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May 17, 2022 1:22 AM

Rogue RM-100 A-Style Mandolin Instrument (Black or Sunburst)

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Musician's Friend via Target (Sold and shipped by Musician's Friend) has Rogue RM-100 A-Style Mandolin Instrument (Black or Sunburst) on sale for $53.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member mochaporter for finding this deal.

Note, product will be sold/shipped by Musician's Friend; a Target Plus Partner

Key Features:
  • With an easy-to-play neck and adjustable bridge, the RM-100A is perfect for beginners who wish to play bluegrass or any other style of music. Finishing touches include chrome tuners and nickel-plated frets.
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • Adjustable simulated rosewood bridge
  • 12th-fret neck joint
  • Chrome tuning machines

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  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this product is $40.98 lower (43.1% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $94.97 at the time of this post.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and offer discussion.
  • About this product:
    • The Rogue RM-100 A-Style Mandolin (Sunburst) has 4.5 stars overall on Amazon based on 499 reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Sign-up for Target RedCard to save an additional 5%, receive free shipping, and attain an extended return period. -Corwin

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Musician's Friend via Target (Sold and shipped by Musician's Friend) has Rogue RM-100 A-Style Mandolin Instrument (Black or Sunburst) on sale for $53.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member mochaporter for finding this deal.

Note, product will be sold/shipped by Musician's Friend; a Target Plus Partner

Key Features:
  • With an easy-to-play neck and adjustable bridge, the RM-100A is perfect for beginners who wish to play bluegrass or any other style of music. Finishing touches include chrome tuners and nickel-plated frets.
  • Maple neck
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • Adjustable simulated rosewood bridge
  • 12th-fret neck joint
  • Chrome tuning machines

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this product is $40.98 lower (43.1% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $94.97 at the time of this post.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and offer discussion.
  • About this product:
    • The Rogue RM-100 A-Style Mandolin (Sunburst) has 4.5 stars overall on Amazon based on 499 reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Sign-up for Target RedCard to save an additional 5%, receive free shipping, and attain an extended return period. -Corwin

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Written by mochaporter

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JohnA7345
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Rogue is a great "I'm thinking about trying this instrument" brand. The quality is bargain basement but it's good enough to get a foothold, especially if you're coming from guitar. I had a Rogue mandolin a dozen years ago, and loved it enough to buy a "real" one a couple of years later. This won't be a forever instrument, but it's a lot better than spending $300 on a slightly higher-quality instrument only to discover you have no interest in actually playing mandolin.
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ash78
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I think I'm losing my religion, this is the Deal of Evermore!

Seriously, very tempting. Even if this is Rogue's bottom tier of instruments, it would be fun to have around…
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liedel
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They're saying the same thing as you, you are just depriving them of the experience of learning for themselves if this is a good deal or not. If you hadn't liked the instrument, this would have been the right beginner one. It still is. You learned that by playing it until you upgraded. The facts are the same, only you are enforcing your interpretation of the facts on everyone.
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May 17, 2022 12:39 PM
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secretcleanMay 17, 2022 12:39 PM
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Quote from RiotPenguin View quoted comment :
Just like my fingers đŸ˜€

Ohh...thought this was something else đŸ˜…
The joke was that a vegetable slicer is also called a mandolin(e) for all the uncultured swine downvoting this comment. Obviously a lot of single male Star Wars nerds who only know how to cook Hot Pockets in here...
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May 17, 2022 12:44 PM
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secretcleanMay 17, 2022 12:44 PM
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There are several videos of this being played on Amazon: Rogue RM-100A A-Style Mandolin Sunburst https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002H0...5RZGH9HEZ7
May 17, 2022 12:52 PM
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mrstangblbMay 17, 2022 12:52 PM
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I bought a Rogue guitar probably 18 years ago for about this same price, and it had a great pickup, decent tuners and good sound. I still play it here at the church occasionally because it still sounds great, especially connected to an amp!
May 17, 2022 12:54 PM
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MarcusVMay 17, 2022 12:54 PM
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Junk.
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May 17, 2022 12:56 PM
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ash78May 17, 2022 12:56 PM
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Quote from secretclean View quoted comment :
The joke was that a vegetable slicer is also called a mandolin(e) for all the uncultured swine downvoting this comment. Obviously a lot of single male Star Wars nerds who only know how to cook Hot Pockets in here...
I got it. I was just upset you beat me to it!

