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Considering buying a new acoustic electric mando. What new mandos are available?
There are some great sounding mandos out there. Looking for something that sounds great plugged in. I really loved...

Thanks for the tips. I found a solution. I got a plastic wall anchor that fit the hole and the installed a strap button directly into the anchor. This works great and did not require any modification...

I am having trouble with my end pin popping out while playing causing my mandolin to fall. This is exasperated when I have a cable plugged in and wrapped around the pin causing it to wedge out. I do...

Thanks to mark and Jake for their input.

To follow up, I have done some experimenting and found that the Xvive inline phantom power for about $49 works well. I also discovered that the Red Eye did...

Hey Jake, great advice, thank you.

The SLX-D14 sounds like something I would like to try. I did some reseach and there are a lot of variations. I did not see one with a balanced input. Are you...

Thanks for you input.

Excellent solution, that would work for me.

I have the red eye twin for my k&k pickup. The k&k is alright but doesn't sound like a mandolin to me. I plan on mixing the...

I have a DPA 4099 but want an independent phantom power supply for it. I don't want to rely on the mixing board for phantom power. What are other mando players using?
Ideally I want to plug it into...

Has anyone tried a NUX Stageman acoustic preamp for Mandolin. I have a K&K pickup installed in my San Juan Mandolin. I am thinking of getting this for preamp and EQ. Any advice would be appreciated....

I have a Godin A-8 mandolin, it sounds great thru an amp but the neck is difficult to play. Can anybody tell me the best way to go about replacing the neck? I would like to replace the neck with one...

Great info on the 4099, I've been thinking about getting one for my Tacoma M-3. I tries a Baggs radius a couple years ago but the clamp was not wide enough to fit the M-3 body. Can anyone tell me how...

UIPDATE - I did see a doctor and got x-rays. No help.

Rest seemed to be the best help. Almost a year later and I still have a small amount of discomfort but it does not affect my playing.
Best,...

Thank you everyone for the advice. I have stopped playing for awhile to see if it gets better. I will update in 2 weeks.

I am writing for help. I have been playing mandolin for about 4 months and I love my Tacoma M3 and Godin mandolins. I have been playing guitar and Chapman Stick for about 30 years. I developed some...