View Full Version : Johnson Knoxville MF-370 any thoughts?
bshpmark
Oct-24-2009, 7:31pm
Anyone have any thoughts on the Johnson Knoxville MF-370?
bshpmark
Oct-25-2009, 7:10pm
anyone at all?
JEStanek
Oct-25-2009, 8:37pm
For $700ish I think you can do better. Did the 915 Eastman fall through, then? You're paying for extra fingerboard inlay, which I always found distracting, I prefer dots but YMMV. For that same $700 there are other, mandolins available new and used. I still have a bottom of the line Johnson but am happier with the look and feel of the Eastman lines. Have you played one and liked it?
Jamie
John Eischen
Oct-25-2009, 9:43pm
A Johnny Knoxville Signature model?
http://img2.allposters.com/images/RSPOD/RS861.jpg
bshpmark
Oct-26-2009, 7:21am
No, the Eastman deal did not fall through. Still waiting on that one. I had an Eastman MD-504 last year but was uncomfortable for me to play.
JEStanek
Oct-26-2009, 7:49am
If your issue with the Eastman was the neck, you likely won't like others in their line. They all seem narrow and V-ish to me. Have you had a chance to play a Johnson? If you want a chunkier neck in that 700 range consider the Breedlove Quartz (used). They seem chunkier and more C shaped. Good luck.
Jamie
Johnson reputation for guitars is sort of medium quality, not bad to start with. I don't know about their mandolins. I'd stick with the brands normally recommended in " what mandolin do I need threads". It worked for me on my Kentucky.
As to JEStanek's comments on the fretboard, I played a very nice mandolin from a local builder that had a beautiful inlaid fretboard. It was very confusing and I had to keep counting frets. I am pretty new to mandolin though.