinclair1646 6 ай бұрын

None of those picks are available in Australia unless you mortgaga your house first. I use V Picks but still have to import them

@G.TinyShark 6 ай бұрын

You might have better luck sourcing a Jim Dunlop triangle Primetone pick, which are pretty similar to the ones these guys mention. Not cheap but hopefully someone else absorbed that extortionate shipping/duty. (Meanwhile, I use a Jazz III for guitar and mandolin - there are no rules 😬)