Leveraging over a century of quality mandolin design expertise, the M3E-Pack Americana Series F-Style Mandolin Pack from Washburn comes with everything you need to start your musical journey. Featuring a time-honored F-style bluegrass body with stylish maple tonewood and a spruce top, the M3E-Pack is both eye-catching and great sounding, with tone and looks that will appeal equally to traditionalists and modern rock, Celtic, or bluegrass players.

This mandolin comes equipped with an electronic preamp and pickup system, and the kit also includes all the essentials needed to start playing and gigging immediately, including a pitch pipe for tuning, two picks, a convenient strap, a gig bag, and a 1/4" audio cable for connecting your mandolin to amps, PA systems, and mixers. With excellent tone and projection as well as durable chrome hardware, the M3E-Pack is an ideal kit for any beginners or intermediate players looking for an all-in-one package.

F-Style Mandolin Body    Spruce Top    Maple Back and Sides    Maple Neck    Engineered Wood Fingerboard    13.8" Scale / 24 Frets    Spruce Bracing    Chrome Hardware, Diecast Chrome Tuners    Includes Pitch Tube, Picks, Strap & Bag

Washburn was one of the original Mandolin and Banjo manufacturers in the early 1900s. Today, Washburn continues to produce some of the best-selling Americana instruments, and the Americana Series M3E-Pack Mandolin is no exception. This elegant and easy-to-play instrument sports spruce and maple woods for great looks and tone as well as reliable spruce bracing, which pairs well with the F-style body for a solid and durable construction.

The M3E-Pack mandolin comes equipped with an MG2 preamp and pickup system for amplifying your mandolin tones with any amp/speaker combo, mixer, or PA system. This feature greatly extends your projection and tonal possibilities, making the M3E ideal for stage use and live performances. Volume and tone knobs are built in for easy control of your amplified sound, and the kit includes a 1/4" TS audio cable.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can the 4 position Swintronix NG-4LJ Charger charge these newer batteries safely & properly. No matter if they take longer to charge?

A: These batteries should charge just fine on the Core SWX NC-4LJ charger as Core SWX states that the charger supports: "MultiChemistry(NiCd, NiMH, Li-Ion)*". The NP-L9 is Li-ion. https://coreswx.com/shop/nc-4lj/

Q: 2. How much load can this clamp support?

A: Although the Impact Plate Clamp Duckbill Style feels like a strong sturdy product, the manufacturer does not list any load capacity.

Q: 3. Does it include a mic holder or not?

A: No mic holder

Q: 4. Can these newer batteries be charged with the Swintronix NG-4LJ 4 position charger Made for older Swintronix NP-L60 Lithium Batteries?

A: Yes, they can be charged on the NG-4LJ.

Q: 5. The add says the d-tap is on the side - do they mean the long side or the short side (the end)?

A: The D-tap port is located on the short side of the Core SWX NP-L9.

Q: 6. what is the maximum diameter pipe that this clamp will clamp to?

A: According to Matthews it fits pipes 1.25 - 1.5" inches in diameter.

Q: 7. Would this work on a shure sm7b mic?

A: No, the Shure RK345B Broadcast-Style Windscreen is specifically designed for use with the Shure SM7dB Vocal Microphone. The correct windscreen for the Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone is the Shure RK345 Windscreen for SM7, SM7A, and SM7B (B&H # SHRK345).

Q: 8. Does de gold mount half work separately from the top half?

A: no the 2 halves of the batter have to be together for the battery to function

Q: 9. Can this battery be charged by a Frezzi FQC-NP1 Quick Charger for NP-1?

A: Yes, the Core SWX 14.8V Lithium-Ion NP-1 Style Battery Pack (98Wh, 6.6Ah) can be charged with any NP-1 charger.

Q: 10. Are these pages for vertical (portrait) pictures?

A: Yes.