Advantages? Disadvantages? I am still fighting the urge a bit to get a new mandolin...I still want to retire in a couple of years rather early....but just in case I fade in my willpower.... I know I have seen it mentioned at times that the longer scale can help the C 5th string (unless I was hallucinating again).....I will take any advice I can get, but my main questions are...
1. Considering I currently play mostly classical....and I have small hands..the reach on my Gibson F4 I can just handle for Bach etc. I would think the larger scale might put me over the edge.
2. If I have a solid body mando built, is it a problem to have the neck made smaller to help with reach?
Are there a million other things I should be worrying about? Is there an article out there that really covers how each pickup changes the sound? I know there are a few things I have seen that cover the basics (single coil, Humb, stacked etc), but the ones I have seen just give a general comment about the single coil being crisper and the humbucker giving a mellower sound etc. I guess maybe I should ask... If you played mostly classical but delve into other styles as well (I do like a mellow sound with a nicer low end which is why I like the F4 so much) what would YOU get? and which position would you have them? Basically, I guess I want everything.....for very little money....oh...and longer fingers.
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