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    Default Differences between Eastwood Mandostag and Godin A8

    I know absolutely nothing about electric mandolins - so please bear with my question. For practical purposes are these two mandolins essentially the same? Thank you in advance.

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    I have both. And they are very different instruments.

    The big one is the Eastwood (Warren Ellis) mandostang is a 4 string. It will sound like a high-pitched electric guitar, and you can do bending on it.

    The Godin A8 is an 8 string, and is designed to try to produce the sound of an acoustic but without the inconvenience of a microphone. Personally I prefer a real acoustic with a pickup. The Godin however will be more feedback resistant than any acoustic with a pickup, so to me that's the niche for it.

    If you want an 8-string electric maybe look at the Eastwood Mandocaster.

    To me at a bare minimum, an electric needs individually adjustable course adjustments at the bridge. The Fender mandostrat (I also accidentally bought one once), had the adjustments in pairs, I couldn't get that thing to play in tune as well as individually adjustable courses would allow.
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    Default Re: Differences between Eastwood Mandostag and Godin A8

    Check out this thread with Eva Scow playing a Godin. She certainly makes it sound great for swing.
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    Default Re: Differences between Eastwood Mandostag and Godin A8

    kurth83 I should have said Mandocaster - sorry. So would you be saying the Godin and Mandocaster are essentially similar? Or am I being obtuse?

    Jim, I have listened to a great deal of Eva Scow and quite enjoy her.

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    Question Re: Differences between Eastwood Mandostag and Godin A8

    A8 has some hollow cavities , the in-bridge 4 piezo pickup pieces and onboard preamp are by RMC of Berkeley California ..
    Godin is made in Canada.

    the mandostang has 2 magnetic copper wire coil. pickups ..
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    Default Re: Differences between Eastwood Mandostag and Godin A8

    I have the Eastwood 'Ricky' and it gets played most days.
    Not my better mandolin, but isolates the clams to my general location, while the family is home.
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    I have an Eastwood Mandocaster and it is OK for a cheap instrument. I have other electric mandolins that i like much better. My favorite being a one off Chafin

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