So I played my new Harmony Batwing electric at a gig last night, and what a great sound. I was totally surprised. I knew they were one of the coolest looking e-mandos out there (which is why I bought it), but the retro sounding electric/acoustic tone was awesome. These were not high end mandolins when new- in the 60's and 70's, but the pickup seems to be the key. I did some research- mainly on this site, and there seemed to be mixed reviews as to the sound. But I'm putting a big thumbs up. By the way, I also bought the mandolin on this site- put an ad in the instruments wanted section, and got an almost mint instrument for a decent price. This also avoided the usual ebay hassle. Tried a couple of times to bid on one there, but was outbid at the last minute by some cyber shenanigans, that seem to be the norm on that site. Another thumbs up for Mandolin Cafe.
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