Review of Weber Mandolins Yellowstone A
Weber Mandolins Yellowstone A Body is now offered in a new finish color, honey with tortoise binding.
The new color is a bright, golden hue that, along with the gloss lacquer finish, results in an appearance quite different from Breedlove's new honeyburst finish, which has a darker hue to it.
The new honey Yellowstone A also comes with a tortoise binding along the top, back and headstock that complements the instrument's brightness.
In addition.
the model comes with a bright nickel Weber tailpiece that further adds to the mandolin's glow.
Built with sitka spruce top and curly maple back and sides, the Yellowstone A produces great string-to-string separation, along with a slightly warmer sound than what I would expect from this wood combination.
The resonance is also a bit more than I expected, and this model could easily be used for bluegrass because it produces chops that almost sound like they are coming from an F body, although with a less "throaty" sound, and thus for hard-driving bluegrass this model might be a bit too smooth.
However, the most noticeable aspect of this mandolin is its sustain.
Notes are plucked and then hang around for a long time.
Also, open chords come out incredibly well, indeed, I was able to strum this mandolin similar to the how I would strum a guitar and it produced a rich, warm sound with a mellow bass.
Features of the Weber Yellowstone A include sitka spruce top, maple back and rim, tone bar bracing, gloss lacquer finish, Weber decal and Celtic knot featured on the headstock, radiused ebony fingerboard with a 14 inch scale, mother of pearl diamond inlay position markers, Grover tuners, dual action adjustable truss rod, Brekke traditional adjustable bridge, shaped Weber Mandolins hardshell case, and a limited lifetime warranty.
The new color is a bright, golden hue that, along with the gloss lacquer finish, results in an appearance quite different from Breedlove's new honeyburst finish, which has a darker hue to it.
The new honey Yellowstone A also comes with a tortoise binding along the top, back and headstock that complements the instrument's brightness.
In addition.
the model comes with a bright nickel Weber tailpiece that further adds to the mandolin's glow.
Built with sitka spruce top and curly maple back and sides, the Yellowstone A produces great string-to-string separation, along with a slightly warmer sound than what I would expect from this wood combination.
The resonance is also a bit more than I expected, and this model could easily be used for bluegrass because it produces chops that almost sound like they are coming from an F body, although with a less "throaty" sound, and thus for hard-driving bluegrass this model might be a bit too smooth.
However, the most noticeable aspect of this mandolin is its sustain.
Notes are plucked and then hang around for a long time.
Also, open chords come out incredibly well, indeed, I was able to strum this mandolin similar to the how I would strum a guitar and it produced a rich, warm sound with a mellow bass.
Features of the Weber Yellowstone A include sitka spruce top, maple back and rim, tone bar bracing, gloss lacquer finish, Weber decal and Celtic knot featured on the headstock, radiused ebony fingerboard with a 14 inch scale, mother of pearl diamond inlay position markers, Grover tuners, dual action adjustable truss rod, Brekke traditional adjustable bridge, shaped Weber Mandolins hardshell case, and a limited lifetime warranty.
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