Re: Should a beginner buy electric mandolin?
In my working life I was an engineer and early in the home computer age every non-tech acquaintance asked me what computer they should buy. My response was always, “What do you plan to use it for?” because the tools you buy should suit the job you’ll be doing. e.g. Stocking up on micrometers, screwdrivers and wood rasps would be unsuitable if your work was going to be stone masonry or pipe fitting. Similarly, if you were going to do industrial controls work then the IBM PC & its clones were the better choice while music, animation and other arts called for Macintosh or scientific calculations like finite element analysis demanded a Sun workstation. This isn’t to say that a novice shouldn’t get an electric mandolin but I believe that they’ll probably be happier if the instrument they use aligns with the music they’re learning and playing. JMHO
A couple years in, now, and still learning!
Ratliff F-style Country Boy
Eastman MDO-305 Octave Mandolin
Kentucky KM-272
I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.
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