Re: got a live one here folks, and he is coming in hot
Originally Posted by
ol trashfire joe
... why is a pre-installed electric option a bad thing though? ... with the type of tech these days, it seems like a good thing ...
Because, in effect, that statement -when stated- has always been true and always will be true. The problem with that? "Tech these days" from 20 years ago is WAY obsolete today, and tech from today WILL BE obsolete in 10 or 20 years. In both cases (besides avoiding potential sound improvement), you'll eventually be left with a hole in the side of the instrument that none of the available "tech these days" will be able to properly repair.
Originally Posted by
ol trashfire joe
... i suppose that makes sense to me for artists of that time, or even into the 90's a bit...
It's not so much the artists of ANY time; it's the artists with mandolins valued from, oooh, $5K up to $200K (there have been such) who'd rather not cut that value in half, or risk their inherent sound quality, by cutting holes.
Life lesson from a 75-year-old (a common freebee here on the Cafe!):
Everyone, always, starts out thinking that the next "best thing" to come along will be the "best thing forever"; it never is.
Last edited by EdHanrahan; Jan-18-2022 at 10:11am.
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