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vjf1968 · January 25th, 2008, 05:21 PM

I am sitting here at work at it, dawned on me that I forgot to mention that for Christmas I received an Eastwood Mandocaster. It is an electric mandolin it the shape of a telecaster and this thing kicks. I was wondering if there are mandolin players who might be able to steer me to some decent beginner’s books or instructional DVD’s. The only thing I can play on it so far is “Battle Of Evermore” or “Stonehenge” so I’m looking to expand my repertoire.

jazztele · January 25th, 2008, 05:24 PM

buy some grisman quintet records...that'll inspire ya.

are those 8 strings or four like they do with some of those epiphones?

vjf1968 · January 25th, 2008, 05:31 PM

8 strings. It was inspired by the very short lived Fender mandolin which only had 4 strings so Eastwood upped the ante and made into a full blown mandolin. I'll post some pics soon.

blue metalflake · January 25th, 2008, 05:56 PM

They're great things to play around on. That was my first stringed instrument.

Never saw much instructional stuff though - best to work out your own chords

getbent · January 25th, 2008, 06:12 PM

Sweet! I've been jonesing for one of those! Does it stay in tune?

I'm so excited you got one!

vjf1968 · January 25th, 2008, 06:14 PM

This thing is very well built and yes, it does stay in tune. And it takes regular ball end strings so you cand use regular guitar strings.

Califiddler · January 25th, 2008, 08:28 PM

http://www.homespuntapes.com/prodpg/...=823&prodType=

sean79 · January 25th, 2008, 09:17 PM

Very cool.

getbent · January 26th, 2008, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by vjf1968

This thing is very well built and yes, it does stay in tune. And it takes regular ball end strings so you cand use regular guitar strings.

whelp. I'm gonna haveta get one... I want the black one I think....

January 25th, 2008, 05:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
vjf1968 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia Age: 41 Posts: 1,683 7 Photos	Fun with a new instruments. I am sitting here at work at it, dawned on me that I forgot to mention that for Christmas I received an Eastwood Mandocaster. It is an electric mandolin it the shape of a telecaster and this thing kicks. I was wondering if there are mandolin players who might be able to steer me to some decent beginner’s books or instructional DVD’s. The only thing I can play on it so far is “Battle Of Evermore” or “Stonehenge” so I’m looking to expand my repertoire. __________________ "the cult aesthetic of liking only what's obscure is just as sick of being mindlessly led around by the nose" -Mark Mothersbaugh http://www.theabsinthedrinkers.com/index.html

January 25th, 2008, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
jazztele Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Age: 30 Posts: 4,101	buy some grisman quintet records...that'll inspire ya. are those 8 strings or four like they do with some of those epiphones? __________________ "Jazz isn't a what, it's a how" -- Bill Evans

January 25th, 2008, 05:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
vjf1968 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia Age: 41 Posts: 1,683 7 Photos	8 strings. It was inspired by the very short lived Fender mandolin which only had 4 strings so Eastwood upped the ante and made into a full blown mandolin. I'll post some pics soon. __________________ "the cult aesthetic of liking only what's obscure is just as sick of being mindlessly led around by the nose" -Mark Mothersbaugh http://www.theabsinthedrinkers.com/index.html

January 25th, 2008, 06:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 13,670 37 Photos	Sweet! I've been jonesing for one of those! Does it stay in tune? I'm so excited you got one! __________________ We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are

January 25th, 2008, 06:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
vjf1968 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia Age: 41 Posts: 1,683 7 Photos	This thing is very well built and yes, it does stay in tune. And it takes regular ball end strings so you cand use regular guitar strings. __________________ "the cult aesthetic of liking only what's obscure is just as sick of being mindlessly led around by the nose" -Mark Mothersbaugh http://www.theabsinthedrinkers.com/index.html

January 25th, 2008, 05:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
blue metalflake Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ireland Age: 56 Posts: 2,725 10 Photos	They're great things to play around on. That was my first stringed instrument. Never saw much instructional stuff though - best to work out your own chords

January 25th, 2008, 08:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
Califiddler Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: California Posts: 1,191	http://www.homespuntapes.com/prodpg/...=823&prodType= __________________ "In the fiddler's house, all are dancers."

January 25th, 2008, 09:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
sean79 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: northcentral/western Pennsylvania Posts: 2,765 8 Photos	Very cool.

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