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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: MrBump on April 08, 2013, 07:54:33 PM

Title: Mandolins?
Post by: MrBump on April 08, 2013, 07:54:33 PM

I've never owned or played one - any mandolin owners on here?  Is it worth getting a cheap Ebay one to have a play around on?

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: Ian Price on April 08, 2013, 07:59:22 PM

A Mandolin? Are you going all Ritchie Blackmore on us?

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: MrBump on April 08, 2013, 08:27:03 PM

 :D

Maybe... was thinking more Losing My Religion though..!

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: richard on April 08, 2013, 08:39:03 PM

Well, you know what we'd say to a beginner guitar player if they asked if it was worth picking up something as cheap as possible off of e-bay........................

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: Philly Q on April 08, 2013, 10:51:34 PM

Quote from: Ian Price on April 08, 2013, 07:59:22 PM

Are you going all Ritchie Blackmore on us?

What, a Gandalf hat, a dodgy syrup and a funny little Django Reinhardt moustache?

(http://www.gearofthegodz.com/wp-content/uploads/etcFeaturedImage.jpg)

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: MrBump on April 09, 2013, 06:30:55 AM

Quote from: Philly Q on April 08, 2013, 10:51:34 PM

Quote from: Ian Price on April 08, 2013, 07:59:22 PM

Are you going all Ritchie Blackmore on us?

What, a Gandalf hat, a dodgy syrup and a funny little Django Reinhardt moustache?

(http://www.gearofthegodz.com/wp-content/uploads/etcFeaturedImage.jpg)

Ooh, that's bad.

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: Sifu Ben on April 09, 2013, 05:54:28 PM

My Mum wanted to learn a few years ago so I got her a Westfield one. Nothing to complain about with it.

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: WezV on April 09, 2013, 07:19:55 PM

i picked up an old one of ebay for £25 with a view to restoring it.   quick clean and a pack of strings later and it was done.  I was actually disappointed by how little work it needed.   sold it for 4 times as much a few weeks later though

http://youtu.be/qNstM7AhkGM (http://youtu.be/qNstM7AhkGM)

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: Ian Price on April 09, 2013, 07:47:33 PM

That sounds like a good bit of business Wez. Just had a quick search on eBay and one listing states "has two strings broken hence the low price". Are Mandolin strings really that expensive?  :)

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: MrBump on April 09, 2013, 08:15:41 PM

Quote from: Ian Price on April 09, 2013, 07:47:33 PM

That sounds like a good bit of business Wez. Just had a quick search on eBay and one listing states "has two strings broken hence the low price". Are Mandolin strings really that expensive?  :)

Just saw that, Ian!  I'll watch it for a bit, 23 minutes to go!!!

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: Sifu Ben on April 10, 2013, 04:29:47 PM

Quote from: Sifu Ben on April 09, 2013, 05:54:28 PM

My Mum wanted to learn a few years ago so I got her a Westfield one. Nothing to complain about with it.

Actually I think it was Wesley

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: HTH AMPS on April 10, 2013, 08:50:55 PM

Here's my Dean mandolin in action.  I've played a few others in guitar shops around the same (£400) price point and its the best at that price.

btw, I could be persuaded to part with this beauty with OHSC if anyone was interested enough.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI0jxHCxhTE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI0jxHCxhTE)

Title: Re: Mandolins?
Post by: Brow on April 10, 2013, 10:32:48 PM

My girlfriend bought me a Vintage (brand) Mandolin for my 21st birthday.

I used it for a bit and was even in an acoustic 3 piece with a Flautist and acoustic guitarist for a while until normal cr@p happened. I've since bought another chord book with the intent of taking it back up, hasn't happened yet though  :lol: