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A few years ago I bought a Rogue from Guitar Center for $50, shipped to my door as a spare to hang on the wall in my office at work. I figured it would need a bunch of work, but I figured it was...

But WAIT! Now only $10,000!!!

Seeing John "& Friends" Friday night in NH. It'll be interesting to see if he has anything to say about all this.

The think the Backpacker was designed for small size and sturdiness rather than light weight.

My Martin Backpacker weighs in at 1 lb. 8 oz.

I use Martin mando strings on mine. They range from 0.010 to 0.034. Tension is listed on Martin's site at 141.68.

I make bone nuts with bones from the pet store. Smells kinda funky when cut on the bandsaw, but working great so far! Super cheap as well.

Darn! I just paid a whole $50 for my Rogue! As for set-up, string height at the nut was good, the bridge is well fitted to the top and just needed a small placement adjustment for intonation. Still...

I did a bit of fretwork myself and will follow up with more as I get to the point where I can tell the difference. ;-)

I just bought my first mandolin after borrowing a friends lovely Mid Missouri M-4 to see if I really wanted a mando. (I did!) I ended up buying a Michael Kelly A-Solid directly from MK for $195...