celtic_knut
Apr-13-2004, 11:50am
Hi Everyone.
I pretty much mostly play Irish and Scottish tunes on my mandolin, but I want to learn more about, and start playing Bluegrass. I don't know much about Bluegrass, except that what I have heard I liked, so it is time to braoden my horizons.
Since I will "need" (read that "want") a new mandolin better suited for Bluegrass than my flat-top, I have been shopping around and found several mandolins in pricepoints not likley to lead my wife to start divorce proceedings. I know what I like as far as playability and tone go, but since I know very little about Bluegrass, I wanted to ask any Bluegrass afficianados out there which of the following mandolins might perform well in a Bluegrass setting, as well as for other suggestions in this pricepoint.
Rigel A+ (or A-Natural)
Breelove Quartz (A or "K", w/ f-holes)
Weber Hyalite
Weber Absaroka
I pretty much mostly play Irish and Scottish tunes on my mandolin, but I want to learn more about, and start playing Bluegrass. I don't know much about Bluegrass, except that what I have heard I liked, so it is time to braoden my horizons.
Since I will "need" (read that "want") a new mandolin better suited for Bluegrass than my flat-top, I have been shopping around and found several mandolins in pricepoints not likley to lead my wife to start divorce proceedings. I know what I like as far as playability and tone go, but since I know very little about Bluegrass, I wanted to ask any Bluegrass afficianados out there which of the following mandolins might perform well in a Bluegrass setting, as well as for other suggestions in this pricepoint.
Rigel A+ (or A-Natural)
Breelove Quartz (A or "K", w/ f-holes)
Weber Hyalite
Weber Absaroka