: ▁at ▁first ▁an ▁EM - 1 2 5 , ▁and ▁som etime ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁an ▁EM - 1 5 0 . ▁Although ▁these ▁are ▁ 8 - string ▁mand ol ins , ▁Moore ▁used ▁four ▁single ▁strings ▁instead ▁of ▁pairs . ▁This ▁made ▁his ▁mand olin ▁sound ▁like ▁an ▁electric ▁guitar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁he ▁commission ed ▁a ▁five - string ▁electric ▁mand olin ▁from ▁Paul ▁Big s by . ▁Moore ▁was ▁playing ▁in ▁a ▁band ▁led ▁by ▁Bob ▁Will s ' ▁brother , ▁Billy ▁Jack . ▁The ▁Big s by ▁ 5 - string ▁mand olin ▁had ▁single ▁courses ▁of ▁strings ▁( r ather ▁than ▁the ▁pa ired ▁courses ▁on ▁a ▁standard ▁mand olin ) ▁and ▁added ▁a ▁low ▁C ▁string ▁to ▁the ▁standard ▁G , ▁D , ▁A ▁and ▁E . ▁This ▁tun ing ▁actually ▁gives ▁the ▁instrument ▁a ▁wider ▁range ▁of ▁notes ▁than ▁a ▁guitar . ▁ ▁Western ▁swing ▁is ▁a ▁hy brid ▁of ▁country , ▁bl ues , ▁and ▁jazz ; ▁Moore ' s ▁style ▁of ▁playing ▁draw s ▁from ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁sources . ▁Moore ▁and ▁his ▁Big s by ▁mand olin ▁were ▁identified ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁he ▁taught ▁group ▁guitar ▁less ons ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁Y M CA ▁in ▁Sac r amento , ▁California . ▁He ▁taught ▁every ▁style ▁of ▁music . ▁He ▁operated ▁T iny ▁Moore ▁Music ,