Electronics is an essential party to the playing of mandolin. Read on to find out more about how important the following electronic items are with respect to playing the mandolin:

1. Importance of amplifier
   
2. Effects Processing
3. Interface with computers and digital electronics
   
   and much more ....

Looking to the future, one can expect a lot of digitally processed recordings of mandolin playing and better use of “effects processing” to help achieve the exact color of the sound of the mandolin which one might want. The key lies in knowing and recognizing the precise extent to which these gizmos should be used - overuse is definitely not recommended. One may also expect to see increased use of effects processing to attain higher levels of “Gayaki' style

Click on the appropriate titles to learn to play the mandolin instrument with the different expert techniques which have been used by some of the most eminent mandolin players like Shri U. Srinivas and Suresh Kumar.

There have been various designs of the mandolin as contributed by the mandolin stalwarts. A few of them include,

1. The Acoustic Mandolin
2. The Electric Mandolin
3. Mandolin U Srinivas' Design
4. Suresh Kumar’s Design of the Mandolin – DRAGON G2 SK-1
   
   and much more... Click on the respective titles below to read on....