Alvarez Silver Belle Reviews

Alvarez Silver Belle submitted 6/1/2007 Submitter jhbanjoman (see all reviews from this person) Where Purchased A band member of my band Year Purchased 2006 Price Paid 500 and my old banjo ($US) (bought USED) Sound Awsome sound. Everybody I let play it is shocked. You cant get a much better sound. Sound Rating 10 Setup Excellent no changes. Setup Rating 10 Appearance It came with a clear head, I didnt like that at all, so I put a white head which makes it look tons better. Appearance Rating 9 Reliability Excellent, never let me or anyone down. Reliability Rating 10 Customer Service never had to Customer Service not rated Components None Components Rating not rated Overall Comments You cant beat it. I reccomend an Alvarez Silver Belle to everyone. Just overall a dog gone good banjo! Overall Rating 10

Alvarez Silver Belle submitted 5/14/2006 Submitter wtbryant (see all reviews from this person) Where Purchased from my banjo teacher Year Purchased 1986 Price Paid 500 ($US) (bought USED) Sound This is by far the best mid-priced banjo I've ever played. Many people have been shocked with how good this instrument sounds. Sound Rating 9 Setup It was setup perfectly and I haven't changed anything but the bridge out in 20 years. The only reason I changed the bridge is because it was getting weak. It plays almost as easily as my Stelling (though not quite). Setup Rating 10 Appearance It is a good looking banjo. Everything has the looks of an upper end banjo. Appearance Rating 8 Reliability Been playing 20 years and everything is still the same. Guess it was good. Reliability Rating 10 Customer Service Haven't had to. Customer Service not rated Components All this was done when I got it. Components Rating not rated Overall Comments I would absolutely recommend Alvarez banjos. They are good. The ones made in the 70's are made better than those made today, but, even those are good instruments. Overall Rating 8