Applause mandolins combine roundback technology, professional features, and extreme value. Our pioneering multi-soundhole design enhances string vibration and sustain by improving soundboard efficiency. With its roundback composite body, the MAE148 mandolin offers more acoustic volume and cutting power than expensive flatback models. This 8-string mandolin has a 13-7/8” scale length, a spruce top with custom Mando-Quintad bracing designed to enhance punch and projection, and a satin-finished nato neck. The instrument’s upper-bout soundholes are decorated with exotic hardwoods, and the easy-to-use onboard DJ2 preamp has advanced tone-shaping EQ to help you refine your amplified sound.