Wife plays Mandolin and it didn't check the boxes after messing with it for awhile. This sounds better to me and the familiar guitar tuning... hmmm. Price check aisle nine.
That music is the bane of my existence. It's used in everything from selling department store goods, to all-in-one desktop electronics, to hot sandwiches. The end of that era in commercial/corporate original soundtracks must die (along with emotionally-stripped down piano covers of 80's/90's pop or rock songs).
I'm surprised that the oldest record you had of one of these is from 2012. There's a lot of these hybrid instruments it there that are MUCH older. My father-in-law has a 100-year old Gibson mandolin-banjo, and the Ukulele-banjo was popular in the 1930s. Brian May played one for the Queen song '39 if I recall correctly.
Can you do the New Complexity experimental guitars for a weird guitars video? They're so cool, with tunable notes behind the bridge and tons of pickups and additional harp strings!!
I bought the 12-string version of this last week. Here’s the deal: I bought a mandolin last year, about a grand for an F style (a Washburn). As a new mando player and long-time guitar player…I just never got around to learning it. So I bought the 12-string version, and I’m bringing it to a luthier next week: The 12-string version gets you closer to a real mandolin sound, but it will never be exactly the same because for chords, the root formations for the mando is 5 and the guitar is 7. However, the high E, B and G strings on the 12 version have pairs of strings of the same gauge, but low E, A and D use different gauges, like a 12-string guitar. By widening the nut slots on the high octaves of these strings, and replacing those strings with the same low octave gauges…now you’re talking. You’re really into the mando sound, even for bluegrass chop chords. I also replaced their non-wound G strings recommended at .018 with wound strings at .017. So restringing this thing in the future is going to require ordering by string, not Gold Tone’s custom set. I went for 80/20 bronze. This instrument is a A LOT of fun. Knowing how to read standard notation and tab for guitar, it took me 5 minutes to play the Godfather theme like a real Italian!
ALERT, ALERT, HE SAID EAGLES, THE FURIOUS 30 IN DON HENLEY’S BASEMENT HAVE BEEN ALERTED. THOU SHALT NOT SPEAK THE LORDS BAND NAME WITHOUT BEING STRUCK DOWN OR REMOVED FROM THE TUBE OF YOU. #donhenleysawanker.
6:01 I mean, I don't blame him, uke+xylo corporate music is dreadful, but darn, to see Sammy G, master of zen and good vibes simmering up with rage is scary.
I play a lot of musical theater and pit orchestra gigs (before COVID), where guitarists are often asked to double on mandolin (and banjo, ukulele, kitchen sinks). This is perfect for that world, where having professional proficiency on all of those instruments is a pain in the ass. Thanks for this video- had no idea this existed.
i'm surprised at how nice that sounds. actually close to a mando sound but without the coursed strings. these things should be more common! would be a really nice way to round out an acoustic ensemble
Really enjoyed this video! I had rented this guitar and debated buying it, then this video sealed the deal for me. Now I just have to learn to play it like you did lol Thank you!
Can you make a part 2 of this? Would like to hear it with an Octave down or if you could fake a mandolin double string sound with a chorus pedal. Thanks!
I think the "mandolin" neck on some Gibson EMS 1235 s were tuned the same way and had 6 strings? Although the very pretty one that Robbie Robertson is seen playing in the Last Waltz is an 8 string ...
I just called my local Sam Ash as they are listed as a dealer and have 4 in stock. Headed over tomorrow to get one AND it comes with a nice case SCORE!!
ever heard of a charango? i picked one up when i went to peru while i was a kid, they're very strange double stringed instruments that traditionally use an armadillo shell as a body
Definitely not the oddest, but one of the more satisfying guitars I've played was a Danelectro that was converted to a Mandocello. I see that Goldtone and Eastman both sell mandocellos now, but there was something supremely satisfying about that one guitar, many years ago.
