I recently saw a video of the Boulder Swing Collective, and the mandolinist is playing a National RM-1 resonator mandolin. I think that it sounds fantastic for the gypsy swing that they're doing, so of course I want one.
the trouble is, i have nowhere near the money for one. The metal body Recording King reso mandolins are pretty affordable. The have a biscuit bridge like the National, so I'm wondering how much of a difference in tone their is between a wood body and a metal body instrument. I know that I'm not going to get the sound quality in a $400 instrument as a $2200 instrument, but how different are they. Since I don't know of anybody anywhere near me that has either one, does anyone have any experience with both wood and metal body resonator mandolins?
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