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Great! Thanks for all the replies.
Those of you that own a hollow-body (not semi-hollow) Mann instrument: How would you describe the acoustic qualities compared to an acoustic mando? Tone and volume?

Giovanni Gioviale

Hi!
I am intrigued by this instrument!
Are there any owners out there, who could comment on its qualities, sound, acoustic tone(hollowbody), feel, weight etc.?

Yes. I have ruled out all other possibilities by A/B testing

Great info everyone! Thank you so much.
I am just testing the mandolin, hopefully not doing any repairs etc. But I can see, that I may need to.

I hope to hear from others, that own the El Rey -...

I have followed your guide.
When I connect from tailpiece to jack, the hum is reduced - not gone.

The pickup clicks on both rows, so its working. Not equal in volume though. The coil next to the...

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I am testing an Eastman El Rey, and am curious if anyone else is experiencing the same issue with a noisy humbucker?

It sounds like 60cycle hum, when I don't touch the strings. It's less...

Thanks for all those interesting replies. Its great to be able to use this forum.

Just to be clear, I wasn't out to discuss Freddie Green's technique in general. I am just looking for the same...

I will dust off my mandola!

I totally agree

Here are some possible models, that by judging videos online perhaps could produce a usable Freddie Green tone:

Kentucky km-670
Eastman md404

I'm just guessing, but both of these have some...

Hi David.
Youre right. In that sense at least, that its impossible to mimic directly. However being a jazz guitarist myself, I am perfectly aware of this. But the Apitus, that Weinstein plays comes...

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I am looking for a mid-priced instrument to produce a jazz tone as close as possible to the classic Freddie Green 4 beat guitar sound. It's of course not possible to mimic exactly, but Aaron...

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Listening to Mike Gugginos duo-project, I noticed he's playing this Vega 202 mandolin, that has a curved back. The tone is clearly more mellow, than the usual bluegrass suspects. I guess the...

I use Thomastik 174 Light for my Eastman Mandola tuned CGDA. They fit perfectly even though they are intended for a different tuning. The reason I could not use the 164 set is, that the strings were...

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I am looking for the right set of flatwounds for my new Eastman MDA315 Mandola. It has a scale length of 406 mm or 16'', and is tuned CGDA.

It seems like a lot of people use Thomastik...

I am going with a mandola, I think.
Any thoughts on the Eastmans for jazz?

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I play guitar in a jazz combo, and played a gig on mandolin instead of guitar. It was very enjoyable and I am considering doing it more. The mandolin got out of the way of the bass. The balance...

It's very nice. I don't think this one has a truss rod? I can easily be mistaken though. I'm not sure I would be comfortable without an option of straightening the neck if needed.

No, I tried to contact the seller, but never got a response

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I am looking for an oval hole mandolin for a folk project. I have a budget limit of around $1000. I have tried an Eastman, which i like - apart from the limited access to the upper frets.
So I...

I have looked at the GT GM-70+ and like the specs you get for the price. Grover tuners, all solid construction etc.
There is however not much information from actual players to be found, and I was...