Re: Fender MandoStrat Solidbody Electric Mandolin
Originally Posted by
blueron
From a wholly personal perspective, a mandolin 'has to' have eight strings.
Nahhh. Single strings allow for great flexibility when bending notes. Also, as I recall from my EM-150, if the double strings were the slightest bit out of tune they sounded annoying through the PA. I agree one loses that characteristically mandolinny sound (much to be desired), but it is still a lot of fun to play.
Originally Posted by
blueron
'Designed and Backed by Fender'. To me that suggests 'made by another company that has nothing to do with Fender'
Yes, I caught that too. Seems like a built-in disclaimer.
My biggest issue is with the saddles. How in blazes can you intonate when two different strings are on one saddle? What were they thinking? (I think they were not.) You cannot put that saddle on an instrument and expect it to be considered a serious instrument.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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