--- product_id: 2401282 title: "Mandolin For Dummies" price: "£53.09" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2401282-mandolin-for-dummies store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Adjustable Thickness Stainless Steel Blades Versatile Food Prep Mandolin For Dummies **Price:** £53.09 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🥗 Slice, Dice, and Impress! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mandolin For Dummies - **How much does it cost?** £53.09 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2401282-mandolin-for-dummies) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Safety First:** Equipped with a hand guard for worry-free slicing! - • **Slice Like a Pro:** Master your kitchen skills with precision slicing! - • **Adjust to Your Taste:** Customize thickness for every dish, from paper-thin to chunky! - • **Compact & Convenient:** Easily store and clean for hassle-free cooking! - • **Join the Culinary Revolution:** Elevate your meal prep game and impress your guests! ## Overview The Mandolin For Dummies is a user-friendly kitchen tool designed for effortless slicing and dicing. With stainless steel blades and adjustable thickness settings, it allows you to create perfectly sliced vegetables and fruits for any dish. Safety features ensure a worry-free experience, making it a must-have for both novice and experienced cooks. ## Description The fun and easy way to learn to play the mandolin The newest addition to the highly successful Dummies instrument-instruction line, Mandolin For Dummies gives you easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction on learning to play the mandolin. Following the time-tested Dummies format, Mandolin For Dummies provides a level of content and instruction greater than anything currently available. Mandolin For Dummies breaks down the fundamentals of this instrument and provides the resources you need to practice and improve your ability over time. Packed with individualized instruction on key mandolin-friendly musical styles, including Irish and Celtic, "old time" American music, blues, bluegrass, swing, and jazz Files available via download provide audio tracks from the book and exercises so you can play along and build your skills -- almost 2 hours of music! Clear and useful photos and diagrams ensure you fret, strum, and pick with precision Includes a mandolin buying guide to help ensure you make the right purchases Tips on restringing mandolins and other DIY care and maintenance topics If you're an aspiring mandolin player, don't fret! Mandolin For Dummies has you covered. Review: Great book for beginners and experienced players - I have played bass and guitar for 20 years. At some point early in my playing I bought a mandolin. I never really learned how to play. I recently got it out of storage and decided to actually learn. After 20 years I now know something of music theory that I didn't in the beginning, but I still wanted some mandolin basics, chords, scales, techniques, etc so I would be learning proper and not just adapting guitar/bass technique to the mandolin .... it is NOT the same instrument, much in the same way that a guitar isn't automatically a great bassist. After hunting through desertcart and some local music store I decided to go with this book as I've had Dummy books for astrology, language, etc and always been happy. Yet again, happy. If you know nothing about music this book is NOT scary. This book will give you the basics. It will also go far beyond and some things will be a bit overwhelming. I mean, you cannot go from learning how to strum to playing Irish jigs in a couple months, or most of us can't. But, when you are ready for the jig .... no need to buy another book. This book is easy to read, describes things well, is technical but written for "dummies" and I've learned a few things to help my bass playing. If you know something about music (like me), this book has parts you will skip, but if you want all the chords, different styles (including Dawg), some music theory to create context, then this is also a great book. It's that perfect middle ground as it's not too complicated and not to basic. If you want pages of sheet music and practice examples ... that's what this book is not. Its not lots of playing and lots of sheet music. If you want to dig into that you'll need another book. Review: Just what I was looking for - This is the best mandolin book ever written. It starts right at the beginning and moves forwards to other styles, influences from other countries and players. It gives us tunes, chords, rhythms, different techniques, some theory about different modes all written in a step by step logical way, that is interesting and sometimes funny and, unlike some music books very easy to read. It talks about purchasing and caring for your instrument. The thing I really like is the tracks that are built into the book for kindle users. They are so valuable for practice and you can listen to them while you read. I love my mandolin with a passion and found it so easy to play. This book has given me the materials to advance what I am doing. Don I know you will read this so I want to ask you for more. I've got your exercise book but really would like some songs to sing to, perhaps from popular artist with some of their history. All with built in kindle tracks. I'll keep my eye open for that. Let me know when you have written it. Fiona@centurylink.net. Also Don Thank you. Now I'm off to practice. Fiona ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #418,177 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #40 in Mandolins (Books) #841 in Guitars (Books) #2,011 in Music Instruction & Study (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 711 