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 Anyone ever play a Mando Guitar?
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| stephent28 |
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 Joined: April 2004 Posts: 13303 Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I believe that it was Hammertone who made the first and best known Octave 12 string. I own one that is based on the Hammertone but was custom built by Teos . By custom built I refer to only the wood used and hardware used. The basic guitar is what it is and you can get a baseline model or one that is a bit more spiffy. Plays like a dream and adds an interesting sound to some of the recordings I do. It can definitely take the place of a mando in some situations without having to learn all the new fingerings. You will find that a 12 string mandoguitar is also a bit cramped to play. It is still a very small neck when you consider 12 strings and the short scale lends itself to being a bit tough to play bar chords up the neck. Here's a picture of Mark from Boise playing it.  Very very happy with the Teos and being able to converse with the builder throughout the process was a big plus for me. The build quality is exceptional and it is one of the best guitar purchases I have made in terms of uniqueness and fun to play. | ||
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| Slipkid |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan | |||
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| MWoody |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13996 Location: Upper Left USA | Very much like the Tacoma Papoose (stock or Butchered) which is A scaled as though you capoed at the fifth fret.  Yes, Mark does look happy, as he deserves to be! | ||
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| Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | |||
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| Damon67 |
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Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6996 Location: Jet City | Mike, Sara was looking over my shoulder while I was reading this post and said, "Oh look, didn't your friend Mike have metal guitar playing dogs like that?" anyway, this is my guitarolin attached to a guitar too. It's just an octave neck, but it kinda has a mando tone to it.  | ||
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