Reviewer:
Anonymous Person
from newport beach, CA United States
I have played guitar for 16 years and about a year ago started to play the mandolin as well. I got a Fender FM-53s, A-style. It was a decent instrument but I decided to try out the Rover. The Rover is definitely an upgrade. The solid wood construction is great, and it's absolutely beautiful. With both these mandolins I took them to an instrument repair man and had them professionally set up. When these mandolins ship from the factory there is still some fine tuning (no pun intended) that they need in order to sound right and not have fret buzz, etc. The repair man reshaped the nut and leveled all the frets. It sounds like a dream now. Cost me $125, but it's worth it. Keep in mind that you'll likely need some level of set up done on any new instrument you buy.
Great mandolin! 
