Hi,
i started to play guitar 1 1/2 years ago and now want to buy a Mandoline as second instrument.
There are two problems:
1) I don't have any clue what i should buy.
2) I live in Vienna and the choice of Mandolines in even the biggest musicstore of vienna is very, very limited. So i can not really try out many before i buy one.
If possible I don't want to spend more than $ 400,--. But of course I don't want to end up with crap.
Here is the choice i have at Klangfarbe, my local guitar shop:
Fender FM52E
Fender FM53S
Ibanez M510E
Fender FM100 Value Pack
beside that there are only two Kentucky Mandolines which already cost more than I want to spend:
Kentucky KM-250
Kentucky KM-350S
I found the Kentucky on US store for below $ 300,-- so I think the price Klangfarbe takes for them, € 399,--, is kind of a rip off.
Ibanez is known to me as builder of some great electric guitars. But the Ibanez acoustics guitars are not so great. Are their Mandolines any good?
So basically that leaves me to choose one of the Fenders.
What would you recommend?
Of course if you have the killer tip of any other instrument I would consider this if I can get it at a online shop in Austria or Germany.
Thanks
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