The electric mandolin is an instrument tuned and played as the mandolin and amplified in similar fashion to an electric guitar. As with electric guitars, electric mandolins take many forms:
- Most common is a carved-top eight-string instrument fitted with an electric pickup in similar fashion to many arch top guitars.
- Solid body mandolins are common in 4-, 5-, and 8-string forms.
- Acoustic electric and semi-acoustic mandolins also exist in many forms.
Read more about Electric Mandolin: History, Solid Body Electric Mandolins, Players
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