HBMA-50E Mandoline VS : At this price - a very good arrow !

I have been looking for travel and/or harsh party instrument low price (not to fear to damage or loss); tuned and should be played 4-5hours without finger-cramp. This is it - Simple, zen-builted, easy, no flimsy parade, but real workhorse! Test!

1. Tone & sound - high, clear, almost cut-through-stone (high freq.) with some middle range taste, as "A" mandolins have. Fine.

2. Tunning machines and tunning at high possitions: so-so to well. No miracle, no tragedy.

3. Electronics - eeeh... single pickup. High, little silent, with some noise - minihumbucker would be a better choice; think evryone pay cheerly some euros more for clear, non-affected sound..

4. Touch and neck - from acceptable to - good. Great possitive surprise!

5. Look and processing - fine. No considerable reservations. Back is black!

6. MINUS: dot frets - tiny and flimsy. I dont wait long durability.

CONCLUSION: for its price a VERY FINE INSTRUMENT for beginners and also experisenced players as a less-care paddle-board, where the beers-flies-through-the-air-with -glasses-and-dent-prosthesises... :-)

DRINK A LAMP & - ENJOY!