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fretfulchild Approved
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Hi, I'm considering purchasing an openback banjo to play clawhammer style, a Goldtone MC (Maple Classic) 150. I've read about the MM (Maple Mountain) model but I never hear about the MC 150. I know the MC has a wooden rim and, although it isn't a fancy banjo, the price is certainly reasonable. My question is this: will I be getting a decent, intermediate level banjo for clawhammer if I choose to buy the MC 150 (which nobody ever seems to refer to)?
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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From what I've heard on the Banjo Hangout, and Banjo-L, the Maple Classic is a good beginner-intermediate banjo. Goldtone makes good banjos. I understand the Morgan Monroes are good, too, but I have no experience with them. (EDIT: Oops, I took MM to mean Morgan Monroe, I know nothing about the other brand.) Welcome to the world of banjos! Brad Last edited on Fri Nov 16th, 2007 05:28 pm by banjo brad ____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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Richard Hefner Administrator 
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Hi fretfulchild, The MC150 is a really good choice -- great banjo! It's not fancy, which is probably why you don't hear about it, but it's made of good quality parts. It looks a lot like the CC-100 (Cripple Creek) in the pictures I've seen but when you compare them side by side (which I've done) the MC-150 is definitely a step up, with a good heavy duty tone ring, a thicker rim (I think it's 3/4-inch as opposed to the CC-100 being 1/4-inch but I'm not positive), and just generally better parts. That's not to say anything bad about the CC-100, which I also think is a great banjo, especially for beginners. One of the great things about the MC-150, the CC-100, and the BG-250 (which I play) is that they are "convertible" banjos, meaning you can play them with or without a resonator, which to me is a great option to have. Most bluegrass banjos have a flange that is permanently attached and you can't just take off the resonator (you can, but it looks dorky), and with most openback banjos you can't just add a resonator -- they don't fit -- but with these three banjos in particular you do have that option. I usually play my BG-250 as an openback but every once in a while I feel like playing more bluegrass and it's easy to attach the resonator with just a few thumbscrews. One other thing about the MC-150 is that Gold Tone also sells it in kit form. I've talked to a number of people who have really liked the kit and saw one that a guy made a while back with the MC-150 kit and it was amazing. 
____________________ Richard Hefner Webmaster, ezFolk.com MP3 Page: http://www.ezfolk.com/audio/richardhefner |
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fretfulchild Approved
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Thanks Dick, for such a thorough reply to my question. You've provided alot of information and this is what makes this forum so invaluable. Fretfulchild
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cockneybanjo Approved 
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depending on what you want to pay, the Gold Tone WL250 is a really nice intermediate clawhammer banjo and good value for money
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