The Morgan Monroe Serenade is a very nice cutaway electric-acoustic. It is OK not plugged in but IMO, awesome plugged in both flatpicking and fingerpicking. I got one for a steal on E-Bay. Sometimes you get lucky.
1 2006-08-16 23:33:29
Re: The Great "Acoustic - Electric Acoustic" Debate (12 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
2 2006-08-16 23:27:25
Re: Ukulele players out there? (114 replies, posted in Other string instruments)
I just started messing with the Uke. Below is a neat site if you know tablature. I play the mandolin, guitar, and a little banjo. I have found that it is worth getting a good quality Uke if you really want to get a nice sound. If nothing else, get one with some good tuning keys. Koaloha makes a nice mandolin. I have found the folks at Bounty Music (in Hawaii)very helpful. I bought my first Koaloha there (i now have 2 Koalohas, a tenor and a soprano) and the guy played it for me over the phone to give me a sense of what it sounded like. I like the Tenor Uke the best. It tunes like barring the first 4 strings (dgbe) of the guitar on the 5th fret (now its gcea). You can make the g string an octave high or get a wound string and tune it like you would a guitar. It adds an interesting sound in a band setting. I am still experimenting a little and the right hand is very important in getting a variety of sounds from the instrument.
<a href="http://www.alligatorboogaloo.com/uke/tabs.html" target="_blank">http://www.alligatorboogaloo.com/uke/tabs.html</a>
Anyway, hope the above site is useful.
rags
3 2006-08-16 23:11:40
Re: Mandolin (87 replies, posted in Other string instruments)
I've played mandolin for about 8 years. Here is a decent site to check out. I suggest learning how to read tablature.
<a href="http://www.mandolincafe.com/tabarc.html" target="_blank">http://www.mandolincafe.com/tabarc.html</a>
I may be able to answer some basic questions if there is anything that I can help with. I will check back occasionally.
good luck!
rags