Oldtown Electric Mandolins

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EM Series electric mandolins

Oldtown Electric Mandolins are probably the only Solid Body Electric Mandolins made today in the arched top, double Florentine cut away, solid body design as was the Gibson EM200 Mandolins of the 1950's.

We could not allow a "Good Design" to just fade away. Our EMs are not just "Tiny Guitars" with mandolin strings on it. They have the Feel, the playability, and same general characteristics that you're already used to playing. Aside from the small increase in weight you'll think your playing an F5 and be perfectly at home on the Oldtown Electric mandolin.

With the same scale length, fingerboard, arched top and overall specifications, we think you will feel comfortable playing an Oldtown EM Mandolin.

The EM mandolins are available in 4 string configuration. With the same basic specification as the current EM mandolins but with four strings instead of eight. Peghead is scaled down slightly and machines are as shown in this photo of an EM5/4 made in 1985.

EM-7 Basic solid body electric
The Oldtown EM-7 is based on a popular style made in the 50's in Kalamazoo, (Gibson Photo), and is constructed like the Les Paul guitar with Mahogany body and a curly maple top. A solid body instrument. The neck is curly maple with ebony fingerboard and ebony bridge. Features the Fleur-de-lis inlay in pearl on the peghead and 1/4" dots on the fingerboard. Hardware is Nickel plated, and machines are by Grover. Single binding on front. Gibson style tailpiece, and EMG select Humbuckin pickup. Shaped HS case extra.

Available finishes
Honey Sunburst
Antique Sunburst
Custom colors - POR
Discontinued
Bound, tortoise shell finger rest is optional.
Hard shell Shaped Case extra.
Contact us for more information

Custom Blue Burst with Seymour Duncan PU Shown
SEE THIS MANDOLIN CLOSE UP

EM-10 Electric solid body
The Oldtown EM-10 is also based on a popular style made in the 50's in Kalamazoo, (Gibson Photo), and is constructed like the Les Paul guitar with Mahogany body and a curly maple top. A solid body instrument. The neck is curly maple with ebony fingerboard and ebony bridge. Features a decorative inlay pattern in pearl on the peghead and 1/4" dots on the fingerboard. Hardware is nickel plated, and machines are by Grover. Ivoroid binding on front, neck and peghead. Allen style tailpiece, and EMG select Humbuckin pickup.

Shaped HS case extra.

Bound, tortoise shell finger rest is extra.

If your looking for a solid body electric mandolin with the look and feel of an F-5 mandolin, the EM-10 is just the ticket. Aside from the weight, you'll feel at home playing the EM-10.

Available finishes

Honey Sunburst
Antique Sunburst (SHOWN)
Custom finishes - POR

Discontinued
Hard shell Shaped Case extra.
Contact us for more information

EM-12 Dual Source Electric
The Oldtown EM-12, Electric Mandolin has the same general specifications as the EM-10. The top is internally carved and braced to provide added acoustic properties for a transducer bridge. The EM-12 features an active transducer/magnetic pickup blending system for the more demanding player. An infinite variety of tones and timbres will give the player the closest replication of the acoustic F-5 available on the market without sacrificing that hard driving, sustained electric sound.

This is achieved with the use of both a magnetic pickup and an active transducer and actively blended into a single output.

With onboard mixer, you can achieve sounds from bluegrass to new grass, by blending the passive magnetic pickup with a new-generation active electric transducer.

In mono mode, the active transducer bridge and passive magnetic pickup are mixed and a standard guitar cable is used. In stereo mode the out-put from each source can be sent to separate amps. Shaped HS case extra.

Available finishes
Honey Sunburst
Antique Sunburst
Custom Finishes - POR
Discontinued
Hard shell Shaped Case extra.
Bound, tortoise shell finger rest extra
Contact us for more information

2004 OP Number A495 - B095 - B495