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Jan-30-2014, 10:44am
The Mandolin Cafe has posted the following news release:
Fender Mando-Strat 8 (http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001607.shtml)

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has announced the availability of their new Fender Mando-Strat 8 Mandolin, on display at this past week's 2014 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.

http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/uploads/fender-8.jpg (http://www.mandolincafe.com/news/publish/mandolins_001607.shtml)

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Ron McMillan
Jan-30-2014, 11:00am
Interesting - but does it come with the necessary handsaw to take care of the ghastly gimmicky headstock design?
Scott Tichenor
Jan-30-2014, 11:04am
The correct term is pompadour.

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Wolfmanbob
Jan-30-2014, 11:17am
A hideous monstrosity. What were they thinking? When will they put out a five string?
jaycat
Jan-30-2014, 11:20am
I really wish they'd done a better job with the headstock. But I might get one anyway.
jaycat
Jan-30-2014, 11:32am
P.S. -- I don't see the weight given in the specs anywhere.
Dan Margolis
Jan-30-2014, 11:41am
Headstock is like the old Fender twelve-string headstock. Thus, it's sort of traditional Fender. Of course, that doesn't mean that you have to like it.113501
jaycat
Jan-30-2014, 11:55am
But it doesn't look as out-of-proportion on the guitar.
richardbradford
Jan-30-2014, 12:38pm
...designed by Papa Smurf?
Ron McMillan
Jan-30-2014, 12:41pm
The correct term is pompadour.

ahaah, now it makes sense
Ben Cooper
Jan-30-2014, 5:31pm
I like the 8 string.... the pompadour is a bit much though. Still.... it is interesting.
taterbug
Feb-02-2014, 11:02pm
Well, at least now that there is both a 4-string and an 8-string variety available, maybe the price will drop a bit on the antiques. Wouldn't mind having one. The tuners don't look real good on the 'pompadour '.
cjspiteri
Feb-15-2014, 4:22am
I was thinking the same thing the headstock has got to go.
mandroid
Feb-17-2014, 2:27pm
:popcorn: pay more attention to playing the music instead perhaps?