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Hubert Angaiak
Oct-21-2004, 12:52am
Has anyone had the chance to compare the Goldtone Rigel inspired electric mando versus the Fender 62SE. They both look somewhat the same. I may have the Fender model wrong. Thanks.

Eric F.
Oct-21-2004, 8:47am
You sure that Goldtone has a pickup?

cascadepicker
Oct-21-2004, 11:04am
Yes "the Goldtone Rigel inspired electric mando"
Goldtone GM110 has a pickup in it. No volume or tone controls.

Baron Collins-Hill
Oct-21-2004, 1:32pm
i havent tried the goldtone, but ive got myself a fende4r fm62se and love it, sounds great both pluuged in and not, the thing i like best about it is how it plays, nice low actiona and a thin neck http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

jmkatcher
Oct-21-2004, 2:00pm
Even a real Rigel doesn't have volume and tone controls, but piezos usually don't.

mandroid
Oct-21-2004, 2:11pm
if Gold tone has copied the compound radius rigel fretboard, too. it would be sweet.
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dwc
Oct-22-2004, 11:11am
No radiused fretboard on the Gold Tone GM 110. FoftheW has sound clips of the GoldTone. I think it sounds pretty good for the price, IMHO.

Baron Collins-Hill
Oct-22-2004, 7:52pm
for sound on the fender, ive got a song recorded at mandzine here (http://www.mandozine.com/recordings/Mp3/DawgFunk.mp3)

Hubert Angaiak
Oct-27-2004, 4:43pm
So you can say the Fender is in a league of its own. How does the GoldTone feel compared to the Rigel, aside from the radiused fingerboard or would you say the Fender and the Goldtone feel the same? Would you guys know if they come from the same factory... Korea? China?

mrmando
Oct-27-2004, 8:41pm
I think GoldTones are assembled in Florida from imported parts, and the Fenders are assembled in Korea.

merv
Nov-05-2004, 7:20pm
I have the fender and am very pleased with it . It worked out well with my limitted budget the sound is better than the dollar outlay imho .