Here's a couple US Breedloves in your budget:
https://reverb.com/item/80032986-breedlove-quartz-2011
https://reverb.com/item/80380822-breedlove-quartz-of...
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Here's a couple US Breedloves in your budget:
https://reverb.com/item/80032986-breedlove-quartz-2011
https://reverb.com/item/80380822-breedlove-quartz-of...
Yeah, Sonny makes very nice no-frills instruments at quite affordable prices. I love my F5 from him.
I was really impressed by the tone of the Recording King in that David Benedict video. The Kentucky also seemed great but the RK blew all the other sub-$500 options out of the water to my ear.
OK, I'll try that. Thanks!
I tried a few sizes of sockets but the slot is small and angled so it did not fit either.
If it sounds great and plays great, why change anything?
So I noticed my Flatiron flat top (2MB made in Bozeman in 1995) had a bit of a neck bow and I wanted to adjust the truss rod. Yes, I am using light gauge strings. But it's a hex (I'm more used to...
His standard mandolins have a pretty narrow nut. They're very nice though.
Flat tops are great too! I love my Flatiron and would recommend one to most people unless you are playing a lot of...
Seems like a marketing buzzword to me.
Yonder Mountain String Band, Hawktail, Leftover Salmon, Trampled by Turtles, the Infamous Stringdusters, Crooked Still
I got to play a Loar f5 once, that was pretty neat. The room was very loud though so i couldnt really hear it properly.
There's also a Collings A style (not sure what model) at my local music...
If you're in the PNW, check out Dusty Strings music shop in Seattle. They'll have lots of options that you can try out, then you'll know exactly what you're getting.
I also prefer the look of the twill. From the video, they didn't sound that different to me. Maybe the carbon timber will be slightly warmer but that doesn't mean the twill will be shrill. ...
I have a plastic ukulele that I have tuned to GDAE it's basically the same concept. Only $50 too.
ukulele:...
I think some of both is good - first play some open strings, single notes, open chords, and closed chords. Then play a fiddle tune to see what it sounds like in more context.
Maybe they were putting it in that direction to simulate (maple) flame?
I think the chances you find a moderately priced mandolin that sounds A++ are slim to none. Making a mandolin the best it can possibly be takes more time from the builder than moderately priced...
I also use the Gator polyfoam case as a Hoffee would cost more than my travel mandolin (Flatiron 2MB). It's a little too big but I cut out an extra piece of foam to make it fit perfect. The light...
Adhd here - Every time I've tried overly structuring my practice, it always just gets exhausting and I'm not motivated to do it. Instead, I try to pick tunes that I can use to practice certain...
If the pickup is important to you, then maybe go for the 160.
But other than that, just trust your ears and your fingers.
It sounds like you enjoyed the sound and feel of the 150s much better so...
You should be able to find a used Kentucky Km-150 for about the price of a new Loar 110, and it will probably be set up better.
Good to hear he likes it! One couldn't ask for a better mandolin to start on. It should be a lifetime mandolin for him! I know I never want to sell mine even though I have more expensive ones.
It'd be very cool if you could take a peek inside the factory, although I don't know if they'd let you do that.
You'd probably call that a tenor guitar because the 4-steel-string guitar has it's own history relating to tenor banjos. 8-string guitars don't really have a history of their own to my knowledge, so...
Weber F styles come up for that price range pretty regularly as well, and they tend to have a pretty traditional sound.