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| Deering Goodtime 2 The Goodtime banjos from Deering are Ken’s favorite choice for a first instrument. Deering banjos are American made, and built by players for players. You can expect every Deering banjo to have a comfortable, easy-to-play neck, and to sound great. The Goodtime 2 features a maple neck and resonator, along with an awesome voice. When you are ready to upgrade to a professional style banjo in the future, we will credit the full purchase price of your trade in. Suggested retail $699 Our price $629 |
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| Spear Generation 5 The Spear Generation 5 is the end result of 20 years of experimenting and building all aluminum banjos by Billy Spear. Mr. Spear holds numerous patents and has built hundreds of aluminum banjos in his machine shop. The Generation 5 is fully documented on CAAD so new parts are available if you ever damage it. The pot is turned from high grade aluminum and accepts a Gibson-style brass flange. The neck is fully adjustable for relief and intonation. The fret board is anodized aluminum for long wear and comes in a variety of colors. The diamond plate resonator and distinctive head stock make this instrument a show piece of industrial design. It also features a fully integrated 5th string capo and is impervious to rain or harsh environments. Most importantly, it sounds like a high quality instrument and is at home in any jam session. This banjo has more features than can be explained here, so call for more details. $2,599 / sale $2,000 |
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| Bailey Vine Ken built two of these banjos about five years ago. The first one was a custom order, and this one was built to have around the shop for show. A lot of jam sessions break out in the shop so it has some visible wear on the head. The vine inlay is hand-cut from mother of pearl and abalone shell. The white mother of pearl flowers are the markers, with three flowers on the 12th fret. The pot, resonator and neck are all maple. It has a Gibson-style flange and the tone ring is a Huber gold-plated prewar ring. The peg head veneer is a burl wood, with ebony truss rod cover, and Waverly V-2 tuners. Ken finished it with a light two-tone lacquer fade. This banjo is an eye-catcher and has that great Huber prewar sound. $4,500 |
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| Deering Terry Baucum Model The Terry Baucum model is one of Deering's latest new instruments. Since there is not just one perfect banjo that will please everyone on earth, Deering has many different models, and each has very distinctive voice. Terry Baucum is known for his hard-driving playing style and needs an instrument that will complement what he does. The new Deering 06 tone ring is cut down slightly to reduce mass and create lots of attack and a fast decay. The resonator and neck are made of walnut, which helps bring out the mids and highs that are needed for good old-time bluegrass music. The Baucum model has an all-new inlay pattern that is understated in its beauty, and looks like it came right out of the 1930s era. If you are a bluegrass enthusiast, you really need to try this banjo out before you spend any money on something with less tone and punch. Retail $4,629. Our price $4,160 |
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| 1927 Vega Tubaphone This is a 5-string Vega, converted from a tenor. It comes with the tenor neck which can be bolted back on if you wish. The new 5-string neck is an exact replica and makes this old instrument play well for bluegrass or old-time claw hammer style. This model has a finished pot inside so you could remove the original resonator and hardware to make it an open back for old time music. This is a great old vintage banjo that is in excellent shape and is ready to play. $2,500 |
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| Deering Golden Wreath The Golden Wreath is a banjo designed for those players who like the vintage look and sound of the pre-war era banjos. This banjo has a South American mahogany neck, resonator and a maple pot. The inlay pattern and concentric rings on the resonator are from a pre-war era Gibson design. This banjo also has a 20-hole tone ring and large sound chamber like the vintage banjos. The Golden Wreath has true vintage sound and looks. Retail $4,646. Our price $3,519 |
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| Deering Goodtime Crow The Goodtime banjo is Ken’s choice for a first banjo as well as a travel banjo. The Crow model has many upgrades from a standard Goodtime. It comes complete with an electronic tuner, gig bag, Crow CD by Steve Martin, strap, and the limited edition crow styling on the peg head. This is a value added package at no extra cost. Retail $549 Our price $475 |
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| Gold Star The Gold Star Banjo is well known among bluegrass players of the 1970s. This GF-85 model is a direct copy of the prewar style 3 Gibson. It has a three-ply maple rim and one-piece flange with a 20-hole cast tone ring. It's the most banjo you can buy in this price range. We offer full trade-in value when you decide to upgrade to a more expensive instrument, so you can't lose with this Gold Star. Retail $1,395. Our price $1,195 |
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| Spear Generation 4 The Generation 4 is a totally new instrument in every way. This all-aluminum banjo has an anodized aluminum fret board and fully adjustable neck, with an integrated 5th string capo. The all-aluminum pot assembly and diamond plate resonator make this banjo crack like a very expensive vintage instrument from the 1930s. Don't let the industrial heavy metal look fool you; it has a very traditional voice and is easy to play and maintain. This is a demo model at a reduced price of $1,500. Call for more details. |
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