I just ordered a mandolin

[Fritzo]

Anyone play one? I figure it has strings, I can play guitar, so there shouldn't be a problem I think they're tuned to a natural G too, so it should be easy chords.

It's a cheapie Epiphone since it's just a toy for me right now, but should be fun!

 

[randay]

a mandawhat?

 

[Fritzo]

One of these:

 

[Sumguy]

So its a fancy banjo with more strings?

 

[IronWing]

I thought they were supposed to be orange.

 

[Fritzo]

So its a fancy banjo with more strings?

Only 1/3 the size. It has 8 strings (tuned in pairs).

 

[ahenkel]

sweet now you can play losing my religion

 

[randay]

hrmm i should get one too! im totally awesome at mandolin hero. im pretty sure i could play a real one.

 

[HannibalX]

 

[Fritzo]

NO NO NO....more like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLU08nOtUkc

 

[sjwaste]

I thought it was going to be one of these:

 

[F1N3ST]

I thought this was an orange for a second.

 

[QueBert]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAg5KjnAhuU

a Mandolin has nothing on a Kazookeylele

 

[Joemonkey]

I thought it was going to be one of these:

as did I! Mandolins for preparing food are awesome.

 

[DangerAardvark]

You can play that shitty Paul McCartney song now.

 

[gorcorps]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpaG-L0zTJ4&feature=related

Mandolin solo @ 3:20

Learn that

 

[lxskllr]

Mandolin's cool, but I prefer the deeper tuned variations(bouzouki, cittern).

 

[silverpig]

Goin' to California with an achin' in my heart...

 

[keird]

I always wanted that costume. Boba Fett is teh awesome.

 

[Colt45]

Now you can play misirlou. Well I suppose that should be a bouzouki, but close enough.

 

[Crusty]

Don't lose your fingers!

 

[Mrvile]

I thought it was going to be one of these:

For the winnn

 

[Nik]

it's what this guy is playing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ltAGuuru7Q

 

[Lonyo]

Try learning some Vivaldi (he did at least one mandolin concerto).

 

[Sea Moose]

Your doing some gardening?