June Apple -- Mandolin and Guitar

Lessons and Classes at andyslessons.com

[@klippdachs]

Beautiful tune, beautifully played! Thanks for sharing, Andy.

[@speedflash9347]

Moving with soul !

[@NTKHZN]

Andy never misses! Thanks

[@michaelwebster8389]

Love this tune, and a great version - really high quality recording too.

[@michaelwebster8389]

Love the rhythm guitar too - no boom chuck there - sounds kind of Celtic style.

[@jimmccarley9609]

Love this semi modal-mixo theme.

[@alan4sure]

👍👍 you're hired!😊

[@petefeltman]

Awesome arrangement!!

[@michaeladams2644]

Brilliant!

[@tuaacoustic]

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[@mandohat]

Thanks!

[@longtalljay]

Perfection! Could you also please identify the instruments each time?

[@mandohat]

You mean, like, the brand and model number?

[@longtalljay]

@@mandohat Yes, please. For example, vaguely those look like a Kentucky KM-505 and a Martin D-42. But are they? 🙂You get a great sound!

[@mandohat]

It's a km 162 and a d41

[@longtalljay]

@@mandohat Thanks, Andy! Now I know I should not be jonesing to upgrade my 200 level Kentuckys (I have 3). (I love the fat tone of my 276 Kentucky, but the highest strings leave something to be desired.)

[@mandohat]

I'm squeezing every bit of tone I can find in this mandolin!

[@jimmccarley9609]

Did you tighten the G string on the guitar a whole step Andy?

[@mandohat]

@@jimmccarley9609 no, I loosened the b string a whole step

[@harpbaby1]

Man, those instruments sound great Andy. What mic do you use to get such a natural tone?

[@mandohat]

Lewitt match 040. But here's the kicker. I went and recorded once mandolin over at Paul Adams house for his album. For those that don't know, Paul is a musical genius. Brian, the mics were 3 to 4 feet away. So I just back them way off now. I'd say the mics are like 2 1/2 to 3 feet away here

[@EastboundStudios]

Awesome tune and great recording. What's your process here? Did you lay the dry mando down first and then the guitar..... and do you ever use metronome when recording? I've been using a metronome but Im afraid of it becoming a crutch. I normally like to tap my foot and this will keep me in time, but usually try to avoid this when recording. Did you EQ the tracks at all post processing? Assuming that was a single lewitt match for each? I like to back my mic off at least a couple feet. If you have a quiet place to record, it can really help reduce pick and string noise

[@mandohat]

I struggle to play with feeling with a click. I can play in time, generally, but am unhappy with the groove, so no click track here. I did the mandolin first, then the guitar. Each track is in stereo. The mics are 2-3 feet away so I don't get any proximity effect. Compression and eq in reaper, and balancing the volumes when it switches to the rhythm parts

[@EastboundStudios]

@@mandohat thanks man. I use a little EQ and compression as well and I use reaper also. I have a plug-in called oeksound soothe 2 that I use in conjunction with the normal EQ. Pretty sweet plug-in. Check it out sometime

[@mandohat]

@@EastboundStudios I listened to a couple of your tunes, they sound great. I just discovered air windows, and am going to start using his compressor plug-in. A lot better than reapers. Thanks for the tip on the plug-in

[@samlarson1591]

Great tune! What are the little plugs near the bottom of the f-holes on your mandolin?

[@mandohat]

@@samlarson1591 corks. They lower the resonant frequency of the air chamber, which is really weird on this instrument

[@jimmccarley9609]

@@mandohat Who thinks of that kind of stuff? Genius engineer types, I guess.

[@mandohat]

@@jimmccarley9609 this is something I saw some old guy do 30 years ago. I thought he was crazy, until I tried it a few years ago