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jeepnstein

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8. It'll be simple for you.

Thu Apr 18, 2013, 11:54 AM

Apr 2013

If you've spent time on the fiddle you're already there. And the bonus is a mandolin has frets. I don't see why you can't be up to speed in a few months for the most part.

The fun part will be finding an instrument that's worth a darn. I strongly recommend you look at Eastman mandolins. Until you get into serious money for an instrument they are as good as it gets.

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How hard is it to learn mandolin? [View all] TrogL Apr 2013 OP

I imagine the hardest part (as a guitar/bass player) would be adapting to the tuning arcane1 Apr 2013 #1

All the charts/tabs I've seen so far are written out with GDAE tuning so I'm going to stick to that TrogL Apr 2013 #3

If you played chords on your bass (some do) just flip them upside down Recursion May 2013 #11

Mandolin is much easier than guitar. RevStPatrick Apr 2013 #2

Got a mandolin for Xmas. johnp3907 Apr 2013 #4

You'll do fine... theMark Apr 2013 #5

Picked up a Fender 101 acoustic after trying a few others TrogL Apr 2013 #6

I Found It Quite Easy ProfessorGAC Apr 2013 #7

It'll be simple for you. jeepnstein Apr 2013 #8

And don't overlook the mandolin's strummability Recursion May 2013 #10

I'm having a great time with it Recursion May 2013 #9

Try here... jeepnstein May 2013 #12

Did you mean to include a link? Recursion May 2013 #13

Coffee, I need moar.... jeepnstein May 2013 #14

Not sure what kind of music you want to play lordsummerisle May 2014 #15