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Originally Posted by Bjbny
... What would you recommend as a mandolin for a beginner at less than $500?
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Originally Posted by MC5C
The Kentucky series of lower end mandolins seem to get very high reviews...
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This one's just past the top of your range (FWIW it comes with a heavy-duty gig bag that adds a few bucks to the asking price, so take the fact that you won't need to shell out for a case into consideration); FYI I own the predecessor KM-180 version (mine's so old it came with an OEM chipboard case) and IME it's an excellent instrument for either a beginner or a doubler/occasional player - well-constructed, good factory setup (a matter of personal taste), and more volume/tone than anything else in its price bracket (more open-sounding than the competing Eastman A-models, and I'd personally stay away from the F-style mandos at this price point in the interest of tone/QC/value-per-dollar)
https://www.elderly.com/products/ken...m-270-mandolin