Reviews | ## Images ![Mandolin For Dummies - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81del1EG1uL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book for beginners and experienced players *by M***E on May 27, 2017* I have played bass and guitar for 20 years. At some point early in my playing I bought a mandolin. I never really learned how to play. I recently got it out of storage and decided to actually learn. After 20 years I now know something of music theory that I didn't in the beginning, but I still wanted some mandolin basics, chords, scales, techniques, etc so I would be learning proper and not just adapting guitar/bass technique to the mandolin .... it is NOT the same instrument, much in the same way that a guitar isn't automatically a great bassist. After hunting through amazon and some local music store I decided to go with this book as I've had Dummy books for astrology, language, etc and always been happy. Yet again, happy. If you know nothing about music this book is NOT scary. This book will give you the basics. It will also go far beyond and some things will be a bit overwhelming. I mean, you cannot go from learning how to strum to playing Irish jigs in a couple months, or most of us can't. But, when you are ready for the jig .... no need to buy another book. This book is easy to read, describes things well, is technical but written for "dummies" and I've learned a few things to help my bass playing. If you know something about music (like me), this book has parts you will skip, but if you want all the chords, different styles (including Dawg), some music theory to create context, then this is also a great book. It's that perfect middle ground as it's not too complicated and not to basic. If you want pages of sheet music and practice examples ... that's what this book is not. Its not lots of playing and lots of sheet music. If you want to dig into that you'll need another book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just what I was looking for *by F***S on July 15, 2016* This is the best mandolin book ever written. It starts right at the beginning and moves forwards to other styles, influences from other countries and players. It gives us tunes, chords, rhythms, different techniques, some theory about different modes all written in a step by step logical way, that is interesting and sometimes funny and, unlike some music books very easy to read. It talks about purchasing and caring for your instrument. The thing I really like is the tracks that are built into the book for kindle users. They are so valuable for practice and you can listen to them while you read. I love my mandolin with a passion and found it so easy to play. This book has given me the materials to advance what I am doing. Don I know you will read this so I want to ask you for more. I've got your exercise book but really would like some songs to sing to, perhaps from popular artist with some of their history. All with built in kindle tracks. I'll keep my eye open for that. Let me know when you have written it. Fiona@centurylink.net. Also Don Thank you. Now I'm off to practice. Fiona ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Best Mandolin Introduction Available *by W***T on September 7, 2013* After I had been playing mandolin for a little over a year, I had bought a number of mandolin "how to" texts. I was looking for something beyond the basic beginner level to push me to that next step, but that was not too difficult. At the same time, I had been watching mandolin Youtube videos, and had discovered several videos by a guy named Don Julin. I liked Don's online lessons so much that I contacted him directly to buy his introductory mandolin primer, and wrote him an email suggesting I thought it would be great if he were to write a follow-up book at an intermediate level. This book appeared a few months later, and it is the book I was looking for. In my opinion, Mandolin for Dummies simply is the best overall instruction book for mandolin available today. It goes beyond the beginner level to provide a general introduction to numerous styles of mandolin playing. I love that it is not just one more bluegrass book, but introduces the player to ragtime, jazz, Irish, Brazilian, and Dawg music as well. Chapter 7 on playing "Jethro Burns"-style 3 finger chords takes the mystery (and the misery) out of learning a gazillion different chord shapes. There is also great material on rhythm, theory, scales, right hand techniques like tremolo, advice on mandolin purchase and care, etc. This is just a great book at a great price. At almost 400 pages, I have been working through it for several months now, and have still not made it to the end. Two bits of practical advice: If you're a complete novice to the mandolin, you might want to start with a very basic primer first. If you can get hold of it, I think that Don Julin's Mandolin Method Book 1 would be a great book to work through before beginning this book. This no longer seems available on Don's website, so perhaps he no longer sells it, but there are others. Like all Dummies books, this book has a perfect binding, which is not ideal for reading and playing simultaneously. I used a blow dryer on the spine to melt the glue, removed the cover, used a 3 hole punch on the pages, and put the text in a 3 ring binder. The results are not pretty, but make for easier playing. Thank you, Don Julin. I await eagerly your next book -- something along the lines of Mandolin Old Time, Ragtime, and Jazz Improvization would be great! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2401282-mandolin-for-dummies](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2401282-mandolin-for-dummies) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-22*