The Good: I really enjoy playing this mando. It plays easily and has a sweet bottom end. Great value.

The Bad: I wish it fit in one of my existing cases, I don't want to spend more $$ for another case. And replacing the battery is not that bad, don't let that put you off buying this (but it could be engineered a little better).

This mandolin is just a waist. It sounds like crap and plays like crap. Sure it looks good but thats all its got goin. It has a very empty plastic tone that is just unappealing. The plastic back sucks. Forget ever sitting down while playin this thing, it slides right off your lap. And God forbid you need to change the battery, what a pain in the butt that is. its set up w/ super high action and its really easy to get dead notes. If you want to waist your money on garbage equipment that looks pretty, your in the right place. If not turn away and run... fast.

playing guitar for years I decided to start to play the mandolin. I was looking for a quality i and this was it. It stays in tune beautifully and has a full sound. It

All in all, I was suprised by the way the mandolin played and sounded. It was great! It sounds really good plugged in and even better not plugged in. The modern style and shape of the mandolin may lead one to think that the sound quality of a traditional mandolin wouldn't be there. But it is and it sounds great!

What I didn't like was the way you have to change the battery. There is a compartment located on the back side of the mandolin that you have to unscrew and then there's another screw on the back of the mandolin where the battery port is attached from the inside. It comes off real easy, but good luck to all who ever have to put it back. You might as well be blind folded.

I got this in a trade for an amp. It's my 3rd mando and my second electric. Despite the crappy, cheap & akward battery arrangement that requires you to open up the back of the mando & unscrew the cheap holder inside to replace the battery, it's an otherwise well made instrument. I replaced the battery holder assembly with a pop-out holder from Mouser.com and now it's great. Took very little tweaking to get it setup. The volume broke right off inside the EQ in the first month, but it was fixed under warrantee for free. No problems since. I like it & play it routinely onstage.