Re: Mandobird Regrets?
I love my MandoBird. Even though I know it would be improved by some modification along the lines of what schlegel advises, this is so many steps up from what I had been using that it's a genuine thrill to play it. I do put it through some effects: EQ/gain pedal, a Yamaha Rex50 that I got in 1988, for distortion (fattening) and reverb (sustain), and a Morley volume-wah, and the sound I get through these is pretty flexible. That is, I get to do a lot of stuff without changing the settings, just through musicality. Now, *I* know - because I have greater familiarity with the instrument and its capabilities than does the audience - that this could be better. And when I get to the point that I am playing serious venues and making serious recordings - where closer listening makes imperfections more readily apparent - I am going to have to do more serious tweaking, or make a step up altogether. But for now, I am really enjoying it. Just being able to make a three-fret bend is such a gas!
BTW, I also have a Fender five-string which I have not taken to, somehow. But it did come with a gig bag, which I use for my acoustic Gibson A. And so far, no one has tried to steal it. Maybe Fender's mandolin reputation is helping.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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