Eastman ERM El Rey

[Verne Andru]

I adjusted the pickup height a little to compensate for the slightly weaker output of treble strings.
Listening to the balance on this video of a recent jam where I was DIed into the PA it sounds OK to me. Worth tweaking more?

Sounds good. You might want to consider putting a clean boost pedal between the mandolin and the DI to get some punch when you solo.

[BillWilliams]

Thanks - I'll give that a go.

[BillWilliams]

Could be of interest to El Rey players: an extensive, frank and at times philosophical interview with El Rey designer - luthier Otto D’Ambrosio.

Listening right now - only seems to mention mandolins in passing around 1.05 but he does talk quite a bit about the original El Rey guitar concept.