Washburn M226SWK Vintage Mandola
An ancestor of the mandolin returns in Washburn's Vintage Mandola. Tuned like a viola and sporting a solid spruce top, it offers unique range and rich tone.
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Submitted August 30, 2015 by Aaron F in Lockport, NY
"An excellent instrument with mandola sound in a mandolin body."
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I play mandolin, and was interested in getting that lower register a mandola produces. And, I'm a big guy, so I was looking forward to having a little more instrument to play than the tiny mandolin. While once set up and broken in, the sound is superb along with the quality and aesthetics, I was a little let down by the size. It's essentially a mandolin with a mandola neck (the body is actually slightly smaller than my mandolin's)
Bottom line, this is a fine instrument for mandolin players who are comfortable with a mandolin's size and want to explore the sound of a mandola.
Musical Background:
Bass player for twenty years, recently got into guitar, mandolin and now mandola.
Musical Style:
Eclectic.
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