I was on the fence as to whether I really wanted one of these mandos. I've never actually seen or played one them before. I went to the big guitar show in Nashville today and came across this...
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I was on the fence as to whether I really wanted one of these mandos. I've never actually seen or played one them before. I went to the big guitar show in Nashville today and came across this...
Pot, Kettle, Kettle, Pot.
Thanks, Verne. After, what??? 7, 8, 9 times stating your opinion? We get it. You think the Fender Mando is a useless waste of resources and those that might desire...
Finger drum... finger drum... finger drum... Look at watch... Impatient?... Me? :)
Probably a missprint on MF's part. The Fender site only lists sunburst. I guess we'll see at the end of the week. I'm looking forwar to your report.
Musiciansfriend says they ship on March 15. The street price looks to be $299.99
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/folk-traditional-instruments/fender-mandostrat-solidbody-electric-mandolin
The guard would definately have to go. It looks just like the tort on my Squier vintage modified Jaguar... a bad dot matrix picture of tortoiseshell.
I'll have mine in Fiesta Red with a mint...
If it comes out of the same factory (and I assume it will) as Fender's Modern Player and Squier Classic Vibe series guitars then it will be very good quality and an equal to the JBovier.
Steve
There's one in Horse Cave, Ky about 20 miles north up I65 from Bowling Green on Thursday nights.
http://www.facebook.com/HorseCaveBluegrassJam?fref=ts
Jams in Louisville have been hit and miss. One will get started but then it won't last long. If you don't mind driving a ways, there's a Jam south of Louisville in Vine Grove. Vine Grove is about...
... and the YouTube video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYTz1WYuXQ4&feature=youtu.be
I would assume that at the $399 MSRP that it's made in China. That's not a bad thing either. Some of Fenders best guitars lately come out of China. Just go over to the Tele page...
Have you fellas seen this yet? I'm pretty excited!
http://www.fender.com/series/folk/mando-strat/
Are they having it this year? I've been hearing rumors that there's trouble brewing between the Foundation and local county government again and that it might be cancelled.
I've got a couple of Randy's straps. A round braid from several years ago and a P.O.S. Excellent quality and he's really easy to work with. I'm thinking I may have to have one of his flat braids,...
The most memorable time for me came from a banjo player. Seriously!:grin: I was in a jam, on the outside of the circle, and just chopping rhythm. Never took a break during the tune, but at the...
Absolutely! I was once in a jam with a phenomenal Bass player. This guy is a human metronome. I didn't play anything different than I normally would in that jam, but everything I did play seemed...
I've got two of them. The Doc Watson and the Peter Rowan hanging in Office/Music room. The one I really want is the picture of the mandolin neck from the player's perspective... and the Tony...
Thanks, Scott!
Murrell Thixton at FQMS is one of the finest guys I know. He'll take care of you
Sort of along the lines of the OP's question.... When I was looking to buy my first good mandolin, I also had the other form of MAS... motorcycles. Only being able to afford one or the other, I...
Here's an interesting story from NPR. Sounds like while there were some losses, a good percentage of instruments can be saved.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126776761
Granny White Special from Mark O'Connor's New Nashville Cats CD. Sammy's mando break on that absolutely kills!
Big Joe... Do you have any idea where Marty Stuart housed his collection? Hopefully not at Soundcheck. I'd hate to think of all that Country Music history destroyed.
Eiichi Sumi and I with my 05 Sumi S-F5 Birdseye at IBMA 2009.
Ok... Here's another update from Marty Lanham of Nashville Guitar Co. It seems that Gruhn's did not get flooded.
"Bryan Sutton just stopped by and said he spoke to Gruhn and the store did not...