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Sweet. :D 
- "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24559
    Ahhh.. Mandolin, my home instrument. Sustain for nanoseconds...
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24559
    (Nice F Style BTW) ;)
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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7749
    Is it not an A-style?
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24559
    Yep - that was a slip of the keyboard :)

    Although there are raging debates about whether you can actually have an f-style without a florentine scroll, as an F style could have no scroll but f-holes, and an a style must have a round hole. And that's madness because a Gibson F-4 is a florentine, with a scroll, but with a round hole. Madness I tell you. Mandolin Cork Sniffers are even more cuckoo than guitar ones.

    Either way, nice mandolin ;)
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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7749
    edited January 2017
    Thanks!

    I don't intend to get fully into cork-sniffer territory, but I needed a decent cheap mandolin as I'm studying the instrument at uni this semester, and I wanted something I could plug in as well. Obviously since it's an Ibanez, I'll replace the pickup with a DiMarzio or a Bare Knuckle at some point soon.

    It's really good fun. I love it. Bit of a challenge for me with my big hands though.
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • BidleyBidley Frets: 2890
    Welcome to the club :)

    Treat it to a setup if you can. From my experience, 9/10 mandolins under the £500 mark play like absolute dogshit and tangibly hinder your playing.
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3178
    And make sure you check out Chris Thile as he crosses different genres.
    Feedback - http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57885/
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  • impmannimpmann Frets: 12286
    Needs a bigsby
    Never Ever Bloody Anything Ever.

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  • AidanspaghettiAidanspaghetti Frets: 806
    Check out Andy Wood!
    Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life
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  • stimpsonslostsonstimpsonslostson Frets: 5282
    Good score!
    I love playing mandolin, it makes an excellent travelling companion too- hand luggage on a plane no bother.

    Wisdom for the Thile recommendation. He's a genius. I love the two D'addario ads he did.






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  • jonnybradfordjonnybradford Frets: 34
    @stimpsonslostson when flying with a mando as hand luggage do you just blag it?
    My mando won't fit in the standard luggage restrictions.
    In jazz, no one can hear you scream
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  • monquixotemonquixote Frets: 17108
    tFB Trader
    Shredolin!
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  • stimpsonslostsonstimpsonslostson Frets: 5282
    jonnybradford said:
    @stimpsonslostson when flying with a mando as hand luggage do you just blag it?
    My mando won't fit in the standard luggage restrictions.

    I just rocked up with it & was allowed it as hand luggage.
    You could call (or check online) most airlines are surprisingly cool about it.
    I think easyjet allow cases up to 30*30*120 which my case just about snuck under. The stewardess put it in a wee cupboard rather than the overhead last time too! 
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