Hello all, I am a brand new newbie here. I have been lurking for a little while and decided to join the madness. I've been playing guitar for 34 years and started playing mandolin around 2 years ago. I am thoroughly enjoying it, and now that I becoming more serious about my playing, I have decided to upgrade from my $120 Ibanez beater to something a little better for all occasions. I am mostly going to be playing bluegrass. I have been looking around and doing some research, and I am thinking about the Eastman MD-305. It looks like a solid player's mandolin for the price. I would rather have an F shape, but whatever. That is nothing but cosmetics, and the A shape 305 still looks pretty good...I dont really care enough to pay the extra $200-$300 for an F shape, especially when I am reading that A shapes seem to give better performance in their price range
I am hoping to get an opinion or two, perhaps some validation, to see if I am correct in my conclusion...? From what I have gathered, the MD-305 is a decent instrument. Would anyone agree, disagree, or recommend another? Keeping in mind I will be doing bluegrass collabs...Thanks in advance for any and all input, and thanks for having me here.
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