Kentucky is an interesting company. They are the only maker that has a mid level mandolin in the 900 to 1500 master series mandolins. I got and education the time I played up both the Kentucky and Eastman lines. Tone wise, not a whole lot to difference between the KM 150 and a KM 750, or the Eastman MD 315 and 815. Mind you, the more expensive mandolins looked better. But when you play a 900 or a 100 or a 1500 Kentucky, the tone improves a bunch.
But then they handed me a Northfield F5S, and things got interesting. See, not a whole lot of difference between that and a KM 1500, except for a thousand dollars. I left feeling I'd regret not spending the extra grand. I cried uncle after playing some Gibsons. I guess my feeling is not to trade up in increments. After the KM 150, go at least to a master Kentucky or a Northfield or whatever you can sell your first born for.
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