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    Re: Alternate Reality Fender Tenor Tele

    I took a chance and ordered a second one through a seller on Amazon a few months ago, and the neck pick-up didn't work when I got it (whether it was shipped in that state or merely arrived that way...
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    Re: Eastman El Rey?

    I'd say an acoustic amp isn't likely to make it sound more like an acoustic.

    Of course, I'd also suggest that real =/= acoustic. And "sounds like an acoustic mandolin" =/= "sounds like a f-hole...
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    Re: Eastman El Rey?

    I've had one since the beginning of October (an El Rey, not a tapir, although tapirs are pretty awesome, too -- just harder to strum). I concur with Dave: the El Rey's a great instrument, and it...
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    Re: Alternate Reality Fender Tenor Tele

    Thanks! Yep, this one arrived in straight-from-factory condition with no additional store-level setup, and it was perfect right out of the box -- no fret issues at all. The tone is great, and the...
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    Re: Alternate Reality Fender Tenor Tele

    My preorder hadn't materialized, so I pulled the trigger on the first one I saw pop up online on Christmas Eve. FedEx finally delivered it today -- soo Merry Christmas and Happy 2020 to me!

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  6. Re: Please talk about your experience with the Mandola.

    I'd had an interest in learning mandola for a while, too, so when the opportunity arose recently to acquire a Pono prototype tenor-uke-bodied mandola at a good price, I went ahead and bought it,...
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    Re: Fender Tele Tenor at NAMM

    I'd been on the fence about pre-ordering. But after watching them dry up on several websites, I called Elderly last month and ended up ordering one in Lake Placid Blue -- because when I called, I was...
  8. Re: You know you think about mandolins too much when...

    When you're grocery shopping and you find yourself thinking that if you didn't have this annoying need to eat, you could get that pretty little mandolin you've had your eye on SO much sooner.
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