Product reviewsStagg M50E Electro-acoustic Bluegrass Mandolin With NATO Top

Excellent mandolin

For the money the build quality is excellent. It sounds good acoustically, and even better amplified - nice pickup and well worth the extra £10 for the electric version. Small shame that the pickguard covers part of the lower 'F' hole. A friend has a £300 mandolin and it compares very favourably with his. I lowered the action by filing the nut slots a little and did a bit of woodwork to the bridge (I bought a replacement bridge from China for £3 to do this - I could always go back to the stock bridge if it hadn't have worked out). Straight out of the box it is acceptable. If you are a guitarist mandolin should be fairly easy to pick up. I've had it nearly a year now and it gets played nearly everyday.Read full review...

Yer pays yer money, yer takes yer choice.....

Its OK for the money, but needs setting up. Specifically:
1) the bridge needs a bit shaving off to get the action low enough (screw adjustment isn't enough - but at least its adjustable ...to a point)
2) Nut slots also need to go down a bit. This is trickier, as decent files cost £120-ish.

I tried tuning this like a uke, but it loses its 'zing'.Read full review...

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Why I rated this 4 stars...

......because I haven't played it. It's a gift for someone who hasn't yet received it, but I think they're going to be thrilled. It looks beautiful, I love the fact it's an electro-acoustic mandolin. The gig bag looks substantial. Very good value for money in my opinon, and delivery was quick. I liked the fact I could choose click and collect - very convenient.Read full review...

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Heavy metal

This my second one of these and it's even better than the first one which didn't have the best machine heads.
I've got an Ibanez electric, Fender electric mandolin and a Loar acoustic and despite being the cheapest of the lot still my favourite. Good action, obviously ready to play out of the box and amplied has a good tone and pretty even sound levels for all the strings (some mandolins have very uneven output from the pick-up)
There were no flaws in the finish of either of mine and the only reason I had to get a second one is so that I could leave one at a mate's place in Sydney rather than carting it back and forwards all the time.

I rarely get that excited about an instrument but this one is definitely more than value for money.

StefanRead full review...

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Pretty instrument and great value.

Bought this as a 40th birthday gift for my professional guitarist son and he loved it.
Light and easy to carry, lovely sound. Ideal as a starter kit, there is no instruction manual but there's lots on the internet so not a problem.Read full review...

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Good value mandolin

Good value. Instrument is well finished and attractive and the tone is good. It seems to hold the tuning. Good gig bag and a lead for amplifier included too.

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Stagg mandolin

Having never played the mandolin before but have played guitar for many years I thought I would give it a go , I have to say I'm very impressed with this mandolin, a quick tune up when I took it out the box and away you go , it does lose its tuning at first but once played in and everything settles it's not a problem.Read full review...

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I enjoy the Mandolin very much. Nothing wrong wit the quality. I would recommend it for beginners.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: simplybrandsdirect

Mandolin birthday present.

I bought this for my husband for his birthday and he loves it!
It is well made and the gig bag is a nice extra.

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OK but not a make to recommend

Good looking instrument. Electric pick up is poor and does not function very well. Inter fret notes untrue sound

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: leftfoot-rightfoot