I cannot believe I did not notice that. Thank you so much! The little things...

I’m impressed that helped. It confuses me, but that’s just me. I just look at it as a completely different critter and try to tame it from that point.

Learning the mandolin made me devote a a guitar entirely to perfect-fifth tuning. It was a PITA to setup but I have zero regrets. Fantastic for... anything really - once you get over the learning curve for scales and licks (if you started as a guitar player).

@@maker2346 That's exactly what I thought when I read this. 😃

Huh, thanks

it's a replica, damage and all....the real one is in a museum, fully restored....Monroe had gouged the Gibson logo out of the headstock in the 1951 when the Gibson people foolishly refininished the mandolin (against his wishes) with thick laquer...the mandolin here is a replica of the way it looked during the 1960's until the late 80's when it was demolished (by an ex-girlfriend's daughter, with a fireplace poker) and rebuilt....crazy but true....

@@tometheridge4711 Wow. For some reason I woke up with Blue Moon in my head and have been watching stuff about the genre all morning. Partly; I new either Paul or Ringo had done a version and I started to look it up. I haven't gotten past this yet but I did find out which Beatle did the song. From a ridiculous AI version of Bill M(said John Fogerty wrote the song) to Ricky Scaggs who I have a lot of respect for (any relation to the Scruggs?). Thanks for the accurate information.

The Big Interview, Season 6 by The Big Interview Season 6 Episode 18 is the interview with Ricky Skaggs. You can either buy the entire season, or individual episodes. Enjoy!

I got to meet him during Merlefest a few years back. Just happened across him watching someone else play. Absolute gentleman, took a minute to shake my hand and say hello, asked me if I was there for any particular artist and if I played myself... Most of the Americana players I've met are really just... folk. Just like us.

Ricky is a national treasure.

Robert R. They’re the same person😂😂😂

Wait wait wait. What? The library has mandolins for lending like. Book?! I’m moving.

Me too, I play bass (started with guitar first) and now I want a mandolin...it's a challenge for me, different tune and chords, etc.

.."self professed."

You know he's got an understanding of his religion - he doesn't force it out to the world. He lets his music and personable character do the evangelizing for him. If you wanna talk God and Jesus, he will, but if you don't he'll just talk music with you until your ears bleed from too much knowledge. Then, when he's got you stunned, he might ask about Jesus... and if you say you're not interested, well that's okay, lets talk some more music. At least, that was him the one time I met him. Reminded me of my closest friend growing up - a devout but not litigious Mormon who asked me about my faith twice in fifteen years. If he and his kin ever did evangelize to me again it was so subtle I never noticed (and I'm too heathen to have changed anyway). They loved me all the same, and still do. Skaggs strikes me as the kinda man who'd fix the Grinch a plate at Christmas Dinner.

Ive just been given a mandolin. I'm a classically trained violinist. Never played chords. Really looking forward to trying to play this instrument

Seconded. If you are a guitar player thinking about it: do it.

I've played guitar for over 30 years and just bought a mandolin this week :)

@@zengunslinger me too!

I’m 70 brother. I think I was on the same road. “We went to different schools together” Good luck on the mandolin.

Kodie Jo Arnold nice bro, I’m blind too and wanna start learning mandolin.

The Hot Band was absolutely off the charts

I've always held a pick that way to play guitar, too (also since the early 70s). Might not work for everybody but it just felt right to me.

AJ Harvey he had his aged and made to look like bills lol I said the same first time I seen him play that model!

@@jnholland006 I think Bill's mandolin was restored by the late Charles Derrington at Gibson in1986. So this would be distressed to look like Bill's mandolin prior to that.

He actually usually plays a Gibson Lloyd Loar model made in the period from 1923 to 1925. Gibson has brought out a "Rickey Skaggs Model" which is a copy of His Lloyd Loar. It is only $25,000 for those of you who want one. I am not sure which he is playing here, but it sounds great with a great woody sound.

I thought it was but apparently its a replica made by gibson called Mad Mon.

Bill Monroe’s mandolin is on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

Does this bracelet have some religious significance..? I notice the cross attached.

I do believe that's a replica of Bill's. The original may be in a museum or something like that. That's what I heard.

Nashville country hall of fame... but who knows. Shouldn't be caged up like some animal... that beast should be played!

mandolin solo on that song is so damn good

My cousin does a lot of chicken pickin on a Tele and he holds his pick the same way. I started holding mine that way and I think it has helped me speed up a little, and now I could never go back to using the small tip of the pick.

yes, thanks very much