I hope I'm posting this in the right section … I'm new to this site and relatively new to the instrument. Playing the mandolin since seven months now and I'm absolutely in love with it! Now I've upgraded - earlier than i planned to - from my Rover RM-50 to a Kentucky KM-855. Went to the shop, played it for two hours and just couldn't leave without it …
I'm really really enjoying my new mandolin. The only thing I miss: The E-String seems to be really quiet compared to the other strings. On my Rover I always loved the high pitched ringing of the E-string, although it was quite uncontrollable and buzzy at times. The Kentucky sounds lovely on the bass and medium range side, but to get this nice ring, I've really got to make an effort. Might have to do with my low-level-skills, but is there a way to “boost” the E-string? I'm going to take the mandolin to the shop again for a free “second setup” anyway, but I'm hoping to get some advice here, too …
Thanks for welcoming me into the mandocafé community! Sorry if my English is not that good - I live in Berlin (also not really Bluegrass homeland, luckily enough I found a great teacher ...).
All the best from Germany!
Malin
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