I just received a Loar lm600 in the mail today. Setup the string action but that was it as far as maintenance as of right now. As far as the tone and volume goes I'm a bit disappointed. When played next to my friends km140 that I'm borrowing it's maybe half the volume of it. Maybe one would call the loar a more focused sound? The kentucky does seem unruly where the loar seems to be pretty balanced overall. Also the loar already has a K&K installed which is a plus, but my main concern is volume and getting that "woody" sound. Does anyone think that upgrades like strings, bridge, and setup could help overall with the problems I'm seeing with this mandolin? I'm just shocked a mandolin at more than double the price and made from all solid woods (unlike the kentucky which I believe is laminate) is the inferior instrument.
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