Bishline Custom Salty Dog Reviews

Bishline Custom Salty Dog submitted 6/6/2006 Submitter banjoec (see all reviews from this person) Where Purchased Rob Bishline Year Purchased 2006 Price Paid 2645 ($US) Sound Mahogany with the Tony Pass Thin Skirt Rim & Kulesh Big 10 tonering, this banjo has a very warm sound. Rings clear up the neck, but has some growl down low. Banjo stays in tune and sounds great Melodic or Scruggs style. Sound Rating 10 Setup Set up just the way I asked. Fast & low action. Setup Rating 10 Appearance I e-mailed Rob my signature and he inscribed it into a pearl truss rod cover. I made a few other choices. Instead of the Salty Dog inlay in the 21st fret, Rob put a Bishline banner. Appearance Rating 10 Reliability Tuners are Gotoh, and the tailpiece is Kershner. Shouldn't be any problems. Reliability Rating 10 Customer Service Lifetime warranty. Rob has called to just ask how I liked the banjo. Customer Service 10 Components Kulesh Big 10 ring, TP lost timber thin skirt rim, Gotoh tuners, Kershner tailpiece. The most standout feature is the fret job. This banjo frets true all the way up the neck. No buzzing. Sides of frets are smooth. Nicest fret job I've seen. Components Rating 10 Overall Comments Compaired to other banjos available today, I think it was a very fair price for a banjo with top of the line components. If you want a truely Custom banjo, talk to Rob Bishline. Overall Rating 10