I bought it last week. Here’s the deal: I bought a mandolin last year, about a grand for an F style (a Washburn). As a new mando player and long-time guitar player…I just never got around to learning it. So I bought the 12-string version, and I’m bringing it to a luthier next week: The 12-string version gets you closer to a real mandolin sound, but it will never be exactly the same because for chords, the root formations for the mando is 5 and the guitar is 7. However, the high E, B and G strings on the 12 version have pairs of strings of the same gauge, like a mando, but low E, A and D use different gauges, like a 12-string guitar. By widening the nut slots on the high octaves of these strings, and replacing those strings with the same low octave gauges…now you’re talking. You’re really into the mando sound, even for bluegrass chop chords. I also replaced their flat non-wind G strings recommended at .018 with wound strings at .017. So restringing this thing in the future is going to require ordering by string, not Gold Tone’s custom set. I went for 80/20 bronze. (I’m going to copy and paste my post here again so this info can maybe help others.)
If it was 12-stringed I think it would kind of have a little bit more merit in my opinion. Furthermore, maybe it's interesting to talk about nashville tuning. I have an acoustic guitar tuned specifically for that. I'm also gonna do it to an electric guitar at some point but I've yet to choose one.
I really really like the sound of this. I think it could be a useful piece in other types of music as well, just to add diversity of sound when adding layers. Obviously any typical mandolin style would be best, I'm just saying I'd love to explore other possibilities
I liked how it sounded down-pitched. It would have been more disappointing IMO if it sounded like a normal acoustic guitar, sounding weird like that could be useful in its self.
Oh yeah I'd love to see Rick Beato rant about how he got blocked by Shop Dawgz Publishing I really like this, emmm... thing Sadly I feel like buying another instrument is only an excuse so I'll pass on this one and focus on ear training
Airport: “you need to put your instrument in cargo”
Sammy G: “I’m a Mandatarian, instruments are part of my religion”
This is the way.
"Mandotar playing is a complicated profession. Wouldn't you agree?"
"Well I'll you the same thing I told the guy with the ceremonial dagger on his hip, check it or chuck it."
This is the way. ;)
cottonbureau.com/products/the-mandolinist
This was the way
, anyway
Me before watching video- “what a ridiculous idea this mando-guitar is”
Me after watching video - “should I buy one of these?”
Got a good name though
Wife plays Mandolin and it didn't check the boxes after messing with it for awhile.
This sounds better to me and the familiar guitar tuning... hmmm. Price check aisle nine.
Correct.
Nashville tuning. There saved you money
@@highanglelarry yeah I was thinking the same thing. Get a 3/4 guitar and put it in Nashville.
Ahh yes, my favorite guitar from the Star Wars Universe, the Mandolinorian.
Ya got me.
This is the way.
@@chrisjamesr77 was the way anyway, it was a long, long time ago remember?
@@unitedspacepirates9075 In a galaxy far, far away
@@chrisjamesr77 electric 6 string m16 is popular in our timeline
God, that stock music part.
Painfully true man.
Gave me 'nam-style flashbacks
That music is the bane of my existence. It's used in everything from selling department store goods, to all-in-one desktop electronics, to hot sandwiches. The end of that era in commercial/corporate original soundtracks must die (along with emotionally-stripped down piano covers of 80's/90's pop or rock songs).
Downtuning it with a pedal actually sounds really nice. Definitely not like a normal guitar but it has a very unique tone. I'd definitely use that.
Nice lo-fi sound, great for a dark song and stuff
I wonder what octave pedal he was using? Because it didn't sound as clean as many I've tried like the Micro POG or Pitchfork
@@Merlincat007 Well he did say it was digital pitch alteration. So maybe in a DAW?
Nice pfp
@@ameliasteynberg5841 I think he said in the video that it was a pedal.
