New "The Loar LM-600-VS"

[little george]

Here it is, my new (and first) mandolin! I´m loving it.

Since I can´t find a newbies presentation sub-forum, I´ll use this one to say -Hello!- to everybody. My name is Jorge (George) and I´m from Spain, so, sorry for my poor english writing...

I´m loving the cafe, the BIG amounth of info I´m finding here, and overall the nice and friendly guys around here.

Now I´m leaving to pick my mandolin, and my neighbours nerves as well...

[Upstate Al]

Jorge Welcome to the Cafe and I know you will have fun with your new mandolin

[houseworker]

Welcome Jorge, that's a fine looking mandolin.

[almeriastrings]

¡Bienvenidos!

[little george]

Thanks everybody!

[GKWilson]

What a nice first mandolin.
Welcome Jorge and have fun.
Gary

[Steve Sorensen]

Great place to get started! Pickaway!

Steve

[John McCoy]

Congratulations. You'll enjoy that instrument for a long time.

[Ray Neuman]

Sweet set of strings there! Welcome to the jungle!

[f5loar]

Some say the 600 is better than the 700 because of the tone bar bracing being more "Loar like". It's sure got that dark '24 cremona Loar shading on it. Can you post a photo of the back? Some of these have beautifully grained backs.

[pArispAl]

Hola Jorge (my Spanish stops here...)

Welcome to the club of mando players and The Loar LM600 owners

Make sure you join the The Loar group at http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/group.php?groupid=201

Hervé in Paris

[dcoventry]

The 600 and 700 ARE waaaaayyyyyyyy different in terms of sound. The 600 is the more trad BG axe, to be sure. It's a beautiful piece of work for the money, or twice the money quite often. The 700 certainly is not hurting for the lack of TB's. Mine sounded just excellent, and played really smoothly. It was a great instrument. The tone was more modern and more flexible in many ways. It was NOT a BG instrument like the 600, though. It could certainly do that tone, but was capable of so much more.

Enjoy your 600 and play the strings off it. That's a GREAT first purchase and will last you a good long time, or until MAS sets in.

[Verne Andru]

Wonderful choice for a first mando. Welcome to the Cafe and may your Loar bring you many years of joy.

[little george]

There you have it, F5loar:



Thanks every body for your kind words.

I know it´s kind of "too good" for a first mandolin, just to see if I like it. But I play some other instruments, and I have found, the better they sound (unplugged) the more I play them. So nowadays, whenever I decide to invest in something new, I prefer to wait untill I have money enough for a nice one. That´s what I did when I bought my banjo, and I´m really happy with it. I also own 4 low end ukes I never remember to play...

[almeriastrings]

Nice back on that one.

[Jim Ferguson]

Bonjour Jorge...:-)
Congrats on the sweet mando.
I have the Loar LM220VS & I LOVE it!!!!!
Enjoy playing.
Peace,

[Michael Bridges]

Hola, Jorje! Welcome to the forum. That is a beautiful choice for first mando, I'm sure you will love playing it for a long time.We actually do have a Newbies group http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/group.php?groupid=76 Drop by sometime if you feel like it, and share how your new Loar is treating you.

[nordian]

Welcome to the Cafe Jorge. The 600 looks great. A lot of fun ahead for you. You might enjoy joining "The Loar" social group. Pick yourself happy man.

[George R. Lane]

From one George to another George, Welcome. Enjoy you new mando and play away.

[little george]

Thanks everybody. I´m already in the "The Loar" and the newbies groups. I´m so optimist I even joined the "Song a week" group, go figure...

[Ray54]

I'm looking at the catalog of The Loar and I've seen some very interesting mandolins, such as LM 500 VS! my compliments for your instrument .. very cool and..... attention to the neighbors!!!