bobbyk - Posted - 12/26/2010:  04:22:39

ANY OPINONS ON THE ELECTRIC 4 STRING FROM GOLDTONE VS EPIPHONE. tHANKS

Texasbanjo - Posted - 12/26/2010:  05:58:25

I've heard several electric mandolins and to my ears, none of them sounded like mandolins at all. Maybe the Goldtone would be different?

H20 - Posted - 12/26/2010:  07:17:04

+1 to what Texasbanjo said

mandolinman31639 - Posted - 12/26/2010:  07:58:25

Why would anyone want to ruin the mandolin with electric?

unclepoppy - Posted - 12/26/2010:  09:55:34

I had a Kentucky electric for a while, used to run it thru a chorus pedal with very short delay. Sounded credible with electric bands plus I didn't have to worry about miking or getting an acoustic instrument damaged.

Bassora - Posted - 12/27/2010:  11:53:05

If you are needing something to be loud go with a resonator mandolin. Recording King makes a nice model that is really responsive with a good sound. My icon shows me playing my Recording King. It's great for outdoor events (see icon) or in a big jam session where a mandolin could get lost in a sea of banjos and fiddles.

Bassora
needing a cup of coffee by the freezing Muddy Mo

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loveofjazz - Posted - 12/27/2010:  12:26:11

Seems like the one time I watched a four string electric mandolin player on stage, all I could think was "that sounds like my electric guitar". If that's what you dig, I reckon you'll be okay. Think I'd rather grab one of those 8 string Fenders with the magnetic pickup, or find something with a transducer or piezo type pickup ad run it into either an acoustic amplifier or the sound board. Those doubled strings really have their own sound and vibe.

Either way, hope you find what works for you. :)

Mr Charlie - Posted - 01/01/2011:  13:01:46

Yes I give one of the Kentucky electric 4 strings a try and no one would play with me as all the others were accoustic and it also did not sound like I wanted. I guess if you are playing in a all electic band it is OK, But a good mic on stage will give you the good old mandolin sound.