Congratulations on the birth of your son!
i forgot people got invested in the lives of youtubers and thought you were referring to the mandotar
Lieselotte Aya He mentioned his son in the video 7:30
I'm surprised that the oldest record you had of one of these is from 2012. There's a lot of these hybrid instruments it there that are MUCH older. My father-in-law has a 100-year old Gibson mandolin-banjo, and the Ukulele-banjo was popular in the 1930s. Brian May played one for the Queen song '39 if I recall correctly.
I've already got standard, baritone, and tenor; you've definitely sold me on the idea of adding this soprano!
Can you do the New Complexity experimental guitars for a weird guitars video? They're so cool, with tunable notes behind the bridge and tons of pickups and additional harp strings!!
5:33 omg I love that sound, it's like a jazz organ but it's a guitar
Ok that fuzzed out demo riff at the end was AWESOME. Nice groove!
Chris Thile won't be happy...
Thank you for mentioning him. was looking for your comment :p
I don’t think he has the ability to feel anything but happy tbh
@@jacklandismusic Actually Chris Thile would say "Cool tool".
I bought the 12-string version of this last week. Here’s the deal:
I bought a mandolin last year, about a grand for an F style (a Washburn). As a new mando player and long-time guitar player…I just never got around to learning it.
So I bought the 12-string version, and I’m bringing it to a luthier next week:
The 12-string version gets you closer to a real mandolin sound, but it will never be exactly the same because for chords, the root formations for the mando is 5 and the guitar is 7. However, the high E, B and G strings on the 12 version have pairs of strings of the same gauge, but low E, A and D use different gauges, like a 12-string guitar.
By widening the nut slots on the high octaves of these strings, and replacing those strings with the same low octave gauges…now you’re talking. You’re really into the mando sound, even for bluegrass chop chords. I also replaced their non-wound G strings recommended at .018 with wound strings at .017.
So restringing this thing in the future is going to require ordering by string, not Gold Tone’s custom set. I went for 80/20 bronze.
This instrument is a A LOT of fun. Knowing how to read standard notation and tab for guitar, it took me 5 minutes to play the Godfather theme like a real Italian!
ALERT, ALERT, HE SAID EAGLES, THE FURIOUS 30 IN DON HENLEY’S BASEMENT HAVE BEEN ALERTED. THOU SHALT NOT SPEAK THE LORDS BAND NAME WITHOUT BEING STRUCK DOWN OR REMOVED FROM THE TUBE OF YOU. #donhenleysawanker.
notorious BLOCKER
I thought Rick said it was 60??
Seth EinSteiner I think he ate half of them.
Is the publishing company that he mentioned in the video don henleys?
The Mando-Guitar came from the Spanish Bandurria which is a 12 String 6 Course mandolin tuned in Fourths.
The octave down shifted version sounded wicked! Now I'm thinking of getting one of these...
Next one: Mandotar VS Guitarlele
Kimon Froussios LOL I have a Yamaha guitalele, it’s a fun little thing!
Punch Down King I always regret not buying one of those! Such a great sounding , easy playing thing!
Something about a lead instrument tuned an octave higher playing melody gets me right in the feels every time.
Dave Matthews has a couple cool songs he plays on a red soprano. Check out Shotgun, and Idea of You.
Lowering it to sound like a normal guitar sounded so amazing to me, I was surprised he said it didn't sound great
Beautiful playing and you are well spoken with great voice.
Opening strums and plucks alone just sold me on this....
6:01
I mean, I don't blame him, uke+xylo corporate music is dreadful, but darn, to see Sammy G, master of zen and good vibes simmering up with rage is scary.
Joe Maphis had one of these types of guitar on his double neck guitar during the 1950's
I play a lot of musical theater and pit orchestra gigs (before COVID), where guitarists are often asked to double on mandolin (and banjo, ukulele, kitchen sinks). This is perfect for that world, where having professional proficiency on all of those instruments is a pain in the ass. Thanks for this video- had no idea this existed.
Beautiful tone! It seems to fill a useful niche. Thanks!
