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"Seven Drunken Nights."

Mandolin is an Italian word that means "always out of tune." 

Tune it like an upside down guitar.   So your guitar goes E A D G.  Your mando goes G D A E.  Easy to remember that way.   

Do the strings *sound* flat, or are they *actually* flat.   What does your tuner tell you?   And is it flat when open, or only when you're fretting?  If its the latter, you can adjust intonation by adjusting the bridge.  My mando is almost half a step sharp 12 frets up the neck.  I've got to get that fixed.

I have the chain saw and back-up weed whacker ready to roll.   You have to front for the two-stroke gas, though. 

Greatest front man ever.

Connect them color to color.  Yellow is your composite video.  The red and white are your left and right stereo channels.

Is there and HDMI input or output on any of this?

Sooo...  We won't be seeing you this Sunday? 

Great lookin spawn, there, too man.  Who's their father? 

I just don't own any guitars that need insuring... 

I guess the banjo does, which is odd.  Nicest thing I own is a banjo.   I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Yeah, but that's a nine year old post! 

I'd never heard of them before the festival.   They played a couple of times, the final being a full set in the dance venue.    When they were done, they led the entire crowd out of the room, parade style.  They did a bit of a jam in the hall, and parked the crowd.... right in front of their merchandise table.  So they're smart as well as talented.      

If you ever want to go to Wintergrass, let me know.  I run the entire volunteer coordination effort starting next year, so if you want to donate 12 hours of pretty easy work, you get a full weekend pass plus hospitality suite access in return.

Which one did you get, Phill?  I'm really fond of AKGs as well.  Low cost, sound great.

I'm gonna disagree with the SM-58 recommendation.    Everything said about them is true. They are bullet proof and great on stage where you have a good strong signal to move that diaphragm.  But for video, I'd go with a condenser mic, particularly if you're in a studio.  You will get much higher fidelity out of a condenser mic than you will out of any dynamic mic, so for sensitive recording applications it's the way to go.

I love Shure mics for their durability, so I'd go with an SM-81 over an SM-58.  Small diaphragm condenser perfect for vocal work, and easy to mount on a camera if you want.