Agree with everything that's said. To me the best thing about mandolin is that the mental gymnastics are much easier than guitar. Once you learn the basics, you can grab chords and scales all over the neck without really thinking hard about it.
They are expensive, but if you are willing to get into the $1000-1500 range there are a lot of good sounding and good playing instruments.
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