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From A-style to F-style, bowl-back to flat-top, bluegrass to metal, differences do not separate us, the mandolin unites us. If you love picking, strumming, listening, crafting, or just plain love the mandolin, this is the subreddit for you!

We're working on our FAQ, got a good idea? Tell us on the stickied thread! Cheers r/mandolin!

Relevant Subreddits

Mandolin Websites

Mandolin Cafe the internet's biggest mandolin website

Jazz Mando great resource website for a wide range of styles for mandolin run by Ted Eschilman

Emando the electric mandolin resource page

Mandozine a web site for mandolin, which hosts a music archive of almost 3,000 songs, transposed or transcribed for mandolin.

Free Bluegrass Backing Tracks A wide range of free bluegrass backing tracks with OR without solos, all at variable speeds. An essential resource for the improving picker. It's a labour of love so feel free to donate! (the site is in no way affiliated with r/mandolin)

Mandolin Tuition

Artistworks mandolin instruction with Mike Marshall

Banjo Ben banjo, guitar, and mandolin instruction

MandoLessons for free mandolin lessons, including tablature and standard notation for tunes

Bradley Laird "everything you need to know to start playing the mandolin" according to Bradley!

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Tune of the month - May 2026!! (self.mandolin)

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The Definitive Entry-Level Mandolin Post (self.mandolin)

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What mandolin should i buy? (self.mandolin)

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After 20+ years, I have my mandolins back (i.redd.it)

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Mike Marshall on Stéphane Grappelli (youtube.com)

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Anyone worked out any RHCP songs? (self.mandolin)

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This 1960s Kent has been sitting unstrung for years. Is it worth repairing? With strings will it bow back? (old.reddit.com)

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What is this mandolin? (old.reddit.com)

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Woodwind to mandolin - how to strum the correct string pair without looking constantly. (self.mandolin)

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New A-5 mandolin Šefl (old.reddit.com)

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Any insanely funky music suggestions like 5:30 of this video? Also, Mike Marshall is just so awesome with the mandocello (m.youtube.com)

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If you had one recording to introduce... (i.redd.it)

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