If you wanna go deeper:

"This mandolin took half my finger off!" — Tony Iommi

The drummer from Def Leppard had an even harder time with it.
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May 17, 2022 1:06 PM
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SAtaNiCpAnIcMay 17, 2022 1:06 PM
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Quote from SplendidMorning215 View quoted comment :
Now that is a great joke! Whoever thumbs downed this just didn't get the humor
Or doesn't care about star wars.
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May 17, 2022 1:06 PM
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FeasibleMay 17, 2022 1:06 PM
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Here is a video on YouTube comparing this mandolin to more expensive ones. It will giver you a good idea of what this one can do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr8IB5rQXps
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May 17, 2022 1:07 PM
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FeasibleMay 17, 2022 1:07 PM
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Quote from MarcusV View quoted comment :
Junk.
Mandolin snob.
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May 17, 2022 1:17 PM
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BrudhaMay 17, 2022 1:17 PM
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Is going without wearing shoes required while strumming on this in public?
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May 17, 2022 1:25 PM
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bestdealMay 17, 2022 1:25 PM
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how to play it? similar as ukulele?

can you use guitar strings on it?
Last edited by bestdeal May 17, 2022 at 06:27 AM.
May 17, 2022 1:25 PM
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BruiseLeaMay 17, 2022 1:25 PM
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I didn't get it. Please do enlighten meWave
Quote from SplendidMorning215 View quoted comment :
Now that is a great joke! Whoever thumbs downed this just didn't get the humor
May 17, 2022 1:35 PM
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xtpMay 17, 2022 1:35 PM
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is this very loud/ shrieking like violin? I gave up on violin as it was just too loud and shrill.
May 17, 2022 1:55 PM
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CitizenMay 17, 2022 1:55 PM
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Lots of demand for this type of instrument by Target people, I see.
May 17, 2022 1:58 PM
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mosd88May 17, 2022 1:58 PM
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Quote from JohnA7345 View quoted comment :
Rogue is a great "I'm thinking about trying this instrument" brand. The quality is bargain basement but it's good enough to get a foothold, especially if you're coming from guitar. I had a Rogue mandolin a dozen years ago, and loved it enough to buy a "real" one a couple of years later. This won't be a forever instrument, but it's a lot better than spending $300 on a slightly higher-quality instrument only to discover you have no interest in actually playing mandolin.
100% correct. I bought this a few months ago to experiment with something new and have no regrets. I had to move the bridge towards the saddle a bit to get the intonation correct.

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May 17, 2022 1:58 PM
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wickemtMay 17, 2022 1:58 PM
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I have to respectfully disagree with these posts. I bought this exact mandolin in 2014 and didn't upgrade until 2019. Huge mistake. Do not buy this mandolin. If you are thinking about learning the mandolin (which I strongly encourage you to do, it's a fabulous instrument with a tremendous history and body of music across many cultures), go on Reverb.com and find a used Eastman or Kentucky or Loar for $200-300.

This instrument will frustrate you and teach you bad habits. Factory setup is shit, so if you take it to a luthier you will be paying more than $100 to set up a $50 mandolin. Even when perfectly setup, it sounds like trash. Hollow and tinny. I wish I had not bought this to learn on - it made learning slower and harder and made playing the mandolin less enjoyable. Once I spent a few hundred on a higher-quality, used, solid-top mandolin, everything took off at light speed.

Please don't buy this mandolin.
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