Re: Mandolin or Octave Mandolin
I got the Eastman MDO-305 simply because I love the sound of the OM and the bouzouki. Currently having a blast playing it in GDAD, playing folk and various styles. When I'm playing with another guitarist I either try to use the drones and suspended chords of the GDAD tuning to enhance what they are doing, or I simply drop down the neck and play regular mando-style licks down among the "little frets." I also use a capo to play in higher voicings. To my strictly amateur ear the Eastman has a nice "regular" mando sound when played in the upper register. YMMV I'm sure depending on the particular kind of music you're playing and whom you're playing with.
-- Johnson MA-100 Mando
-- Eastman MDO-305 OM
-- 3 Seagull Merlin dulcimers (2GDG, 1DAD)
-- 1952 Harmony Roy Smeck guitar
-- Ortega Lizzie Ubass
-- Leigh Campbell electric violin
-- Pfretzschner violin
-- Glaesel viola
-- Ibanez acoustic/electric guitar
-- Misc: a cello, 2 cigarbox guitars, charango, djembe, slide dulcimer.
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