Born 2B Mild Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I'm a life long admirer of Dave 'Fairport' Pegg. He's not only (IMHO) one of Britain's best bass players he also plays a neat mandolin. I'm no great shakes on mandolin, but I've just been persuaded to dust off my mando to help out with my band's rendition of Gallows Pole (and maybe JM's 'Over The Hill'). It got me thinking ...who else on Basschat has a mandolin,[b] and let's see some pics to prove it![/b][i][/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Here's my wee beauty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I don't have a mando (although the guitarist in my band does and plays it regularly) but I do have a tenor guitar, which is a close relative I guess. Mine is the first production one made by [url="http://www.fyldeguitars.com/guitars.html"]Fylde[/url], tuned GDAE, and totally lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 And here's my black beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Does this count? Manne Mandobass. 26" scale normal bass string spacing but tuned an octave up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) Is that a Mandolin i.e. surely it needs more strings and is therefore a Uke? Re-reads your post - Mando bass yes it counts My favourite Mandobass player Hilary James Edited March 11, 2009 by GreeneKing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) Never really got into mandolins, although I inherited this one from my great uncle, and am in the process of fitting a new bridge: This is much more fun. It's a flatback bouzouki, made for me by Paul Doyle in 1979. The back is 4 pieces of plum. Tuning is G-D-A-D, mostly an octave down from a mandolin, as popularised by Donal Lunny of Planxty, Bothy Band and Moving Hearts. Edited March 11, 2009 by pete.young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 More details [url="http://www.manne.com/eng/custom.htm"]here - about two-thirds down the page[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 [quote name='GreeneKing' post='431957' date='Mar 11 2009, 10:09 PM']Is that a Mandolin i.e. surely it needs more strings and is therefore a Uke? Re-reads your post - Mando bass yes it counts My favourite Mandobass player Hilary James [/quote] Ha, I was just going to post a pic of Hilary & her Mandobass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='431961' date='Mar 11 2009, 10:13 PM']More details [url="http://www.manne.com/eng/custom.htm"]here - about two-thirds down the page[/url].[/quote] That's got some interesting creations on it. Off topic, but I'd love to try out the first one; a 30" neck sixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I like the one immediately below that with the extended cut away. Take the frets off and that would be exactly my kind of bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Always fancied a mandolin. Maybe one day .............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 (edited) I know it's not a mando, but it's tuned the same way, is a "mini axe", and is folky. And here it is next to its big brother... Edited March 13, 2009 by walbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 (edited) Made by a bass maker...but a bit smaller [attachment=21942:DSCN0463.JPG] I've also got a solidbody/electric made by John Marlowe under the stairs..anybody want to buy it? BB Edited March 13, 2009 by BassBod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 (edited) I've been thinking about Mandolins recently. Don't want to spend bundles - are these cheapo Staggs any good, just for a first try-out? Edited March 13, 2009 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) Don't have one but always fancied one of the Mandobirds [url="http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=42177p5280605.jpg"][/url] Very folk 'n roll Edited March 21, 2009 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 i've been thinking i quite fancy learning the mandolin... any advice on cheap-ish, but good vfm models ? an electric pickup would be useful too. cheers me dears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 [quote name='Delberthot' post='440863' date='Mar 21 2009, 08:48 AM']Don't have one but always fancied one of the Mandobirds [url="http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=42177p5280605.jpg"][/url] Very folk 'n roll[/quote] and unfortunately these days very Jonas Brothers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 They are fun to play, although the tuning takes some getting used to. Here's mine, a Weber longhorn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born 2B Mild Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 [quote name='alanbass1' post='441053' date='Mar 21 2009, 02:14 PM']They are fun to play, although the tuning takes some getting used to. Here's mine, a Weber longhorn: [/quote] That looks nice ...and old. Not seen a shape like that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Old thread revival. Is there any more mandolin love on here ? I've had my Stagg A type mandolin for god knows how long,but only started playing it about two years ago,IMO it's a really good instrument,especially for the price which i think was about £80.Now that im a bit more confident on it i plan to play it regularly with my new band.the only problem i have with it is,it is the fact that it's purely acoustic and i need an amplified one. Do i 1,bite the bullet and buy an electric ? 2,buy a bug type pickup ? 3, fit half of a precision pickup,vol & tone ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Depends how much you want to spend. For my mandola I just bought a piezo buzzer from Maplins, jammed it under the bridge and wired it to a jack socket. Looks awful, but sounds insanely good for the cost (approx £2.50!). A mate did something similar with his mandolin, but I think he glued the buzzer under the soundboard, and fitted a volume control. So his looks a thousand times better, but sounds about the same. The next step up would be to wire in a preamp to match the impedance better, but then you're looking at a massive outlay of, ooh, nearly £20. I wouldn't think that buying an electric is a good bet - you'll get more for your money by spending it just on a pickup rather than on a whole new instrument. On the other hand, if feedback is likely to be a problem, or you want the looks of an electric mando, then electric may be the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Thanks,i'll look into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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