Boyd playing mandolin?

SaxMan123 · Post by **SaxMan123** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:51 pm

Does anyone know what that instrument that Boyd plays on the Weekend on the Rocks DVD is? It looks like a 4 string mandolin (no string pairs) tha was made by Fender, at least the headstock has the Stratocaster look to it. He plays it on Time of The Season.

i am sam2 · Post by **i am sam2** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:53 pm

i think mandolin and violin have the same strings (D, G, A, E) but different octaves, and ive seen a mando with just 4 strings, so i wouldnt doubt that it is one of those.

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:04 pm

boyd used an electric mandolin in the recording studio during stand up, so use he uses a dumb electric one, without the 8 strings. but it is tuned the exact same way as the violin. mandolins dont have doubled octaves by the way, they have doubled strings same tuning and same octave, theres an instrument in the same family as the mandolin that has octaved strings, i think its called a lune or something, it has a longer neck, and a sound whole.alot mandolins do not have a sound whole.

Machtimus · Post by **Machtimus** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:07 pm

bassman462 wrote:boyd used an electric mandolin in the recording studio during stand up, so use he uses a dumb electric one, without the 8 strings. but it is tuned the exact same way as the violin. mandolins dont have doubled octaves by the way, they have doubled strings same tuning and same octave, theres an instrument in the same family as the mandolin that has octaved strings, i think its called a lune or something, it has a longer neck, and a sound whole.alot mandolins do not have a sound whole.

Lute

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:33 pm

Machtimus wrote:
bassman462 wrote:boyd used an electric mandolin in the recording studio during stand up, so use he uses a dumb electric one, without the 8 strings. but it is tuned the exact same way as the violin. mandolins dont have doubled octaves by the way, they have doubled strings same tuning and same octave, theres an instrument in the same family as the mandolin that has octaved strings, i think its called a lune or something, it has a longer neck, and a sound whole.alot mandolins do not have a sound whole.
Lute

ya that one!

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:24 am

I was thinking about this the other day. Most people who can play a fiddle can play a mando with a very small learning curve. I think some mando would sound great in the band. I wonder why boyd doesnt experiment with this?

or maybe he has and decided that it sucks
who knows

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:47 am

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.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:56 pm

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

sk8r · Post by **sk8r** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:47 pm

if you're CKY it is

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:50 pm

that made little to no sense.

they play power chords at an average tempo. same thing. over and over.

any rubbaneck can do that.

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:01 pm

sk8rdude12000 wrote:if you're CKY it is

? CKY? dont know if that is the best example of speed in music. especially when originated from a mandolin discussion.

but if you dig them thats cool...

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:13 pm

i like tictacs wrote: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 like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:17 pm

Kahn wrote:
i like tictacs wrote: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.

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:20 pm

i like tictacs wrote:
Kahn wrote:
i like tictacs wrote: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

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:48 pm

Kahn wrote:
i like tictacs wrote:
Kahn wrote:
i like tictacs wrote: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.