Guitar vs Mandolin

Place Roger Panouse, L'ESCALE

No, the mandolin is not a small guitar. The scent of Italy on one side, the aromas of Spain on the other. Each will have its hour of glory, then fall into relative oblivion, until the rebirth of the guitar promoted to the status of star instrument thanks to the rise of Pop music and the benefits of amplification. To this day, the mandolin has not known this destiny. Yet there are all sorts of mandolins: “country”, “banjoline”, “mandolinetto”, Brazilian “bandolim” and Irish mandolin, and each has its own interest. But neither Jazz nor Pop, ...