[MJScott]

Originally Posted by Brent Hutto

I have a mandolin as of a few weeks ago. It's a blast to play, particularly with a couple books of Balkan and South American tunes (plus a Christmas song book) that Allan Alexander has arranged for either mandolin with guitar accompaniment or as mandolin/guitar duets. I schedule extra sessions with my guitar teacher just so we can play some of those together.

One of my favorite small ensembles to listen to is guitar+mandolin, with or without a bass player. They are extremely complementary sounds to each other in my estimation. Much moreso than guitar+fiddle or mandolin+fiddle and even moreso than two guitars.

P.S. And to Woody and Wade...Put Down the Banjo, Step Away and Nobody Will Get Hurt!

Hi Brent,

I see you sold your Redline - you had it all of what a month. What are you currently playing?