I use Franklin straps on all my guitars and mandolins and they fit just fine on my K&K-equipped Eastman MDO305.
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I use Franklin straps on all my guitars and mandolins and they fit just fine on my K&K-equipped Eastman MDO305.
Dear Admin, I realized this thread should really be under the Four, Five and Eight-String Electrics sub forum, as MORtone instruments will mostly be of interest to solid or semi-hollow body electric...
Big Mort does a lot of guitar conversions but I bought one of his original design "MORTocellos" a couple of years ago configured as an OM. The service, communication, pickups and build quality were...
I've had an MDO305 for a couple of years and have become pretty fond of the scale length, it's 21" as well.
I didn't know this was in the works but it just went up for pre-orders on a few retail sites:
https://www.eastmanguitars.com/mdo605
Looks like a deluxe MDO305 and apparently comes with a K&K...
Steve Ryder, who posts here, makes Mandocaster replacement pickups. Go to https://www.sjryder.com/pickups.html and scroll down a bit. His prices are comparable to pickups from the bigger...
My wife arrived late to our gig and when she walked in the crowd was chanting, "One more! One more!" But when I came offstage I looked bummed so she said, "What's wrong? They loved you!"
"We had...
I think the first time John really showed what he could do with his right hand was on All My Loving, amazing rhythm guitar and I can hear this transferring to mandolin.
My wife and I have had similarly positive experiences with Eastwood. We own two of their guitars as well as a baritone guitar, and we just recently bought a great electric octave mandolin from them....
You're more than welcome, enjoy!
Agree on avoiding the Vox AmPlugs! As far as these micro amps go, I've had good results so far from the Valeton Rushead Max ($40), and my wife is happy with the new Fender Mustang Micro even though...
I wonder if the popularity of the MDO305 could persuade Eastman to build an El Rey octave mandolin? I would buy it in a heartbeat. By the way, I've been lurking here for over a year but this is my...