The problem with playing shotgun is that he holes do not always get placed where you want them.

There used to be a duo in the Washington DC area called "side by side" which I confirmed was not named after a shotgun.

For versatility I would thing that a Drillings would be preferable to a shotgun musically and otherwise. But I geuss we all need to start with a student model and work our way up to a professional grade instrument.

-- Eric