I am a pro-level guitar player, and play acoustic, electric and bass. I figured, how hard can it be to play mandolin?
For me, pretty hard. I was able to get a decent starter mandolin that plays in tune and sounds acceptable (Breedlove). I found that my fat finger pads were just too big to fit cleanly on the fingerboard. I'll have to go for a mandocello or even octave mandolin in order to apply my years of fingerboard skills. YMMV.
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