You should do a video on the tenor telecaster if you can get your hands on one. I'd love to see what you can do with one.
“They don’t have a dog. Sorry for lying”. LoL!!!🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣
Mandotar, sounds amazing, warm and beautiful tones. I’m looking into one soon.
A bass player walks into a bar.
Ouch, I hope he's ok.
They can walk?
@@joeyvitale3241 We only levitate through the power of E strings
@@fishmasterdisaster3713 Ever heard of *walking bass* ?
@@zamkowicz there we go
Great video, i love it! Sammy G always makes me chuckle. Now i want a mandotar...
As of right now, no one has seen this video fully through
thats crazy
What about himself?
Huzzah! I have, since I set it to 2x speed!
People who watched the video in 2x speed: are we a joke to u?
Patreon supporters?
i'm surprised at how nice that sounds. actually close to a mando sound but without the coursed strings. these things should be more common! would be a really nice way to round out an acoustic ensemble
Really enjoyed this video! I had rented this guitar and debated buying it, then this video sealed the deal for me. Now I just have to learn to play it like you did lol
Thank you!
The surreal feeling when someone really plays that vlog background music thing.
Now, tuning this thing in fourths would really make things interesting
It's a Modern Genovese Mandolin. The Genovese Mandolin is a 12 String Mandolin tuned like a Guitar and Octave higher
Can you make a part 2 of this? Would like to hear it with an Octave down or if you could fake a mandolin double string sound with a chorus pedal. Thanks!
If you know how to play guitar and want a mandolin sound, I recommend this. I bought mine about 2 years ago and I absolutely love it
Very cool! It would be get for a kitchen party type of setting if there’s already A couple acoustic guitars around and even an acoustic bass.
Sammy G, you crack me up sometimes. This is one of those times. Well done. Also, I really like that Eagles-esque piece you wrapped up with.
Thanks, Sammy. Now I want one! Long & MacQuade's is loading...
$745 Canadian? It'll have to wait.
Nashville tune a guitar first to see if you are sure.
Ive had the 12 string version for a few years now and modified it to double the strings. Gets lower than a normal mandolin and keeps all the flavor
So-24 strings?
I saw Nash The Slash overdrive a mandolin on “The Hypnotist” and my brain has never been the same.
I think the "mandolin" neck on some Gibson EMS 1235 s were tuned the same way and had 6 strings? Although the very pretty one that Robbie Robertson is seen playing in the Last Waltz is an 8 string ...
I just called my local Sam Ash as they are listed as a dealer and have 4 in stock. Headed over tomorrow to get one AND it comes with a nice case SCORE!!
This is the six string version. They also make a 12 string. Probably has heavier bracing. They sound great.
Have you come across Nashville Tuning? You string up a 6-string with only the high strings from a 12-string pack. I think it sort of fits the bill.
I really liked the last way to use it as a uke when you don’t like playing ukes.
this is by far the best series on youtube
ever heard of a charango? i picked one up when i went to peru while i was a kid, they're very strange double stringed instruments that traditionally use an armadillo shell as a body
that stock music bash was spot-on...
so sick of hearing that stuff in life hack videos, but maybe that just means I should watch something else
Nice playing! Never seen anything like that before.
That's a sick country bluegrass jam!
Definitely not the oddest, but one of the more satisfying guitars I've played was a Danelectro that was converted to a Mandocello. I see that Goldtone and Eastman both sell mandocellos now, but there was something supremely satisfying about that one guitar, many years ago.
Sammy G should bring out the 12 String version because the 6 pairs of strings give it a true Mandolin sound.
A Video about MANDO-CELLO's ? :D Would fit the Theme quite nicely.
There’s something really special about disembodied xylophonist Sammy
I have one of these. They are fun to play with but hard to play xD
Super cool instrument for background stuff tho
Sammy your demo songs have the CRISPIEST cuttoffs!
