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majikgator - Posted - 01/10/2011: 14:07:56
Has anyone ever had or played a Weber sweet pea? If so, how does it compare to a full size flat top mandolin, i guess these are called Celtic mandolins by some?
bluehiway66 - Posted - 01/11/2011: 04:48:28
I had one, and sold it after a couple of weeks. The sound is softer than audio or videos samples on the internet provide. Okay for practicing alone, Whenever I go somewhere, and there might be a possibility of being able to play. I take along a small Harmony mando. The Sweet Pea is well made, and small.
Edited by - bluehiway66 on 01/11/2011 04:53:44
Mandolin Ant - Posted - 01/11/2011: 07:06:57
Interesting. Never heard of one.
EarlG - Posted - 01/11/2011: 07:53:49
If you are looking for a travel type mandolin, a Mid-Missouri MM8 is great. Small and light. similar to Redline traveler and other army-navy mandolins.
Gerry Cassidy - Posted - 01/11/2011: 09:40:23
I've never owned one, but I have played them a few times.
It's a TRAVEL mando. It's in no way a full sized mando. It's based on the same concept of the Martin Backpacker Travel Guitar. You could expect it to perform like a full-sized mando as you would expect a Backpacker to perform like a D-18.
I found the description on the Folk of the Wood web site to be confusing as I would never consider it a full sized mando. The neck/fingerboard is the same dimensions as a full-sized mandolin, but the body is not much bigger than the size of your hand.
You can use them in the way they suggest, but I would never expect it to sound as loud, or as toneful as a full-sized mandolin.
majikgator - Posted - 01/11/2011: 10:33:36
any comparison to a Martin backpacker is bad, it is probably the worst travel guitar made and i like Martins. mandolins are small enough already i guess, thanks.
fairportmando - Posted - 01/11/2011: 11:55:20
If your interested in a Martin mandolin you can get a style-A on eBay for what the Sweat Pea cost.
majikgator - Posted - 01/12/2011: 07:48:07
Martin is not really known for it's mandolins although i am not as down on them as some, Weber does have a good rep for them which is why i was curious about the sweet pea.
Gerry Cassidy - Posted - 01/13/2011: 12:13:00
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Originally posted by majikgator
Martin is not really known for it's mandolins although i am not as down on them as some, Weber does have a good rep for them which is why i was curious about the sweet pea.
I didn't mean to sound like I was saying the Sweet Pea sounded bad. It is what it is...a travel mando. I am not certain a whole bunch of them are sold as you are correct: mando's already are pretty small and easy to carry along.
Martin is pretty well know for mandolins... in the mandolin community
Personally, I really like them. They have a great vintage vibe and work well for the ITM/OT genre.
coelhoe - Posted - 01/21/2011: 19:15:46
I had one and the top collapsed. I sent it back and they rebuilt it. But they are travel instruments, really only good for practice since the scale length is accurate. I sold mine to a student.
