Second mandolin(cheap Pac-Rim import)I ever owned came out of a pawnshop. Guy swore to me it was a great deal and he even threw in a gig bag free. This was before I was messing with eBay and the web was new to me as was playing the mandolin.
After a while I notice that he sold me a mandolin that you can buy all over the web for $89.00 for $169.00, and to make matters even worse, the mandolin he sold me was USED!
Never trusted pawnshops too much after that and also I noticed that most stuff from a pawnshop was about $2.00 cheaper than you could buy it new!
I have never been impressed with Dean guitars, probably good for an entry level or learning guitar or maybe a beater or camping/travel guitar although I would buy a low end model laminate Martin or Taylor first.
I haven't played a "Mondo Mando" but I would think they were like a novelty instrument like a Banjolin or a Strum Stik or something like that. Probably fun for a while but you'd get tired of it after a while.
The Mondo Mando is tuned like a guitar with some of the strings paired. Probably sounds like a guitar but with no power as it looks to be a flat top.
Why not just get an Octave mandolin instead?
I dunno, unless it was dirt cheap I probably would pass on the "Mando Mondo"
happy pickin!
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