Looking for an inexpensive 8-string Mandolin

matt Forum Helper Sta-Level Thief 3000 guitars, they seem to cry; my ears will melt, and then my eyes! Posts: 1,675	Looking for an inexpensive 8-string Mandolin Mar 5, 2014 9:57:30 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by matt on Mar 5, 2014 9:57:30 GMT -6 Anyone ever use Kentucky? Kentucky KM-160 Also, I am pretty ignorant on what type to buy. A-style? F-style? Can you even get a usable, recordable instrument for under $500 USD?
	My vocation is more in composition really than in anything else- building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating the guitar like an army, a guitar army. \| Jimmy Page

matt Forum Helper Sta-Level Thief 3000 guitars, they seem to cry; my ears will melt, and then my eyes! Posts: 1,675	Looking for an inexpensive 8-string Mandolin Mar 10, 2014 7:35:34 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by matt on Mar 10, 2014 7:35:34 GMT -6 Purchased one of these: The Loar LM-520-vs Sounds pretty good to my ears. We'll see how easy it is to record. Should be interesting. Man, the neck is TINY!
	My vocation is more in composition really than in anything else- building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating the guitar like an army, a guitar army. \| Jimmy Page

mobeach RGO Senior Member Posts: 1,644	Looking for an inexpensive 8-string Mandolin Mar 10, 2014 16:26:42 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by mobeach on Mar 10, 2014 16:26:42 GMT -6 I have an old Fransiscan, it looks like that Kentucky model. I don't know much about them, I stole it from my wife when we got divorced.
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