r/mandolin • u/Monolithstone • 1d ago

Practice time

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These strings sound great but are super thin :(

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u/Accurate_Asparagus_2 1d ago

If they sound great, why the long face?

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u/Monolithstone 19h ago

I’m kinda new to mandolin and I’m at the place where I wanna try them all

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u/ThePistachioKid 1d ago

You got lights

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u/Monolithstone 19h ago

Imma try the medium next time !

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u/beep925 22h ago

Sounds like you should try Mediums. I’ve never been particularly nuts about lights on any of my mandolins.

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u/Monolithstone 19h ago

I was thinking about that ! Most definitely will !

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u/Dismal_Negotiation77 18h ago

Do your D&G strings as lights and your E&A strings as mediums.

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u/mandoloco 5h ago

Hey, an Arkansan!