Mandolin news.

 Its here, after entertaining the folks at customs for a week or so (I hope not literally), and its wonderful, the Rigel Jethro Manolin. I've been wanting to get one of these Mandolins in since I first played one over two years ago. The wait was well worth it, it has Rigel's legendary playability and a complexity of sound that I'm still exploring, see the website entry for my first thoughts.

The Capek mandola that I've been getting very excited about came in and sold within a few days! I even had a call enquiring about it from California while the customer was making his mind up. Yet another UK customer had been planning to come in see it.. I wanted it too… So the next one will be here in June, I'm tempted to order two.. I've put it on the website anyways.

Talking of things going before I can get them on the website I managed to get hold of another of my favourite Gibsons, the A3 whiteface mandolins, it sounded as wonderful as all the others we've had, but it too sold before I could get it listed. I am eagerly anticipating the arrival of a teens F4, should be on the next download if it stays here long enough. Phone if you want to catch it first.

By the time this update is live we should have six Webers arrived. Another of the ever popular Yellowstone, Bitteroot in spruce and mahogany, Hyalite oval hole, a Y2K-4 and a couple of the Sweat Pea travel mandolins. Also due early August, Fern, Bitteroot in Cedar and Maple and an oval hole Traditional Beartooth.

Collings MT and MT2 are currently (briefly I hope that's why I haven't marked them sold) out of stock. I've also ordered an MF for those who are looking for the superlative sound and workmanship of the MF5 for a few (quite a few) £s less.

In the vintage/used mandolin department, the Rigel R200 10 string mandola/mandolin is back! Its had a change of colour but is still in as new condition and sounds even better than when I last saw it. There's also a nice folk mando by Rod Button and an F5 from Ozark.

Rigel Jethro  Mandolin £3895
Capek F4 mandola - SOLD Mandolin £1995
Furch MA 23 f hole   Mandolin £695
Washburn M-3SWSB Vintage Mandolin £295
Ozark F5 Vintage Mandolin £265
Rod Button Vintage Mandolin £365
Rigel R200 mandola/mandolin Vintage Mandolin £2995

Guitar News.

We are back up to six Goodalls after a bit of a run on them in the new year (Trad D and rosewood standard also due in a few weeks). For three of them we have had similar models before and they are up to James' usual impeccable standard of craftsmanship and tone but this is our first Goodall OOO and what an amazing guitar it is, everybody who's played it in the few days its been here has been cokerdy hoop about the tone and playability.

There's two new Brooks in (including a Tamar in Walnut, my favourite wood) and two gone, so for the time being we seem to be maintaining the stock level that it took us four years to build up... still most are at last years prices.

We sold our custom Collings OOO a few weeks ago so now have a standard spec model, same amazing tone for a few less £££s. (We've also got a used one in for a grand less). So, who wins in the OOO stakes? Goodall or Collings? 'I couldn't possibly comment', but seriously folks they are both amazingliny wonderful guitars, its down to personal preference.

I've got a couple of guitars from David Weber of Vancouver due in about a month, a OOO and an OM, I've played his instruments in various well known shops in the US and always been impressed. Due to the struggling Canadian dollar prices will be between £1500 and $2000!! Watch this space…

For those looking for some used value there's a Martin and one of the most amazing guitars we've ever had from Dana Bourgeois. Tamco and Dana have used it in our advertising and to coin my favourite cliché it sounds as good as it looks.

Brook Tamar Walnut/Spruce Guitars £1695
Brook Taw Mahogany/Spruce Guitars £1695
Goodall Grand Concert Sitka/Rosewood Guitars £2795
Goodall Traditional OOO Sitka/Rosewood Guitars £2995
Goodall Aloha Grand Concert (OM) sitka/koa Guitars £2250
Goodall Traditional OM Rosewood/Bearclaw Sitka Guitars £2995
Collings OOO2h Guitar £2895
Bourgeois custom slope D USED Guitar Vintage £2595
Martin D18 Golden Era Guitar Vintage £1995


Happy Pickin'