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bjc
Jun-12-2004, 1:25pm
Anyone play the MK Legacy O? Just trying to get some feedback. Looking at a possible purchase.

Thanks
steve in tampa
Jun-13-2004, 4:32am
I have played several MK mandosin one sitting. The radiused fretboard is great. The tone on the O was a lot different than the F holed ones. It has a big full sound, but I prefer the F hole sound.
bjc
Jun-13-2004, 5:00am
Yeah, I guess I should have mentioned that I am looking for the "oval hole sound". I have an Goldtone F, but I play more blues, jazz and rock and one of the things I do is a duo, so the mellower tone (in that setting anyway) is a positive...however, the F cuts through for the rock stuff...
steve in tampa
Jun-16-2004, 2:35am
Looks like it would be easy enought to reto fit one with an active bridge pickup.
John Flynn
Jun-16-2004, 6:04am
I played one in a store. I thought the fit and finish was great and the neck and fretboard were very playable. I was looking for the "oval sound," but I was dissappointed in what I heard. It sounded dead compared to a vintage Gibson oval. For close to the money in an import oval, the Eastman A-4 copy sounds much better, IMHO.
bjc
Jun-16-2004, 1:38pm
Mando Johnny where would one look for such an instrument? and what type of stuff do you play?
Logan
Jun-17-2004, 6:44pm
Hey i saw the mk legacy o a few days ago and i was gunna see wat yall thought but i really dont think it would compare to a vintage gibson either but neither does the price
John Flynn
Jun-17-2004, 9:51pm
Mando Johnny where would one look for such an instrument? and what type of stuff do you play?
Eastman's site is here:
http://www.eastmanstrings.com/eastmanguitars/mandolins/mandolins.html

Eastman really doesn't have thier distribution going strong on the mandos yet, although thier guitars and symphonic strings are pretty available. I played two of thier mandos at a shop in Huntsville, AL, but I don't remember the name of the store. To answer your question, I play church music in one group and old-time string band music in another.


i really dont think it would compare to a vintage gibson either but neither does the price
Not necessisarily. I have seen the lower level Gibson A ovals, like the A Junior, for less than a new MK. They don't look as pretty, but the tone is way better.