HBMA-100 VS : I love this mandolin !

I bought this mandolin as a supplement for my home studio.

For this price I did not expect much, but was I in for a surprise.. Oh yeah..

After opening the package I found a beautiful instrument. Yes, there are some blobs of glue here and there, but all in all this is looking pretty nice.

The factory setup was nothing to write home about, so I had to do some work on the bridge. I sanded the bridge and removed a little material from the saddle to get i lowered enough. Then I mounted the bridge to perfect intonation and voila!! the best mandolin I have ever played. (The nut height was already perfect),

It plays like butter and sounds better than my other mandolins (I have six other medium priced mandolins).

My model does not have a built in microphone, so if you can live with that, this is a good instrument for the beginner and the intermediate player who does not want to spend to much money on mandolins..

Just buy it, do some setup, and you will find yourself playing the rest of the evening!!