First experience with you… Awesome
👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻
I love that gold tone aren’t afraid to make weird shit
Damn, Sammy G got visceral here, moreso than when he encountered those fingertip gloves for the left hand
You DID make my cat freak out with that octave up test
Beautiful playing samurai!
Guess what, today I discovered there exists a 12 string version of this onstrument as well. Now that's what I call weird!
I bought it last week. Here’s the deal:
I bought a mandolin last year, about a grand for an F style (a Washburn). As a new mando player and long-time guitar player…I just never got around to learning it.
So I bought the 12-string version, and I’m bringing it to a luthier next week:
The 12-string version gets you closer to a real mandolin sound, but it will never be exactly the same because for chords, the root formations for the mando is 5 and the guitar is 7. However, the high E, B and G strings on the 12 version have pairs of strings of the same gauge, like a mando, but low E, A and D use different gauges, like a 12-string guitar.
By widening the nut slots on the high octaves of these strings, and replacing those strings with the same low octave gauges…now you’re talking. You’re really into the mando sound, even for bluegrass chop chords. I also replaced their flat non-wind G strings recommended at .018 with wound strings at .017.
So restringing this thing in the future is going to require ordering by string, not Gold Tone’s custom set. I went for 80/20 bronze.
(I’m going to copy and paste my post here again so this info can maybe help others.)
Great playing man
Dude, your humor kills me! Hilarious. Also, great video. Love it.
If it was 12-stringed I think it would kind of have a little bit more merit in my opinion.
Furthermore, maybe it's interesting to talk about nashville tuning. I have an acoustic guitar tuned specifically for that. I'm also gonna do it to an electric guitar at some point but I've yet to choose one.
There is a 12 string one too. goldtonemusicgroup.com/goldtone/instruments/f-12 there are some videos on that page of it being played.
I'm melting this thing sounds so AMAZING!!!
I'm kinda interested in how this will sound when playing some Chet Atkins or any other fingerstyle stuff.
Similar concept to Nashville tuning, guitar strung with the high strings of a 12 string set.
You could record it and play it at half speed. It would give it a more normal sound than with a drop pedal
I think it can add some twinkle to alot of situations nice
I got your Mandalorian reference. Well done
I watched this with my dog sleeping beside me and by around 5:48 he jolted awake lmao
SammyG had a quarantine baby!
That outro track sounds like Don Henley and Garth Brooks had a baby...I love it
He looks like an excited kid at Christmas in the thumbnail xd
I thought the octave down worked, mostly because the unaltered sound came through. It could be a great addition on a recording.
What a fabulous tone!!!
this is the funniest samuraiguitarist video yet
Your smile in the thumbnail is all we need to achieve world piece.
That pyramid scheme song was wayyy to accurate.
I wish you would have put high gain distortion on it
I really really like the sound of this. I think it could be a useful piece in other types of music as well, just to add diversity of sound when adding layers. Obviously any typical mandolin style would be best, I'm just saying I'd love to explore other possibilities
I liked how it sounded down-pitched. It would have been more disappointing IMO if it sounded like a normal acoustic guitar, sounding weird like that could be useful in its self.
This is perfect! Now I can finally play Mariah Carey vocals on guitar
What if you split the stereo image of the "12 string" sound?
4:43 *Wow*
"Fkn nail polish pyramidscheme"
Everybody knows somebody doing pyramidschemes
Oh yeah
I'd love to see Rick Beato rant about how he got blocked by Shop Dawgz Publishing
I really like this, emmm... thing
Sadly I feel like buying another instrument is only an excuse so I'll pass on this one and focus on ear training
i like how he said maybe if he has an intrest in music it just shos how good of a person and open mindid he is
This could be great for teaching kids how to play Guitar because it's rather small.
Fuck that was a good jam at the end
I feel like Sufjan would love the mandotar
8:45 NUT
Strange use #9 HAHAHAH love it!
They made it to play Losing My Religion, right?
I suggest you to try a Ronroco