Introductions: I would recommend this Glarry A Style 8-String Acoustic Electric Mandolin Double-Duty Mandolin to you,this mandolin uses maple body, rosewood bridge, beautiful sound, ethereal, clean, standard 18 frets for your formal learning. And it equipped with a single-coil magnetic pickup along with volume and tone controls. Allows you to feel the charm of electric mandolin when you are learning traditional mandolin at the same time. The two purposes are easy to switch. Features: 1. Teardrop shaped body in the traditional a style and f-shape sound holes 2. 8 Strings (4 groups) tunes to G, D, A, E and produces a wide and varied tone, ideal for bluegrass, country and many other styles of music 3. Standard 18 frets, convenient for your formal learning 4. Equipped with a single-coil magnetic pickup along with volume and tone controls. 5. Give 5 mm - Thickness Padded Gig Bag, Strings,Cable,Picks Specifications: 1. Brand:Glarry 2. Type: A Style 3. Orientation: Right Handed 4. Color: Sunset Color 5. Head & Neck Material: Mahogany 6. Fingerboard & Adjustable Bridge Material: Rosewood 7. Top, Back & Sides Material: Maple 8. Controls:Single-Coil Magnetic Pickup ,Volume ,Tone 9. Strings: Steel Strings (8 Strings In 4 Groups) 10. Frets : Cupronickel (18 Frets) 11. Pick Guard : Plastic 12. Scale Length: 14" / 356mm 13. Dimensions: (27.6 x 10.6 x 2.5)" / (70 x 27 x 5.5)cm (L x W x H) 14. Weight: 1.87lb / 0.85kg Friendly Tips: 1. Please tune up the Electric Mandolin before first use after its arrival. 2. It is suggested to check up whether your strings are in tune or not every time before your playing , if not, please tune it up first. 3. Please check the scale length is 14 "/356mm , if not, please turn it up first. Included: Package Includes: 1 x Electric Mandolin 1 x Strings 1 x Gig Bag 1 x Cable 2 x Picks