Heddwyn Davies joined the band in 2011 playing viola and electric mandolin.
As with electric guitars, electric mandolins take many forms:
Gibson and Vega introduced their electric mandolins in 1936.
They currently produce an eight string semi-acoustic electric mandolin with a very similar body shape.
The following artists have issued full-length recordings prominently featuring an electric mandolin throughout:
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Rollin continued on the electric mandolin, recording for Arnold on November 21, 1945.
The instrument is arguably the most famous electric mandolin in the history of American popular music.
Some musicians play electric mandolins through amplifiers.
As with almost every other contemporary string instrument, another modern variant is the electric mandolin.