Introducing Nick Dumas: Gear, Technique, & More!
mandolin intermediate
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Nick Dumas is a mando player's player–he's as classy as they come, with technique and taste for days! In this first lesson in our Picker Case Study with Nick, he'll talk technique, gear, and what he's been up to. We start off the lesson with one of his originals, "Fish Caught a Bird," and will teach it later in the course. Enjoy!
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Deb Carrigan
Anybody have a tip for the left hand stretch in here? My pinky is not cooperating.
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Wes Pittman
I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.
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Patty Lindstrom
Not just you. I still count this one out loud and I've been at it four years.
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Gary Feldman
That's the one that made me finally understand backup. Stick with it.
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Rita Alvarez
Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.
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Sam Whitlock
Same here at first. What fixed it for me was practicing that measure by itself for a week, no B part at all.
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Ben Clark Instructor
Great question. That's a slide going into the B part — I play it as a slide but a hammer-on works fine if that's cleaner for you. Do what sounds right.
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