New Ellis Tradition - MAS Inducing

[Mark Seale]

Is this a cure for MAS?

[yankees1]

I have an Ellis A5 and F5 and you can't beat the sound and workmanship at any price !

[Mandobar]

I played that one. The voicing is brighter, not as dry as the Ellis Special I played a few weeks back.

[dan in va]

This model may indeed be the end of MAS in my house, and not just for the sound/looks/playability, but due to the amount of coin! Thanks for posting.

[CWRoyds]

Yup. That is the sound and style I want.
It is my new dream mandolin.
It is just the business.

[Ivan Kelsall]

From Mandobar - " The voicing is brighter,...". It has what i term a 'modern' tone,as against the 'throatier' Trad.toned Gibson style mandolins. I'd have to hear my own Ellis played under the same circumstances as the one in the clip to say if it sounded similar,but it does have the 'modern' tone to it,as does my Weber "Fern".

IMHO - With Ellis mandolins ''in general'' - every one's a winner !. Superb workmanship coupled with superb tone & playability,that can only be equaled not 'bettered'. Tone however,is a matter of personal taste,& an Ellis won't suit everybody - but they're still a stunning instrument regardless,
Ivan

[yankees1]

From Mandobar - " The voicing is brighter,...". It has what i term a 'modern' tone,as against the 'throatier' Trad.toned Gibson style mandolins. I'd have to hear my own Ellis played under the same circumstances as the one in the clip to say if it sounded similar,but it does have the 'modern' tone to it,as does my Weber "Fern".

IMHO - With Ellis mandolins ''in general'' - every one's a winner !. Superb workmanship coupled with superb tone & playability,that can only be equaled not 'bettered'. Tone however,is a matter of personal taste,& an Ellis won't suit everybody - but they're still a stunning instrument regardless,
Ivan

Almost everybody ! Most important person though------- is you !

[ccravens]

There is no cure..

[soliver]

Is a man-bun required to be able to play like that, or is it the instrument?... Cuz my extremely depleted hairline definitely would not allow for the man-bun,... I may need to start saving for that Ellis.

I kid,... awesome instrument played by a very talented musician!

Thanks for sharing

There is no cure..

Male pattern baldness has some fixes, but I wouldn't call them a "cure"... but MAS,... definitely not.

[Northwest Steve]

Anybody played and Ellis Special along side a Tradition? Thoughts?

[Mandobar]

There is no cure..

There are some mandolins that quell the urge to continue the search.

As for the tone of this Ellis, if you don’t care for Collings’ tone, you won’t be partial to this particular Ellis. The tone is not dry, and there’s a considerable amount of pop to the sound. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, just relating my thoughts on the similarities.

[Drew Streip]

Is a man-bun required to be able to play like that, or is it the instrument?

I had a man-bun for about a year. I promise you, it does not contribute to mandolin skills.

During that time, I also played several high-end instruments at Gruhn and Carter Vintage, including an Ellis. It's not the instrument.

I'll let you know if a handlebar moustache does anything for me.

[RustyMadd]

Great mandolin. That thing looks and sounds fantastic. I'm supposed to be immune to MAS???? Help!

[soliver]

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I'll let you know if a handlebar moustache does anything for me.

[Br1ck]

That is a lovely mandolin.

[yankees1]

Tom is the Master of his trade !

[Br1ck]

Yes, but if I were shopping at this level, I'd want to play everything I could get my hands on. Such a decision would be torturous. In a way I'm glad I'll never be in that position.

[Iron]

Beautiful Master piece, but Im partial to his 2 points.

[Lane Pryce]

[QUOTE=Mark Seale;1681572]Is this a cure for MAS
Don’t know about a cure, however it would put me in remission. Lp