I've always enjoyed making the occasional solid bodied instrument; I like the sculptural process of shaping a large solid piece of wood by hand. So, it's only natural that I find myself building e-mandos. An electric, solid body mandolin offers a robust alternative to an acoustic instrument for the gigging musician or an interesting variation for the player who wants a different voice.
There are many possible designs and here you can see some of mine, including 4 and 8 string octave mandolin variants.
Ash/Cocobolo/Maple
humbucker & piezo pick-ups with stereo output
Maple/Rosewood
humbucker & piezo pick-ups with stereo output
Black walnut left handed version
humbucker & piezo pick-ups with stereo output
Ash/Maple
Twin humbucker & piezo pick-ups with stereo output
Left-handed Figured Sapele/ash/maple
Twin humbucker & piezo pick-ups with stereo output
Octave E-mando
Wenge/Mahogany/ebony
4 string Octave E-mando
Wenge/Mahogany/ebony
Sycamore and cocobolo, single humbucker, adjustable bridge
You can find more information about my e-mandos' design here.
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