I like the idea of playing a domestic instrument, but can afford the ones Ive seen so far. Any recommendations?
There are a few domestic mandolins that come close to being quite affordable…for instance, there’s the Breedlove Quartz line, the Weber Hyalite or the Rigel A Natural. All having archtops with f soundholes…none of them would really have a bluegrass chop you’re looking for though…they all have matte finishes and all are very resonant…they vary in tonal qualities…however, if you’re looking for a mandolin to chop chords on, these may fall short. A Weber Yellowstone will have more of a chop quality when comping chords…I believe some of this is attributed to the gloss finishes offered on the higher end…an excellent compromise would be a higher end Kentucky or Michael Kelly…
