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Curious. I find I have more control with a heavy - but small - pick! My preference is for Dunlop Stubby 2mm. I use the same on both acoustic and electric. I have "issues" with picks, it's taken...

I totally agree. For me, the mandolin feels more intuitive than the guitar and I find myself just improvising away on it. Great fun. And I'm sure it'll help my guitar playing in the long-run too. ...

Yes, there are many differences, even between these brands which seem to use the same basic model. I suppose with cheap e-mandos you're taking a bit of a chance but when you get a good one, you do...

Looks really nice. If the sound and playability match the looks, I'd say you've got a very nice instrument there.

At some point, however, you'll probably start thinking about an electric again...

Would it be terribly naive of me to suggest putting a little piece of soft cloth over the part of the headstock you're going to clip the tuner to?

I haven't played mandolin long enough to...

Certainly.

I found this one on Ebay UK. They also have it in sunburst but the red just caught my eye.

Here's the clicky.

From what I've seen and read about these, they do all indeed come from the same far-east factory. But there are some differences between the brands. Some have different hardwear and pups and the...

For the sort of effect you're looking for, reverb, echo, chorus... either singly or combined, these will give you those dreamy, ethereal sounds.

My effects processor of choice is the Zoom G2.1Nu...

True, true. As I said previously, it's good to see the opinion that China produces inferior instruments is on the decline. That bias did exist to a greater extent than now, a number of years ago -...

I can be thick skinned, especially as I'm the new girl on the block, but I can assure you and anyone else who "isn't aware" of the anti Chinese mandolin feeling on the Café, it exists. I don't...

ANTORIA! Thank you, I couldn't remember that name.

My first mandolin was an Antoria. It was a gift I got years ago. Sadly, at the time, I wasn't much interested in playing mandolin and sold it.

Another guitar (and bass) player here - newbie mandolinist, though.

I had the strangest experience only today. I've been playing mandolin exclusively for over a week and when I went to pick up my...

I've seen Ozarks advertised as made in China but, here in the UK, there are just as many advertised as "European Made" (usually Romania).

I suppose it all depends where you live.

Cheers. I'm already finding this site very informative and an interesting place to be.

I didn't present the list to shock or traumatise anyone - just an FYI as some people still seem of the...

Ozark! Yes, completely forgot that one.

The main reason for my post (and my investigative work) was that most people don't understand the Vintage brand because it's not well known outside the...

This is a clone of my own mandolin - a Vintage VFM300VSB. Identical in every detail, except for the brand name on the headstock! But all the specs match mine, as do the fret inlays and the design...

(I could just as easily have called this post "The Chinese Detective" but I'm not sure how many countries got that show, so the pun may have fallen flat.)

It all started when I saw a YouTube video...

This post and your reply started ringing bells in my head. One of my E strings just snapped, curious because I'd only restrung the instrument with new D'addario's just the other day.

I replaced...

Nice mandos.

I'm pretty much a newbie myself - both to this forum and the instrument. Having fun is what it's all about.

Very much like the blues too.

It's nice when your musical hobbies dovetail neatly into each other.

You wouldn't think that my cornet/trumpet playing would have any bearing on the mandolin... until I decided to use valve oil on...

Looks really lovely. If it sounds good and plays well, hang on to it!

If it plays as good as it looks, you've got one hell of an instrument! Beautiful.

Nvm.

Worked it out. ;)

Thanks both.

I shall and I am.:mandosmiley:

As an early birthday present, I got a new mandolin. A gorgeous Vintage (brand name, not an oldie) VFM300VSB F-style which I got - brand new - for less than half the RRP of £459 (happy birthday me!)...