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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Great value for the money. Holds a tune well.

Beautiful sound, beautiful to look at. It is everything that fella said, and is prettier than i expected. However, this mandolin is the best sounding one i've ever had.

The km-150 is outstanding value for the money. The case is very nice. Worth every penny. Overall i'm very satisfied with my purchase.

Great for a beginner. As a new player, the size is a bit of a challenge. It keeps my wife happy though and she enjoys it.

The top is solid spruce, pretty thick and not laminated. Construction and finish are very good also. I have a laminate baby martin guitar which is very good.



Cons

Took it out of the packaging and put it right back in the packaging. Needed a setup real bad. Ended up getting a kentucky km- 250 (used) for a lot less money.

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Highlights

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Quality


I took it to a classical music shop when it first arrived to get it tuned and the tech who worked on it asked me how much i pai...  Read More


I am very very happy with this


I have several fender guitars and considered the fender mandolins but everyone i have talked to said that their build quality w...  Read More


Add to that the description of solid and carved with the latter being the giveaway that it was not a laminate and i started tak...  Read More

Price


Stays in tune and higher frets are right on pitch


Could not find a better price anywhere

Shipping


It was packed well and the scratchingmarring was definitely from prior use and not a byproduct of shipping

Packaging/appearance


Amazon warehouse deals packaging was shot but everything inside was great


The packaging is proper for such a delicate instrument and it arrived on time


Many have mentioned that the pick guard falls off right out of the box


Beginners please readfor those that are new to the mandolin here is what you do right out of the box

Competitiveness


Ive never played a real expensive mandolin but this one sounds great for the price


They dont get enough credit building everyones stuff


I read reviews of all of the different brands

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, good, nice, right and set.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 144 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 14 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    First one arrived with a broken pick guardnot a problem with amazons great return policy


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have several mandolins but no real high end ones


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I didnt have it set right and couldnt understand why i couldnt tune it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I didnt likesee the need for the pick guard so i took that off without too much trouble


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Strings were out of place on the bridge but no big deal


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    So i went and ordered a case separately which will now have to be returned


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When opening the mandolin box noticed some rattling


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The plastic pick guardfinger rest had separated from its mount and was floating around free in the plastic bag containing the mandolin

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