GrateDawg
Jun-08-2013, 7:18pm
Could you please post a sound demo of your Savannah SF 100 so i can hear what they sound like? i o rdered one as my first mando and it is not yet here and i wanna hear one. theres only one video of a guy playin one on youtube and it sounded decent but i want to here more. also id like to see pics if u have em. sellers always post a fancy pic of a product and i wanna know what to expect.:grin::mandosmiley:
allenhopkins
Jun-09-2013, 10:18pm
GrateDawg, I hope when this much-discussed Savannah arrives it isn't a disappointment to you. You're sure anxious about it, and already preparing to replace half of it, sight unseen.
Assume you've read the Amazon customer reviews (http://www.amazon.com/Savannah-SF-100-F-Model-Mandolin-Sunburst/product-reviews/B001680Q0E) of the SF-100. Summarized, they seem to say "decent mandolin for the price, nothing special, OK to learn on, get it set up properly." Some buyers have replaced components, most have said that doesn't come well-set-up -- no surprise when you order on-line from a discount seller.
Coulda, woulda, shoulda: you wanted an F-model, so you paid, say, $225 for the plywood Savannah. Had you settled for an A-model, you could have bought a solid wood, hand-carved, well-set-up FlintHill (with a gig bag) (http://www.themandolinstore.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=9778) from the Mandolin Store for $45 less.
But you can learn on the Savannah -- if it's properly set up. And when you've done that, you can buy a better mandolin, and keep the Savannah to play on camping trips, or to loan to your nephew who wants to learn to play like Unkle GrateDawg.