Solid body electric mandolin

[Uncle Levi]

My son plays GREAT mandolin and has a good accoustic, but he's looking for a solid body electric to add to his collection of instruments. Does anyone know where he can get a good one or of someone who might build him one? If you have any info, could you please e-mail BEN at the following address?

ben_michael@msn.com

Also urge him (like I did) to register on the Cafe! Thanks for the help. Levi

This was just posted tonight. They look OK, nobody has popped up that has played one.

[mandroid]

I reworked a Fender FM61se, (rather short contract run from Korea, so rare) to put a different pickup in it emg strat stack humbucker.
not playing it much sell at cost

[toddjoles]

You will find lots of possibilities in the eye candy section and in the 4 & 5 string electric section of our very own cafe. #If thats not enough check out:emando.com

[GeetarPicka]

I read somewhere that there's a guy that makes Bigsby-style mandolin replicas ..I always liked the one Tiny Moore played

[testore]

Here is my TINY-CASTER. I make them for $1200. I use two Kent Armstrong mini hums. It rips. gvessel@earthlink.net

[testore]

one more

[mrmando]

Hi Uncle Levi ... let me know some parameters and I'll give you a shortlist. 4, 5, or 8 strings? Solid? Semi-hollow? What kind of music? Style and looks? Any "electric heroes" to emulate? And, how much money are we talking about spending?

Emando.com, I must admit, is designed more for hours of browsing than for quick decision-making. But I can suggest some things if you'll give me those parameters.

The Bigsby replicas were made by Jay Roberts of Yuba City, California. I think production stopped on those in the early '80s. If there's anyone else making Bigsby copies, I'd sure like to know about it. There would probably be something of a market for them ...

[mythicfish]

I can recommend Dave Wendlers electric mandolins.
I play the 8 string model and am very happy with it.

http://www.electrocoustic.com/

Curt Roseman

[kyblue]

Curt,

Those mandos by D. W. look awesome. Would love to hear more about it!

Paula

[Bob Denton]

I played a Mandoblaster from Elderly Instruments professionally for years. I had the 5 string model and coverted it using a Roland Synth so I rarely used the internal electronics.

Great bang for the buck, plays well, takes a beating and and take the case with it. Go with the 5 string version as well.

Cya

[Dave Wendler]

Curt,

Those mandos by D. W. look awesome. #Would love to hear more about it!

Paula

Paula....Hear! Hear!!!!

And "here" is our MandoCafe proprieter and manic mandolinist playing one....

http://www.electrocoustic.com/audio/...f%20Meando.mp3