SECTOR SPOTLIGHT Traditional
Barnes and Mullins Ukuleles RRP: £149-£179
The latest addition to B&M’s ukulele range are the BMUK02 models. The Tenor (BMUK02T £179), Concert (BMUK02C £165) and Soprano (BMUK02S £149) models feature solid spruce tops, highly figured spalt maple back and sides, maple binding, an abalone rosette and Aquila strings.
Westside Recording King RA-998 resonator Mandolin RRP: £330
The mandolin features a nickel-plated bell brass body, maple neck, a high gloss finish and deluxe lightweight case.
Sutherland Countryman Pro A4-AV RRP: £419.99
Tanglewood Tenor guitars RRP: £199.95-£349.95
All models feature ‘V’ braced soundboards, fast action traditional ‘D’ shape slender necks with adjustable truss rods, pin-bridges with compensated saddles, quality geared tuners and ‘Vintage Era’ Tenor Guitar looks.
Brunswick offers two electric ukuleles. The 2021N (£115) is a T- Style body finished in natural mahogany, and the 2031CS (£125) is an LP-Style in a cherry sunburst finish. Both instruments use a Shadow P3 preamp and pickup system to deliver an amplified tone. UK37 Lazy Ukes are a value instrument for those looking for an introduction to fretted instruments. Retailing for around £24, they are equipped with rosewood fingerboards and nickel silver frets. Lastly, Barnes & Mullins’ TGI
range of accessories includes hard cases for banjo, mandolin and ukulele at around £50, and gigbags are available between £15 and £20. The Dorado GD mandolin, with a
warm Golden Blonde finish, black pinstripe bound F-style body, tops Sutherland’s Countryman Pro range at £729.98 and features a spruce top
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The Tanglewood range has features from guitars that were built in the Golden Era.
with flamed maple back and sides, adjustable rosewood bridge and gold plated hardware throughout. Black button tuners complement an ornately styled gloss black headstock. Featuring a simpler design, the Countryman Pro A4-AV mandolin represents a cheaper, but no less capable instrument at £419.99. Finished in antique vintage gloss, with book-matched flamed maple back, sides and neck, it is fitted with a chrome tailpiece and chrome-pearloid button tuners. There’s pinstripe cream binding on the neck, top and back, with the rosewood fingerboard inlaid with abalone dot markers. Banjo players are well catered for
by the Countryman Pro California DLX 5 string open-back banjo. This 24-lug model is manufactured with a maple body, neck and fully bound rosewood fingerboard, inlaid
The Countryman Pro A4- AV mandolin is finished in antique vintage gloss and crafted with book- matched flamed maple back, sides and neck. It is fitted with a chrome tailpiece and chrome- pearloid button tuners.
with a mother-of-pearl petal style design. Other features on this £329.99 instrument include a pinstripe neck, truss rod adjustment and chrome hardware. Also available is the TCOM10
Octave Mandola, under the Countryman banner, crafted with a solid spruce top and richly-stained mahogany back and sides. Tuned to E-A-D-G, one octave lower than a mandolin, via covered chrome tuners and adjustable through a truss rod, it’s is priced at £289.99. The fully bound rosewood fingerboard is detailed with dot marker inlays and is topped off by a bound gloss black headstock. Bouzouki enthusiasts should be attracted by the Countryman TCBZ10 which is sold complete with a plush-lined hard-case for £339.99. The teardrop shaped body is constructed with a natural gloss finish
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