Hey folks! Long time lurker, first time poster.
I'm mostly a guitar player, but have been working on mandolin for a few months. I've owned many over the years, but never really stuck with it.
Anyway, I have a Kentucky KM-500, which is ok, but doesn't have great bass response, and I find the attack to be a bit vague on few frets/strings... I attributed this mostly to a high fret or two, or general need for a setup. I'm picky about tone, and have been thinking about upgrading. But, I've been hearing a very similar vagueness in much of what i've watched online.
I haven't had a chance to get out and play anything, but I have a question about tone.
A lot of the demo videos I've seen online have a bit of the same vagueness about them... the attack and note definition seems less than precise... fuzzy, a bit vague, not the sharp clear attack that I'd expect?
Is this to be expected? Or is it just sloppy playing? A bit of both?
Here's a representative example. Part of it is the dryness of the particular instrument. But the attack sounds off to me... is this a fundamental difference between mando and guitar:
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