Boyd playing mandolin?

[Machtimus]

I dont think Boyd has enough speed to succesfully integrate a mandolin. Look at Michael Kang. He is unbelievable. Boyd just doesn't have the chops.

And you know he doesn't have the chops how?

Edit: Bassman made a nice funny, sorry to bury it.

[i like tictacs]

I don't think speed is necessary to integrate any instrument.

I would agree on any other instrument. But I think its on the same level as the banjo. I think you do need a certain amount of speed and skill to make a mandolin work in a rock band, or any band for that matter. Take bluegrass for example.

I agree if you are talking about specific genres of music, but I feel that any instrument can be integrated into at least some genre without having to be able to play sixteenth notes at 120bpm. A nice slow banjo solo can be a beautiful thing in a piano-ballad esque song, same goes for mando.

ok

I still on't think Boyd is good enough

ya mandolins need to be in tune.

nice recovery

[i am sam2]

when i said "different octaves" about his mandolin, i meant that the mandolin and the violin are in different octaves. is that correct or not?

[bassman462]

when i said "different octaves" about his mandolin, i meant that the mandolin and the violin are in different octaves. is that correct or not?

i dont know, probably.

[MattJ]

when i said "different octaves" about his mandolin, i meant that the mandolin and the violin are in different octaves. is that correct or not?

Nope. Same octave.

Lot easier to play in tune on a mandolin too

[SaxMan123]

when i said "different octaves" about his mandolin, i meant that the mandolin and the violin are in different octaves. is that correct or not?

Most mandolins have 8 tuners on them, the one that Boyd played on the DVD only has 4 tuners and it looks like a Fender (the headstock gives it away). However that being said it could be a custom mandolin that he built or had made by a luthier or Fender made it for him. I am interested as to know who made the darn thing.

[bassman462]

when i said "different octaves" about his mandolin, i meant that the mandolin and the violin are in different octaves. is that correct or not?

Most mandolins have 8 tuners on them, the one that Boyd played on the DVD only has 4 tuners and it looks like a Fender (the headstock gives it away). However that being said it could be a custom mandolin that he built or had made by a luthier or Fender made it for him. I am interested as to know who made the darn thing.

like i said before, alot of companys make electric mandolins with only 4 strings. gibson has one called the mandobird.



but you where saying fender. the fender ones are.




the one boyd uses could be a zeta, since they make his violins. but i dont like to consider these mandolins, just because it doesnt seem like it should be hollowbody, and the 4 strings makes it sound more like ur just plucking a voilin. the mandolin has 8 strings for a reason, and they shouldnt reduce it to 4.

[SaxMan123]

when i said "different octaves" about his mandolin, i meant that the mandolin and the violin are in different octaves. is that correct or not?

Most mandolins have 8 tuners on them, the one that Boyd played on the DVD only has 4 tuners and it looks like a Fender (the headstock gives it away). However that being said it could be a custom mandolin that he built or had made by a luthier or Fender made it for him. I am interested as to know who made the darn thing.

like i said before, alot of companys make electric mandolins with only 4 strings. gibson has one called the mandobird.

but you where saying fender. the fender ones are.



the one boyd uses could be a zeta, since they make his violins. but i dont like to consider these mandolins, just because it doesnt seem like it should be hollowbody, and the 4 strings makes it sound more like ur just plucking a voilin. the mandolin has 8 strings for a reason, and they shouldnt reduce it to 4.

Just popped the DVD in and I paused it at a close up of Boyd and you can clearly see the Fender logo and its that one right there that you posted. That mando isnt on Fender's website, at least I couldnt find it.

[bassman462]

alot of companys dont post all there instruments, i find tons of stuff on ebay, there's an epiphone copy cat strat.

[SaxMan123]

alot of companys dont post all there instruments, i find tons of stuff on ebay, there's an epiphone copy cat strat.

I see those Strat copies by Epi all the time around here. A couple of stores sell them, they are alright, I like the necks on the older Epi Strat copies (they were originally called the Coronets I believe) and the V neck on them makes them great to play.

[Tommyph]

am i completely wrong here.? or is the mandolin like thing with the "fender strat. head" not boyds electric zeta violin? just turned on the side and played with his thumb? http://www.zetamusic.com/products/display.asp?id=172

[bassman462]

am i completely wrong here.? or is the mandolin like thing with the "fender strat. head" not boyds electric zeta violin? just turned on the side and played with his thumb? http://www.zetamusic.com/products/display.asp?id=172

some songs he plays his violin by plucking with his thumb, and now he started to play a 4 string eletric mando. even though it's practically the same thing since it isn't 8 strings.

[Tommyph]

yes i know he plugs the strings on the violin, i play it myself (or at least i try) but he uses it in a strumming way too right? in songs like two step and where are you going...

[bassman462]

yes i know he plugs the strings on the violin, i play it myself (or at least i try) but he uses it in a strumming way too right? in songs like two step and where are you going...

yes he does. but on songs like break free he uses a mando.

[SaxMan123]

am i completely wrong here.? or is the mandolin like thing with the "fender strat. head" not boyds electric zeta violin? just turned on the side and played with his thumb? http://www.zetamusic.com/products/display.asp?id=172

No, because his violins do not have the sunburst paint on them, last I checked they were solid black or a very dark blue.