Brian Krashpad
February 17th, 2009, 10:05 PM
So my dad recently asked for the mandolin I borrowed off him years ago back. I didn't have any use for it anyhow, except for a song that I want the recorded version of to have mando on it (to get a Celtic feel).
So I recently stumbled on a cheapo electric-acoustic Oscar Schmidt/Washburn OM-10E "Faith" mando on my local Craigslist. The "Faith" is apparently something they marketed to church players because it's white and they put a "fish" symbol on the headstock. There's a regular version in sunburst without the fish, but this one was the "Faith" version. The pickup is in the bridge, and not visible.
Here's a stock pic from a music store site:
http://www.clarindasmusic.com/images/om10e-faith-lit.jpg
For some reason the one for sale was missing the pickguard, which is really no big whup to me. Everything works, so I went ahead and bought it. The seller threw in a strap. No case. $85 USD.
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6636/mandocroppedez9.jpg
The current version of the OM -10E, a sunburst with the pickup on the top and visible, is streeting for $199 to $240 USD, so I figure I got a pretty decent deal.
What sayest thou?
Also, Pastor Arnold, what about me playing this thing in a bar gig? Should I cover up the fish? Obviously, I personally have no problem with the fish, as I'm a church-goer and church player. But should an instrument with the fish symbol be played in a bar (there's at least one song my side band does that'd sound great with a mandolin-- the kicker is , the song pokes fun at fundamentalism) or should I cover it up for that? My personal take is that doing that would be "hiding my light under a bushel basket" but since my function in a purely secular roots rock band isn't really to witness anyhow, I can see other viewpoints as valid.
PS-- if this last paragraph gets into improper "religion" territory, just pm me.
So I recently stumbled on a cheapo electric-acoustic Oscar Schmidt/Washburn OM-10E "Faith" mando on my local Craigslist. The "Faith" is apparently something they marketed to church players because it's white and they put a "fish" symbol on the headstock. There's a regular version in sunburst without the fish, but this one was the "Faith" version. The pickup is in the bridge, and not visible.
Here's a stock pic from a music store site:
http://www.clarindasmusic.com/images/om10e-faith-lit.jpg
For some reason the one for sale was missing the pickguard, which is really no big whup to me. Everything works, so I went ahead and bought it. The seller threw in a strap. No case. $85 USD.
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6636/mandocroppedez9.jpg
The current version of the OM -10E, a sunburst with the pickup on the top and visible, is streeting for $199 to $240 USD, so I figure I got a pretty decent deal.
What sayest thou?
Also, Pastor Arnold, what about me playing this thing in a bar gig? Should I cover up the fish? Obviously, I personally have no problem with the fish, as I'm a church-goer and church player. But should an instrument with the fish symbol be played in a bar (there's at least one song my side band does that'd sound great with a mandolin-- the kicker is , the song pokes fun at fundamentalism) or should I cover it up for that? My personal take is that doing that would be "hiding my light under a bushel basket" but since my function in a purely secular roots rock band isn't really to witness anyhow, I can see other viewpoints as valid.
PS-- if this last paragraph gets into improper "religion" territory, just pm me.