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7232 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: Eagle MusicUK
Year Purchased: 2008
Price Paid: Don't Remember
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This instrument sings like a bird. Great sustain, wonderful seminal banjo attack and tone.
Sound Rating: 10
This dealer lives Deering and it shows straight out of the case.
Setup Rating: 10
The GDL oozes quality both build and materials, the burr walnut resonator, inlays and hardware are just beautiful.
Appearance Rating: 10
No compromise build and material guarantee long, trouble free playing
Reliability Rating: 10
Steve Noon at Eagle clearly believes in the product when I was choosing my first banjo , with me unwilling to buy Chinese,he directed me to the Deerings, I was glad I listened the GDL is my third.
Deering still behave like a family company, with the name on the headstock at the helm.
Lifetime warranty instills confidence.
Customer Service: 10
The only sub standard component is the player!
Components Rating: 10
For me a banjo is quintessentialy a product of American heritage, anything not made in America, however technically good is always a substitute for the genuine article. The Deerings opitimise the brand values of Proudly Made in the USA
Overall Rating: 10
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