Stagg #brand mandolins

[Bret Roberts]

As this is my first post, Hello to all.
I'm 40 somthing and have just got this thing that I want to learn how to play a mandolin ( I dont/cant play anything yet )

As to my question, I have found a electro / accustic mandolin made my Stagg its band new and comes with a hard case. the total is 130 euro ( almost the same as us$ ) delivered .

I dont have a lot to spend but, would rather wait and save up some more if you all think this is junk.

Thank you all for your time.

[grandmainger]

Hi Bret,

Any specific reason why you want an electro/accoustic as opposed to a regular accoustic mandolin?

Germain

[Bret Roberts]

No big reason, just my kids ( 15 year old twin girls ) both play in a small rock band. They said the electro/accoustic was better. As I know nothing on this subject any sujestions will be great.

Thanks for yor time

[Bret Roberts]

Here is a link from another vendor to show what I'm looking at ( the other I found was in german )
http://www.musiccorner.co.uk/acatalog/Stagg_Mandolins.html

Thanks again

[grandmainger]

I would be tempted to go visit an accoustic music shop and listen to regular accoustic mandolins... Unless you want to play in your daughters' band, I reckon you will get a better mandolin for your money if you go with a regular one rather than an electric one.

Voici la liste des Revendeurs Gibson/Epiphone (http://www.gibson.com/fr/contact_epiphone_dealers.html) pour la France... ceux du Nord-Est sont sans doute pas trop loin, et ont sans doute plusieurs autres marques d'instruments en stock...

Good Luck!

[Unseen122]

I think Stagg is made in the Samick factory (this means avoid it) I could be wrong but you could probably get a Kentucky for that price maybe a little over and I know those are good.

[Unseen122]

Looking at the price on the site I am wrong but you would still be better off with a Kentucky which you could get a Musician's Friend case for $30 USD and an M-380 (top of the line model great price for the mando) for about $300 on Elderly or Musician's Friend (I know elderly for sure but I am not positive about Musican's friend) my suggestion is that there is absolutly no reason to get an electric unless you are preforming and a Stagg is not a mando I would be caught dead with.

[Bret Roberts]

Thank you all for your information. I have put the idea of getting a electro/accoustic in the trash and now I'm only looking at accoustic.
Hope you all don't mind, but will probley ask a few more questions before I spend my money

Thanks for your time

[mandobsessed]

sTAGG MANDOLINS!?! sHOWS WHAT i KNOW, I thought Stagg was a brand of bad canned chili....(not Texas style I assume)

[mad dawg]

Too bad The Stagg name is taken; that would be a great name for a luthier-made brand.