Re: Gibson Master Model vs. Ellis F5 with all of his highest opti
I view myself as more or less an average player with an average experience gained from playing as many mandolins as I can get my hands on. Truth be told, if I were out in the sticks, I believe I could order and enjoy any of the highly regarded fare. From the ten minutes I had playing a Gibson, I’ve no doubt I could adjust to a flat fingerboard and skinny frets. Send me a Collings and I could be very happy, so from that standpoint it’s easier to buy on the net, especially if you are making a qualitative jump from your starter mandolin. I had a friend buy a $7500 guitar he had sent to him. He asked me if he’d like it. I said I was sure he would. Would he like one of the other guitars hanging in a shop better? Maybe yes, maybe no.
If you have been playing twenty five years, and you are very used to the sound and feel of a mandolin, that can help you online or in person. I think if you have evolved to shopping in this price range, you should try to play them all. You might like one MM over the other, and at these prices why not get the one that really does it for you? The flip side of the issue is you can’t really go too far wrong.
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