Re: Looking to buy a beginners Mandolin
My husband and I got one of those guitar/mando packages a couple years ago when they were $99 for the pair and the instruments aren't anywhere near as bad as they ought to be for that price. We bought them to keep at our parents' houses so when we went to visit, we wouldn't have to bring our real instruments, but we enjoy them for what they are. Actually, the reason I'm adding to this thread is that you can upgrade through Musician's Friend if you want to, later. If you do a search for 'mandolin' on the site, you can see all sorts of instruments in the low and mid-price range there. I bought my Kentucky from them. The only issue was it wasn't set up when I got it, but even with my fumbling around, the instrument is a very nice one with a good tone that got even better when I got a professional setup for the holidays.
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