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--- In , DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> Thanks for the cool info on the Mandocaster! I really
> enjoyed reading about this unique instrument. Do you use
> any effects (reverb, vibrato, chorus etc)? Have you ever
> played any of the "stock" fender electric mandos? Have you
> ever played the Danelectro "guitarlin"...its a 3-octave
> guitar with mando scale in the upper registers?
>
> What kind of pickups are you running on your mandocaster?
> Tele,strat...or some other kind?
>
> inquiring minds would like to know,
> Dave P
I've got 3 Seymour Duncan "classic strat" pickups on the 5-string.
I've got a 1957 Fender 4-string electric mando, but I don't use it
much. Being so high in the register limits the versatility of the
instrument... if the guitarist (or organ) wants to take a break, the
mid-range disappears entirely. With the low-tuned 5-string, you can
hold things together in the mid range. Which is why I use it instead.
My acoustic mandolins (with piezo pickups), I just plug straight
into a guitar amp. I'm not looking for any sort of acoustic sound
if I'm plugging in. There are rock things that I can actually pull
off more convincingly on the higher 8-string neck.
My plans are for building a solidbody doubleneck 8-string mandolin +
5-string 17" mandocaster, which should give me plenty of options for
both lead and rhythm functions. I don't know what pickup
configuration I would install for the 5-string neck, but I think I
would like to make it as e-bow friendly as possible. And I don't
know what would be my best option for wang-bar. I've been told that
a Bigsby might be problematic because of the shorter scale or
reduced string tension since it can't be adjusted to compensate
(like remonving a spring or two off a traditional tremelo arm unit.)
I don't use that much in the way of effects, Sometimes a few stomp
boxes (Tube Screamer Classic, Boss Super Phaser). I'll use the
vibrato channel on an old Fender Pro-Reverb amp when it's called
for. I've come from the school of thought that tone and personal
sound come from the players hands and fingers. It's probably as low-
tech as one can be, but I just don't know that much about all the
gear and what to do with it. I saw a blues band a month ago and the
guitar player was using a Leslie simulator to get a B-3 sound; I
really dug that, and it's something I might try in the future.
Niles H
Maybe a "lipstick tube" type pickup or a "blade" type
pickup might work for your ebowed-double-necked beast?
thanks for sharing all your cool info and ideas,
Dave P
--- nileshok <> wrote:
> --- In , DP <noetical1@y...>
> wrote:
> > Thanks for the cool info on the Mandocaster! I really
> > enjoyed reading about this unique instrument. Do you
> use
> > any effects (reverb, vibrato, chorus etc)? Have you
> ever
> > played any of the "stock" fender electric mandos? Have
> you
> > ever played the Danelectro "guitarlin"...its a 3-octave
> > guitar with mando scale in the upper registers?
> >
> > What kind of pickups are you running on your
> mandocaster?
> > Tele,strat...or some other kind?
> >
> > inquiring minds would like to know,
> > Dave P
>
> I've got 3 Seymour Duncan "classic strat" pickups on the
> 5-string.
> I've got a 1957 Fender 4-string electric mando, but I
> don't use it
> much. Being so high in the register limits the
> versatility of the
> instrument... if the guitarist (or organ) wants to take a
> break, the
> mid-range disappears entirely. With the low-tuned
> 5-string, you can
> hold things together in the mid range. Which is why I use
> it instead.
>
> My acoustic mandolins (with piezo pickups), I just plug
> straight
> into a guitar amp. I'm not looking for any sort of
> acoustic sound
> if I'm plugging in. There are rock things that I can
> actually pull
> off more convincingly on the higher 8-string neck.
>
> My plans are for building a solidbody doubleneck 8-string
> mandolin +
> 5-string 17" mandocaster, which should give me plenty of
> options for
> both lead and rhythm functions. I don't know what pickup
> configuration I would install for the 5-string neck, but
> I think I
> would like to make it as e-bow friendly as possible. And
> I don't
> know what would be my best option for wang-bar. I've been
> told that
> a Bigsby might be problematic because of the shorter
> scale or
> reduced string tension since it can't be adjusted to
> compensate
> (like remonving a spring or two off a traditional tremelo
> arm unit.)
>
> I don't use that much in the way of effects, Sometimes a
> few stomp
> boxes (Tube Screamer Classic, Boss Super Phaser). I'll
> use the
> vibrato channel on an old Fender Pro-Reverb amp when it's
> called
> for. I've come from the school of thought that tone and
> personal
> sound come from the players hands and fingers. It's
> probably as low-
> tech as one can be, but I just don't know that much about
> all the
> gear and what to do with it. I saw a blues band a month
> ago and the
> guitar player was using a Leslie simulator to get a B-3
> sound; I
> really dug that, and it's something I might try in the
> future.
>
> Niles H
>
>
>
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