Washburn M6SW - moosers's review
The Washburn M 6SW is a mandolin with a Florentine cutaway design. It's made out of a few different woods, with the top being solid spruce, a maple neck, and an ebony fingerboard. It's got no elect…
Hondo Banjo II - moosers's review
The Hondo Banjo II is a basic 5 string banjo, the year of which it was made I do not know. A producer who I'm an assistant to has this banjo at his home studio where I've played around with it a bit…
Dean Guitars Backwoods 6 Banjo - moosers's review
The Dean Guitars Backwoods 6 String Banjo, or git-jo as it's known, is a unique instrument that combines that sound of a banjo with the make up of a guitar. This isn't the highest quality 6 string b…
Kala KA-SSTU-T Tenor - moosers's review
The Kala KA-SSTU-T Travel Tenor Ukulele is a thin body instrument that is designed for bringing on the go. I've only played this ukulele a few times, and haven't used it for recording or anything li…
Rogue Guitars STR-1 Pro Electric Sitar Guitar - moosers's review
The Rogue Guitars STR-1 Pro Electric Sitar Guitar is the cheapest way possible to get an electric sitar. My experience with the STR-1 Sitar Guitar isn't as extensive as it is with some of the higher…
Jerry Jones Baby Sitar - moosers's review
The Jerry Jones Baby Sitar is a mini version of the Coral Sitar, offering up a less expensive option for those looking to get an electric sitar sound, or something close to a sitar while still playin…
Kala MK-S Soprano - moosers's review
The Kala Makala MK-S is a student/beginner's soprano ukulele. I recently bought this instrument at the famous McCabe's guitar shop in Santa Monica, CA, as they have a wonderful collection of instrum…
Gold Tone GT-1200 - moosers's review
The Gold Tone GT-1200 is a 12 string banjo that has the same string configuration as a 12 string guitar, so I guess this is really as 12 string banjitar/git-jo. As you can tell just from this brief …
Deering Goodtime Special - mooseherman's review
This is a nice banjo that is made by Deering. This Banjo has five strings. The banjo's features include a Maple Neck & Resonator, an added Steel Tone Ring, a Metal Flange With Sound Holes, and an 11"…
Carlo Robelli B1G 6 String Banjo - moosers's review
The Carlo Robelli B1G 6 String Banjo is a unique instrument that has the body and sound of a banjo, but has six strings like a guitar. The tuning and the size of the strings is just like a guitar, s…
Epiphone MM-50 - moosers's review
The Epiphone MM-50 is a mandolin based on an early 1920's Gibson model. This isn't an acoustic/electric, so it doesn't have any pick ups of setting controls. The mandolin has two 'F' holes and is m…
Hondo HM6N Mandolin - moosers's review
The Hondo HM6N Mandolin is an inexpensive mandolin and is one that is pretty hard to track down. I'm not sure where exactly the instrument was made, but I know it is either from Korea or China. The…
Fender FB-54 - moosers's review
The Fender FB54 Banjo is a pretty standard five string banjo as far as make up goes and is a good one at that. It isn't an electric banjo of any sort so it doesn't have any pick ups or connections a…
Hohner HB100 - moosers's review
The Hohner HB100 is a standard size banjo with five strings and a resonating body. It is not an acoustic/electric, so there are no pick ups or setting controls on this instrument. The Hohner HB100 al…