People who see me perform live usually refer to me as the guitarist in the band. However, I seldom play guitar live.
My weapon of choice these days is this little beauty. It is a Gazouki. Built like a guitar but strung like a bouzouki. It is basically a giant mandolin but two octaves lower. 8 strings in 4 courses, and tuned GDAE.
It has a very different sound and character to a guitar and makes us sound quite unique.
They are quite rare and this particular model is an Ozark professional series Celtic Gazouki.
If you are still reading at this point, you are probably a musician and I would suggest that, if you ever get a chance to play one of these, please do so as it may well be a life changing experience. It was for me. I have fallen in love with this amazing, unique and inspirational instrument. :)
if i was younger i'd try to learn this instrument. as it is, i can't get the hang of the violin. which is a conundrum for me because i taught myself guitar before i did two years of formal lessons. i think i will stick to my karaoke machine. 😊
i'd love to hear you play in person. maybe someday. aces!
@summerfield I must confess that I really struggle to get anything worth hearing out of a violin. I had lessons at one point and very quickly learned that it is an instrument you need to dedicate your life too ,if you want to master it. As a multi instrumentalist, trying to practice and stay on top of about 10 different instruments, that really isn't an option, so I gave it up. :(
i'd love to hear you play in person. maybe someday. aces!