Another facet of mandolin playing I noted when I took it up in 2008 - my town and most towns are full of mediocre guitar pickers (I count myself in this category) but have very few mandolin players of any skill level. As I pursued mandolin I got many offers to sit in with bands and contribute on a few albums. That never happened or would have happened had I just stayed one of hundreds of intermediocre guitarists. Now I get a few solo mandocello/octave mando gigs each year because I offer something different than everyone else.
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