Who makes the best octave electric mandolins? (5-strings)
Looking for an instrument of high quality and impeccable attention to detail. Solid body, 22 frets, 18.5"-20.5" scale, customizable electric pickups, ebony fingerboard, possibly a v-neck, soft rolled edges on the fingerboard sides, great tone, nice feel and playability that "feels like home", and something I want to keep forever that looks cool and classy. I don't like the mandolins that look like mini fenders or mini les pauls.
Thoughts?
Thanks
Violin, Viola, Mandolin, Guitar, Bass, Cittern, Bouzouki, & Keys. Diamond, Strymon, Neunaber Technology, Boomerang, DTS, T1m, Radial, Telonics, TC Electronic, Foxrox, Tech 21, and Damage Control Pedals.
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Re: Who makes the best octave electric mandolins? (5-strings)
Jonathan Mann or John Taggart are the first US builders that come to mind to check out. Otherwise Andrew Jerman or John Mixson may be able to help.
I have toured with Mr Taggart, a great guy and makes some amazing instruments. Immeasurable enthusiasm for building and impeccable quality.
Hereby & forthwith, any instrument with an odd number of strings shall be considered broken. With regard to mix levels, usually the best approach is treating the mandolin the same as a cowbell.
Re: Who makes the best octave electric mandolins? (5-strings)
Good suggestions so far. I'd say Steve Ryder's EOM-45 is worth taking a look at also.
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Re: Who makes the best octave electric mandolins? (5-strings)
Thank you both for your suggestions. Does anyone else have an opinion?
Violin, Viola, Mandolin, Guitar, Bass, Cittern, Bouzouki, & Keys. Diamond, Strymon, Neunaber Technology, Boomerang, DTS, T1m, Radial, Telonics, TC Electronic, Foxrox, Tech 21, and Damage Control Pedals.
Eleven Rack Grosh, Fender, Taylor, Bridge UK.
Re: Who makes the best octave electric mandolins? (5-strings)
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Violin, Viola, Mandolin, Guitar, Bass, Cittern, Bouzouki, & Keys. Diamond, Strymon, Neunaber Technology, Boomerang, DTS, T1m, Radial, Telonics, TC Electronic, Foxrox, Tech 21, and Damage Control Pedals.
Eleven Rack Grosh, Fender, Taylor, Bridge UK.
Re: Who makes the best octave electric mandolins? (5-strings)
I love my "large bodied Irish bouzouki" (which is essentially an octave) by Heiner Dreizehnter. http://www.acoustic-guitars.de/index.php/irish-family (Bazouki L).
I teach mandolin
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