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Well, if the scale is too long and you want to stick to mandolin fingering then there is always a capo.

Thanks for everyone's help. I did widen the slot at the nut and got some flat wound strings from emando.com. It's much better now - not perfect but quite playable. I was close to selling it and I'm...

Thanks all. I think having a very thick string has made it high in the nut so I'll try the .50.

Well, the C string it came with was thinner and much worse.

I have one of these Fender 5 string electrics and never played it much because of the intonation. I tried a very thick C string which may have helped a bit. I also took the spring out from the bridge...

You should try being a violinist. So limited on design, so little choice.

https://reverb.com/item/35527697-d-addario-christ-thile-signature-mandolin-pick?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=6482957710&utm_content=campaignid=6482957710_adgroupid=83426058648_product...

I love mine. I don't see them on the Eastman website anymore. Are they still making them?

Very nice. Such a cool instrument. How is the C string? Does it intonate well?

How is the spacing? The spacing on the first Warren Ellis tenor was quite wide.

I have been getting a very nice overdrive sound with a Keeley compressor, Boss SD-1 and a Fender Smolder Acoustic OD. The Fender works for me as I'm using an acoustic amp and it gives some amp...

Rubber too:

https://www.amazon.com/Wedgie-WCPP73-0-73mm-Clear-Purple/dp/B0002GJ4HW/ref=sr_1_38?dchild=1&keywords=rubber+pick&qid=1596306297&sr=8-38

Hey, I just learned there are leather picks:

https://www.amazon.com/Anwenk-Ukulele-Leather-Genuine-Multi-Color/dp/B073TWGB7R/ref=sr_1_22?dchild=1&keywords=felt+ukulele&qid=1596305565&sr=8-22

Those felt ukulele picks?

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=felt+ukulele&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

The reason I asked is because I looked up the strings that were on my Eastman El Rey and it said D'adarrio Nickel Bronze # NBM1140
The bronze bit made me wonder! The strings are not bronze on the...

I have an El Rey electric mandolin with magnetic pickups. My question is: do different string metals make a difference as to magnetic response? Should I avoid brass/bronze metals?

I'm mainly a violinist and violin scale is 13 inches so I think it might suit...

I've been plenty adventurous in my time but I'm running out of cash!!!

The Godin A8 might be more of what you are looking for if you want a more acoustic sound. I have both and would chose the El Rey over the Godin if I had to pick one.

Standard Mandolin.
Nobody tried it with this instrument?

Is that too short?

Does anybody have one of these tuned GDAE?

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/StlUkeSGBEQ--seagull-guitars-steel-ukulele-semi-gloss-burst

I'm digging that 5 string too. I'm guessing I'm not the only one that had trouble with intonation on the 5th string. The fanned frets seem like a great idea for 5 stringers.

Just giving you guys the heads up. This was news to me, but in Brazil 4 and 5 string mandolins are a thing! They call it Guitarra Baiana and you can hear it used extensively in certain styles of...

Mine is sounding fine through my Trace Elliot Acoustic Cube. I'm not sure what people mean who say it doesn't sound like an acoustic. Do you mean unamplified acoustic?. For what it is I would say it...