Washburn M6SW Jethro Burns F-Style Mandolin  

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  • MSRP:
    $1,426.90
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    - $627.90
  • Your Price:
    $79900

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Play what "The Legend" played when you pick a Washburn Jethro Burns Signature mandolin.

This Florentine cutaway F-style model has a hand-carved premium solid spruce top and beautiful solid AAA flamed maple back and sides. Lavishly appointed with rope purfling on the top edge, ornate pearl inlays on headstock and fingerboard, gold hardware, and pearloid tuners. Includes hardshell case.

Features

  • Florentine cutaway design
  • Carved AAA solid spruce top
  • Bookmatched solid AAA flamed maple back and sides
  • Rope purfling on the top edge.
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • Stain/buffed gloss top
  • Stain/buffed gloss neck
  • Rosewood bridge
  • 4 inline open gear gold tuning machines
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Very good value under 1K

| Review By: Mandolee | 2 years, 3 months ago

8 people out of 10 found this review helpful

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My rating is a comparison of F style mandolins generally priced under 1K (intermediate festival quality instruements). The M6 SW is a very attractive looking mandolin, the finish is very glossy but is thick, typical of a polyeurathane finish. The thick finish definetly is a negative and that is why I rated the mandolin a four and not a five.  The woods are very nice and carved. The tiger maple back and sides are real quality and are beautifull, the spruce top is definitely AAA. The mandolin sound was tight and tiney when first purchased but the sound is definitely playing in and is becoming rich and balanced. Although the bass is not as woody as the higher end, price range 2K up, mandolins it does have a decent quality and will get fuller woodier over the years. The features on this mandolin, the cast tail piece, the eboney bridge and fretboard are definite quality. I did have problems with the open tuners. I replaced them with GOTO and have had no problems since. I recommend this mandolin for someone that wants an attractive intermediate quality instruement. For the hobbyist, this is definitely a lifetime music companion.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Hobbyist, festival musician
Style of music you play:
Bluegrass, Americana, Country, Gospel
Where you live:
Texas

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Kentucky Colonel

| Review By: Kentucky Colonel | 2 years, 5 months ago

4 people out of 5 found this review helpful

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I have just purchased a new Jerhto Burns Mandolin and am disapointed because it is very defficult to change the strings. You need four hands and it is very defficultto do. The sound Quality is for from being good and not easy to play. I own a JB made in the USA - not in China - and is the best I have ever played with a tremendous sound. Not this one made in China. By the way I play in a professional Bluegrass band. I have been playing sence I was 12 years old
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Active musician
Style of music you play:
Bluegrass
Where you live:
Port St Lucie, Florida

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just got one

| Review By: Slim-gXuHz | 4 years, 3 months ago

2 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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I just received my Jethro Burns three days ago, and I was amazed at the mandolin I got for the price I payed. Great tone perfect action, and a high quality case. I haven't seen better flamed maple on the back of any mandolin, maybe I got lucky, but it is gorgeous and has the sound to match. I recommend changing the strings on arrival, it took about an hour to set up correctly. For anyone looking for a high quality mando for less than two grand I highly recommend this model.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
acitve musician in succesful band
Style of music you play:
bluegrass, dawg, old-time
Where you live:
chattanooga TN

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Blue Grass

| Review By: Kentucky Colonel | 5 years, 2 months ago

2 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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I own the Jethro Burns mandolin (Washburn)and have been playing in Jams using this mandolin for five years. I have owned both Gibson and Martin and will put the ( Washburn JB ) in the saome class with both of them. Others want to purchase this mandolin but it is not for sale. The tone of the instrument is wha tgets their attention.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Active Musician
Style of music you play:
Blue Grass
Where you live:
Port Saint Lucie, Florida

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Jethro Burns Mandolin

| Review By: Kentucky Colonel | 5 years, 2 months ago

2 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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I own this Washburn Mandolin and have for five years and it does a tremendous job. The comments I get are. "This mandolin has a great sound how much will you take for it. Other musicians especially Blue Grass guys. This response is most frequent. Mine is not for sale.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Active Musician
Style of music you play:
Blue Grass
Where you live:
Florida

Did you find this review helpful? yes no954049

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