The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Guitars Etc. => Topic started by: godofthunder on March 30, 2013, 07:04:35 AM
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Very cool, always wanted one! http://www.fender.com/series/folk/mando-strat-rosewood-fingerboard-alder-body-3-color-sunburst/
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I bought one! Man is this thing cool! Very nice build quality, made in Indonesia. This thing is going to Fla. with me in my carry on! Pics when I get a minute.
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Pics! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/godofthunder59/Fenderelectricmandolin001-1.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/godofthunder59/Fenderelectricmandolin002.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/godofthunder59/Fenderelectricmandolin003.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/godofthunder59/Fenderelectricmandolin004.jpg)
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Here's a shitty phone pic of Warren Ellis of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds playing his last night at the Beacon in NYC.
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn3/saltymonkey/photo-1_zps69d7c808.jpg)
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Florida...? Laying low for a while...? ;)
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For just "slightly" more :P you could have had a clay dot slab board example!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-Fender-Mandocaster-with-Slab-board-FEE0707-/330885790297?pt=Guitar&hash=item4d0a547a59
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Scott missed a real bargain there... :mrgreen:
(never knew they went back that far... is there a "true" mandocaster? found a doubleneck with a 12 string style "head" on a Tele body - CS model)
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Well here is the update on the mando strat. It does not fit in carry on luggage :( my bad I didn't measure, most times my spatial relations are spot on. Sure I could have taken it apart but that was a hassle I didn't feel like dealing with. It worked out though on the way back we had to check our bags because the plane was so full. Still I find this a great well made bargain with a LP of $399 and a MAP of $299.
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Sooooooo, what is it? A guitar? Mandolin? How's it tuned?
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It's an electric mandolin sort of styled after a Strat. Mandolin scale, tuned in fifths like a mando. There are a few others. I only know of one 8-string solidbody electric.
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Low to high - G D A E. Same as a violin.
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Yep G,D,A,E it's like picking up a lefty bass and trying to play when I first started on the Mando it kinda freaked me out now I don't even think about it.
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I get it now. Don't see me being able to do that!
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I get it now. Don't see me being able to do that!
Sure you could! It's only got four strings, and everybody knows that would make it easier than playing a guitar. ;D
I've thought about trying an acoustic mando. Since my first instrument was cello, I haven't forgotten tuning in fifths.
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Sure you could! It's only got four strings, and everybody knows that would make it easier than playing a guitar. ;D
I've thought about trying an acoustic mando. Since my first instrument was cello, I haven't forgotten tuning in fifths.
I don't know, this dog is getting older and not a big fan of new tricks!!! :P
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Sure you could! It's only got four strings, and everybody knows that would make it easier than playing a guitar. ;D
I've thought about trying an acoustic mando. Since my first instrument was cello, I haven't forgotten tuning in fifths.
Try a mandocello.
I've wanted one for awhile after playing mandolin now for about 15 years, but I think
I'll probably get an octave mandolin next.
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Here's a mandocello, along with Tom Petersson's 10 string bass.
(http://www.buddlejagarden.co.uk/hamer/bass10.jpg)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMpUMr1MF_o
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I already have a fiddle I don't play enough. Next fifth-tuned instrument on my list would be a tenor guitar.
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I don't know, this dog is getting older and not a big fan of new tricks!!! :P
Just flip it over and play it Dick Dale style!
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ThunderBucker's TeleMando (built from a kit).
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/cata1d0/THUNDERBUCKER/mando2_zps5ab65b23.jpg) (http://s976.photobucket.com/user/cata1d0/media/THUNDERBUCKER/mando2_zps5ab65b23.jpg.html)
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ThunderBucker's TeleMando (built from a kit).
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae241/cata1d0/THUNDERBUCKER/mando2_zps5ab65b23.jpg) (http://s976.photobucket.com/user/cata1d0/media/THUNDERBUCKER/mando2_zps5ab65b23.jpg.html)
Now, that's cool Carlo! Where'd he find the kit?
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Nice!
Buzz, I know Moongazer offers some kits, though this one may have come from somewhere else.
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Thanks Dave - found Moongazer: http://www.moongazermusic.com/index.html
The kits look nice but run $329 to $369 - I was hoping for something a little cheaper. The Fender can be had for $299
Found a Saga kit that looks like Steve's on Amazon - $179
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Steve's MIA but this looks like it:
http://youtu.be/3c59AbQYcR8
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not to derail but...always wanted to try fiddle...Dave how long does it take to get a decent sound out of one?
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Start at childhood and hope for the best... ;D
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not to derail but...always wanted to try fiddle...Dave how long does it take to get a decent sound out of one?
Start at childhood and hope for the best... ;D
It's hard for me to say because my first instrument was cello and I was surprised at how much I remembered even after 50+ years. OTOH I just bought it to fiddle around (pun intended) and if that's your goal, it shouldn't take long.
One excellent beginner's book/CD I've seen is Wayne Erbsen's Old-Time Fiddle For The Complete Ignoramus.
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Ha!
Start at childhood and hope for the best... ;D