NGD

[roland_rat]

nice have fun with it

[choucas09]

About 3 years ago someone asked me to find him a mandolin and I managed to get an ex demo all solid hand carved Eastman for £235. As soon as I got it out of the case I knew I was keeping it. The thing is a joy, but I've only ever learnt a few chords on it. However just strumming it sounds fantastic, mandolins really cut through and are wonderfully rhythmic.

[HTH AMPS]

That Eastman is NICE, real quality and a great price. 

I prefer the F-type mandolins though on an aesthetic level.

[choucas09]

Well I agree on the F types, they look so splendidly oldie worldie. It's nice to know you're getting into bluegrass. Way back when I was 21 I got so into it I bought a 5 string banjo and those crazy metal picks and got into that area, but then it dawned on me that I'd stopped playing guitar and I did a u-turn. Still love the music though.

What do you think of this? They're not a high end bluegrass band, but I really like it because it sounds so natural.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFlMLumPIyI&feature=related

[sgmypod]

love the amp behind it

[HTH AMPS]

Well I agree on the F types, they look so splendidly oldie worldie. It's nice to know you're getting into bluegrass. Way back when I was 21 I got so into it I bought a 5 string banjo and those crazy metal picks and got into that area, but then it dawned on me that I'd stopped playing guitar and I did a u-turn. Still love the music though.

What do you think of this? They're not a high end bluegrass band, but I really like it because it sounds so natural.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFlMLumPIyI&feature=related

I like it alot, very unpretentious - I like that old time stripped-down feel.

btw, I'm now mastered the mandolin part in Stonehenge and a turnaround in D and A, woo!!!!   :lol:

[HTH AMPS]

and here it is again - photo opportunity :D

 

[Mr. Air]

You look like one happy bugger  :D

Nice photo.

[HTH AMPS]

mando GAS...

http://www.acousticmusicworks.com/MF5V736.html







It's only $10k - and I thought PRS' were crazy expensive  :roll:

[WezV]

It's only $10k - and I thought PRS' were crazy expensive  :roll:

its a hand carved acoustic archtop instrument, clearly top quality materials throughout - takes a lot more work than any electric guitar and i reckon that justifies a lot of the expense

i had a new instrument day recently, i built myself a tenor ukulele from a stew-mac kit - it sounds awesome and makes me happy every time i strum it.  (its currently receiving a a copper/red/wood experimental finish)
They do a few different mandolin kits i keep eyeing up, but the proper f5-style ones like this are not cheap!

 

[HTH AMPS]

you should give one a bash Wez - I'll test drive it for you  :D

[WezV]

i have considered it.

i used to get a lot of fancy wood from larry davis in the states, and his website (which has not been updated since i started building guitars) has a lovely set for an F5 listed on it
http://www.galleryhardwoods.com/galpix/gal1/fman001.htm

i think i asked about it 7 years ago and it was long gone then

[Philly Q]

It's only $10k - and I thought PRS' were crazy expensive  :roll:

Speaking of Collings, I must say I really like the look of their electrics - beautiful refined versions of some Gibson classics.

[sgmypod]

So be playing like this soon

http://youtu.be/ylxIRd6f5pQ
http://youtu.be/hSZ40V0teGM

[HTH AMPS]

So be playing like this soon

http://youtu.be/ylxIRd6f5pQ
http://youtu.be/hSZ40V0teGM

wow, he's pretty damn good - getting the notes THAT clean and fast at the same time is really tough.

I like the real old scratchy-sounding mandolin stuff, that folk country/blues stuff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCH1wxGtJGo&feature=related

Its a genre I've barely dipped my toe into, but I immediately feel drawn this rawer style.