I know absolutely nothing about electric mandolins - so please bear with my question. For practical purposes are these two mandolins essentially the same? Thank you in advance.
I know absolutely nothing about electric mandolins - so please bear with my question. For practical purposes are these two mandolins essentially the same? Thank you in advance.
“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” ― Albert Schweitzer
1925 Lyon & Healy Model A, #1674
2015 Collings A (MT2-V)
I have both. And they are very different instruments.
The big one is the Eastwood (Warren Ellis) mandostang is a 4 string. It will sound like a high-pitched electric guitar, and you can do bending on it.
The Godin A8 is an 8 string, and is designed to try to produce the sound of an acoustic but without the inconvenience of a microphone. Personally I prefer a real acoustic with a pickup. The Godin however will be more feedback resistant than any acoustic with a pickup, so to me that's the niche for it.
If you want an 8-string electric maybe look at the Eastwood Mandocaster.
To me at a bare minimum, an electric needs individually adjustable course adjustments at the bridge. The Fender mandostrat (I also accidentally bought one once), had the adjustments in pairs, I couldn't get that thing to play in tune as well as individually adjustable courses would allow.
Davey Stuart tenor guitar (based on his 18" mandola design).
Eastman MD-604SB with Grover 309 tuners.
Eastwood 4 string electric mandostang, 2x Airline e-mandola (4-string) one strung as an e-OM.
DSP's: Helix HX Stomp, various Zooms.
Amps: THR-10, Sony XB-20.
Check out this thread with Eva Scow playing a Godin. She certainly makes it sound great for swing.
Jim
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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
kurth83 I should have said Mandocaster - sorry. So would you be saying the Godin and Mandocaster are essentially similar? Or am I being obtuse?
Jim, I have listened to a great deal of Eva Scow and quite enjoy her.
“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” ― Albert Schweitzer
1925 Lyon & Healy Model A, #1674
2015 Collings A (MT2-V)
A8 has some hollow cavities , the in-bridge 4 piezo pickup pieces and onboard preamp are by RMC of Berkeley California ..
Godin is made in Canada.
the mandostang has 2 magnetic copper wire coil. pickups ..
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I have the Eastwood 'Ricky' and it gets played most days.
Not my better mandolin, but isolates the clams to my general location, while the family is home.
What I play
2021 Skip Kelley Two-Point
Eastwood 'Ricky'
Morgan Monroe RT-1E
Epiphone Genesis guitars
Various Basses
I have an Eastwood Mandocaster and it is OK for a cheap instrument. I have other electric mandolins that i like much better. My favorite being a one off Chafin
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