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Well, what started as a simple quest to find some good music for my videos has lead to a another mysterious force ....drawing me nearer to the B..B..B zone. Banjo that is. Keep in mind my previous experience was buying a cd at the local store, I did buy a ukulele and have been playing with it for the last couple days. I love it. Interestingly enough I found i can manage to play some of Richard's finger picking and claw hammer tutorials on my uku, ok well kind of. I would have never guessed this, but I have found I really like claw hammer and finger picking. So not leaving well enough alone, I am thinking about getting a banjo too. What the heck, let's not try to learn how to play one instrument, let's try two at the same time. Anyway, the one i am looking at is the Deering Goodtime for sale on the ezfolk site for around $339. It's a bit of a budget stretch, but I think I can swing it. But what if I went with: Epiphone MB-200 Banjo around $ 250 Epiphone MB-100 First Pick Banjo aroung $ 150 Rogue Travel / Starter Banjo aroung $ 130 or is there something else I sould look at? ( That Deering is a sweet looking banjo though) Instead of the Deering. Would any of these work as a beginner banjo or would I be better off biting the bullet and getting what I really want? It is a $ 100 or $ 200 swing for a couple of them Thanks Tinpan Last edited on Sat Dec 15th, 2007 01:03 am by Tinpan |
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Or one of these? (click) ROVER RB-20 BANJO Inspired by the old Harmony banjos this openback features an 11" diameter composite rim w/ standard 24-hook pattern, beveled tension hoop w/ flat hooks, Vega style armrest, bound mahogany neck ..more... RB20 $155.00 (click) ROVER RB-30 BANJO Thin-walled aluminum rim, upgraded version of the popular RB-20 banjo, this openback features an 11" diameter aluminum rim w/ standard 24-hook pattern, grooved tension hoop w/ flat hooks, ..more... RB30 $175.00 (click) GOLD TONE PLUCKY TRAVEL BANJO & GIGBAG Little openback travel banjo. 8" head with 8 bracket hooks, dark finish neck & pot, guitar style gears with friction fifth peg, 16" scale length, 26" long overall. Black nylon carrying bag has ..more... PLUCKY .. list $239.00 ours $179.00 (click) BEAN BLOSSOM "HOBO" OPENBACK BANJO Nice no-frills 5-string openback banjo, 11" multi-ply wooden rim, frosted head, mahogany neck w/ adjustable truss rod, dot inlaid rosewood fingerboard, planetary tuners, geared 5th peg, 18 ..more... HOBO .. list $299.00 ours $240.00 (click) GOLD TONE CC-MINI CRIPPLE CREEK MINI BANJO 5-string, natural finish maple, 8" head with 16 brackets, brass hoop tone ring, Vega style narrow armrest, guitar-style gears, geared 5th string peg, nickel hardware, rosewood fretboard with ..more... GTCCM .. list $369.00 ours $277.00 Thanks Tinpan
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Richard Hefner Administrator 
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Hey Tinpan, Any of those would be a good choice. If you're gonna be carrying it out in the field maybe one of the travel banjos would be best. Any of the Gold Tone travel banjos are excellent choices (I really like the Gold Tones), but any others you mentioned would be fine too. You might just go by what looks best to you. Learning the banjo at the same time as the uke shouldn't be too bad. There are a lot of things in common so they kind of complement each other as you learn. I started banjo not too long after the guitar and learning the banjo helped me with the guitar... gives you a better understanding. Good luck
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