![]() Not a fair comparison, I grant you, but we were all really impressed with the 305. Loud as hell, really punchy, good bass response (rare in cheaper instruments), really comfy neck (Eastmans have recently made their necks a little larger) and also a decent bluegrass chop. We didn't buy either and drove 45 minutes to Eagle Music, Huddersfield.Įastman 305 - Well set-up in store, new strings, bell-like tone. KM505 - decent strings, awful set-up, action way too high, and (for some weird reason) the threaded bridge height adjusters were on the top of the bridge! Looks like it had been supplied with the bridge loose, and someone in the store put it back together the wrong way!). So, this not a fair assessment, but stay with me. He's 25 and a really good guitarist, but picked up the mandolin bug recently. We were shopping with one of my sons for a mandolin. ![]() ![]() I've only ever played one KM505 - in Hobgoblin Leeds a few months ago. ![]()
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