Hi all. I've been playing the mandolin for a couple of years, and would like to pose a question: I find that, while I love the mandolin, it perhaps doesn't suit some of my musical needs--e.g., if I wanted to do a cover of, say, some alternative or mainstream artist, where a guitar is the primary accompaniment to voice (e.g., Belle & Sebastian, Mac Demarco). While chords are chords, and though this is banal to say, they are different instruments.
I have toyed with the idea of buying an octave mandolin and doubling-down on the muscle memory of the mandolin (where possible), while still getting that rich, "bass" sound, as opposed to picking up the guitar.
So, here's my question, or set of questions:
1. Would it be worthwhile to adopt an octave mandolin in lieu of a guitar for particular music? Or should I just bite the bullet and learn the guitar where necessary?
2. Should I embrace the the trebly sound of the mandolin on those songs, and transpose the chords anyway?
3. Is there something I'm not considering?
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