Oscar Schmidt OM10E A-Style Spruce Top Acoustic-Electric Mandolin – Tobacco Sunburst

Great beginners mandolin Great beginners mandolin, I play guitar and wanted to get out of a creative rut and learn something new. I was originally looking at the cheapest mandolin available (won’t mention any names) and based on recommendations from players on mandolin blog and chat sites decided to go one level up. Boy am I glad I did because I found this beauty. I found the fit and finish on this mandolin outstanding with no blemishes. The Tabaco sunburst is subdued compared to a standard sunburst, I like that. It…

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Exactly What I wanted I’m very satisfied with this mandolin. First of all it sounds pretty darn good. I’ve had it a couple weeks now and I actually went into guitar center a few times to play a few more expensive models and to me there’s hardly a difference in sound so this product has exceeded expectations for sound. For action, this product is far better than some mandolins I’ve played. Fretting is very workable. It also sounds fine plugged in and I even played it for our church worship service a couple weeks ago…