Rosie C Posted December 17, 2024 Posted December 17, 2024 I don't think I've posted here before - I'm a member of basschat.co.uk, but after playing bass for decades, lately I've been singing and playing mandolin and octave mandolin. I don't actually play guitar, though I have a couple of guitar-shaped objects in my collection - an acoustic guitar bodied octave mandolin, and earlier this year a local guitar builder converted a copy of a Gibson SG to mandolin for me. I'm currently working towards a Rock School grade 2 acoustic guitar exam... with a mandolin! 4 1 Quote
ezbass Posted December 17, 2024 Posted December 17, 2024 That mando SG is as cool as! I love the arch top too, but for different reasons. 1 Quote
Dad3353 Posted December 17, 2024 Posted December 17, 2024 Good morning, @Rosie C, and ... ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. 1 Quote
randythoades Posted December 18, 2024 Posted December 18, 2024 That is a great idea. I dabbled with mandolin but struggled with the string and fret spacing due to fat fingers! 1 Quote
Rosie C Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 On 18/12/2024 at 07:50, randythoades said: That is a great idea. I dabbled with mandolin but struggled with the string and fret spacing due to fat fingers! I struggled with guitar, in part due to shortish fingers, though I know now that better technique would have largely overcome that. Mandolin is small, but after a few weeks I found I can play it very quickly and just about form chord shapes. Octave mandolin is a different beast. I find it a little big to play tunes on - mainly because it's tuned in fifths not fourths. But it's great for playing a rhythm/chordal part. Quote
