Why don't more bands use the mandolin? Also any bands

>>60190908
check out Mahler's Symphony No. 8

>>60190908
they sound boxy when recording/ ukulele is more common

the cuatro is a better instrument anyway

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Most bluegrass bands use mandolins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMACB6ZSPuw
I wish I could find more mandocello music. It sounds beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAMe9pZwogY
The mandolin family seems like the violin family adapted with the mindset of 12 string guitars, which is awesome, and you also can hold them comfortably. I want to start playing mandolin soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thXmHW4-WC4

Led Zeppelin

>>60190941
I'm glad someone recognizes the greatness that is the cuatro.

>>60191434
venezuelan merengue is my weakness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGly0KnuYB8
I wish more albums existed

there was that R.E.M. song

>>60191474
losing my religion

shitty song that didn't age well. end of the world as we know it though...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg-ILjqbKT4

>>60190908
xylorious white

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KofEBH2u-t4

https://youtu.be/if-UzXIQ5vw

Has nobody really posted this yet?

>>60191474
>>60191496
oops >>60193172

>>60191465
sometimes I find not being able to understand the lyrics adds to the charm of the song

>>60191166
the banjo is one of the most fun instruments out there. also that guy is killing the mandolin in "the Letter" performance

>>60190908
Ripple- The Greatful Dead