Addendum to previous post

To be fair, I may have acquired an instrument with faulty electronics.  Either way, try before you buy.  Too bad there are so few mandolin shops in the TC.

FYI re Eastwood electric mandolin

(There was an email going around recently about electric mandos.)

For those who may be interested in the low-priced Eastwood brand solid-body electric mandolin, I bought a used one a few weeks ago.  It played great, but the pickups were the worst; noisy, low-output.  I thought about returning it, but by then I had already taken it apart.  It should be nice enough when I get done reworking the electronics, which I'm doing myself.

So for anyone who wants to know, the Eastwood is a nice enough player, but I suggest that you may not be happy with the sound coming from your amplifier.