So tell me about mandolin banjos, guys (modern 8 string metal strung ones, not old junk shop wall hangers or 4 string banjolins) e.g.:
* Are they much louder and/or more cutting than a decent bluegrass mandolin?
* Is it easy to switch between mandolin and mandobanjo, or do they feel really different?
* What's the sound like - ping, clang, chunk, or...?
* Tuning reliability etc?
I've never seen a decent one in the flesh, and in normal times I play regularly in an ad hoc 7-12 piece acoustic unamplified band in a horribly noisy pub, mostly for French/Breton style dances. Bringing in an amp would result in competitive amping (ugh), so it's down to loud acoustics.
Thanks, Max
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