Deering Goodtime Special Classic Reviews

Deering Goodtime Special Classic submitted 9/25/2007 Submitter GYMMY (see all reviews from this person) Where Purchased www.instrumentalley.com Year Purchased 2007 Price Paid $779.98 ($US) Sound Rich/Full sound, suprisingly loud! I am impressed with the way it really booms out the sound. When I first played it, a couple family members had to come upstairs to take a look! Definitely not for quiet strumming. Sound Rating 9 Setup Instrument Alley did a fantastic job at setting up this banjo. Bought a Guardian CG-020 Hard Case with it, pulled the banjo out, tuned it up, and thought "WOW!" Had bought a Bart Veerman Banjo bridge to switch from the Deering bridge, but decided against it becasue I like the way it sounds already. Setup Rating 10 Appearance Brown stain on maple looks great. Has black dot inlays which are hard to see against the brown stain. Same satin finish as other Goodtime Banjos. Double-cut style peghead. Slight stain flaw on peghead near nut, like a piece of tape was stuck there when stained, but barely noticable. Appearance Rating 8 Reliability Same as other Goodtimes. Made to take where no other banjos have gone before, except this one is a little fancier than the regular Goodtimes, so may give you a pause. Reliability Rating 10 Customer Service n/a Customer Service not rated Components As rugged as any other Goodtime, although I still don't care for the guitar type tuners. They work fine though. Also has a steel tone ring. Components Rating 8 Overall Comments I would definitely recommend this banjo! And Instrument Alley has the best price I could find. Set-up was included in the price, and it was awesome! I would recommend this banjo to anyone who wants the ruggedness of a Goodtime, with a little fancier look. I got what I paid for, and more. That's why I give it an overall rating of 10, for what it is: A GOODTIME! Overall Rating 10