Dubs Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 I’ve just been linked to this and it’s f***ing cool - [url="http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Acoustic-Instruments/Mandolin/Epiphone/Electric-Mandobird-IV.aspx"]http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Acoustic-I...ndobird-IV.aspx[/url] - Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 One of the Jonas Brothers seems to like his... Quote
Delberthot Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 I linked to one in the 'show us your mandolin' threads. Really cool Quote
Paul_C Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 [quote name='josh3184' post='442814' date='Mar 23 2009, 06:22 PM']that is absolutely amazing[/quote] though as it only has four strings, not eight, is it really a mando or more an electro uke ? Quote
BigRedX Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 The [url="http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Acoustic-Instruments/Mandolin/Epiphone/Electric-Mandobird-VIII.aspx"]Mandobird VIII[/url] has 8 strings and therefore counts as a proper mandolin. Quote
josh3184 Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 I have no idea about instruments other than basses so I didn't even realise there was a difference either way, awesome uke! Quote
Sean Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 The guitarist in my band has a 4 string and an 8 string version and uses them on Losing My Religion - obviously not together but whichever he fancies whenever. They sound great and it always brings a smile to see him playing it. Quote
Paul_C Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='442826' date='Mar 23 2009, 06:28 PM']The [url="http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Acoustic-Instruments/Mandolin/Epiphone/Electric-Mandobird-VIII.aspx"]Mandobird VIII[/url] has 8 strings and therefore counts as a proper mandolin.[/quote] "For the purists! By popular demand, we've taken the amazing Epiphone innovation Mandobird and made it an 8-string." do you think they had a few annoying gits who asked the same question ? Quote
lee4 Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 I've been playing mandolin for a few years now.Physically different,tuned different,but great fun! Quote
josh3184 Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 [quote name='Paul_C' post='442851' date='Mar 23 2009, 06:46 PM']"For the purists!"[/quote] Read: "For those pedantic bastard who won't stop emailing!" Quote
The Burpster Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 Fender for a very short time did a Strat shaped Mando..... They are worth $$$$$$$$$$'s now. Quote
dlloyd Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 [quote name='Paul_C' post='442821' date='Mar 23 2009, 06:25 PM']though as it only has four strings, not eight, is it really a mando or more an electro uke ?[/quote] Being a solid body, most of the distinctions are irrelevant with this thing... just the tuning. No reason it couldn't be set up as a uke. Quote
Bassassin Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 That MandoBird's cool as - but is it me or does the "custom MandoBird single-coil pick-up" look [i]exactly[/i] like half a standard Precision pup? Jon. Quote
harvey1-8 Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 I have a Thunderbird, crave for a Firebird and now I want one of these..... can't get enough of that shape. Quote
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