Designed for the special bluegrass sound with medium-heavy to heavy strings. Professionals describe this model as having a "cutting chop and superb bass," "great playability," "doesn't seem stiff or hard to play," "perfect balance between strings," and they remark on the added volume and clarity on the E-string, especially in the studio for recordings. Some players use the increased playability to make chop chords on the 12th-14th frets.

Price - $4,800

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Features

• Special Bluegrass set-up
• Graduation and tone bar size for the best Bluegrass sound
• 24-fret fingerboard with abalone dots on front and side
• Ivoroid binding on body, neck, and headstock
• Nickel hardware with engraved silver James tailpiece (not pictured)
• Precision Elite tuners with ivoroid buttons
• Pearl nut
• Traditional sunburst stains under the hybrid varnish finish
• Custom hardshell case

Optional equipment

• Solid ebony suspended finger rest - $100
• Built-in McIntyre Feather pickup with end pin jack - $200 (while mandolin is under construction)