First Quality Music Supply

Submitted by cecil36 on 11/1/2011

Overall Comments

Ordered Janet Davis Back-Up Banjo from First Quality cost of book and shipping less than cost of book at Janet Davis Music Price, and two days later it was at my frount door. Great people

Overall Rating: 10

Hohner: N/A

Submitted by cecil36 on 5/3/2009

Where Purchased: instrumental Savings

Year Purchased: 2009
Price Paid: 199.00 historic exchange rates / currency converter

Sound

The banjo has average volum but it has a lot of rattles and bussing

Sound Rating: 4

Setup

The banjo came with the bridge in a bag and the head very loose strings just barley started on the pegs

Setup Rating: 2

Appearance

This banjo was advertised with block inlays on the finger board the peg head clean just the hohner name. When I received it it had dot inlays and a cheap peg head with painted scroll. it looks like there cheap hb25 neck

Appearance Rating: 1

Reliability

This banjo comes with a friction fifth peg which will have to be replaced very soon.

Reliability Rating: 4

Customer Service

I have been trying to get them to answer a phone call since Feb. and they will not return my call. They have answered my e-mail but now say to bad it has been over 30 days. They have been very un helpfull in getting this mater settled. The Hohner co. that the banjo was shipped from admited they had changed but refused to be of any help.

Customer Service: 1

Components

The tail piece addjusting screw was frozen up and was to far down putting to much load on the bridge. It was very hard to get moving and adjust the tail piece

Components Rating: 2

Overall Comments

This banjo has been a big problem since the day I got it I would never have another one from these people.

Overall Rating: 2

Mastercraft: Bluegrass Maple Sunburst

Submitted by cecil36 on 4/1/2009

Where Purchased: Banjohut

Year Purchased: 2009
Price Paid: 279.00 ($US)

Sound

For three finger picking this is a very nice sounding banjo. It has a lot better sound than the price would lead you to bleve

Sound Rating: 7

Setup

The banjo only needed the tunning touched up a small amount.It was set up very nice and a pleasure to play. I will change to light gage strings but that is the only change that will be needed.

Setup Rating: 9

Appearance

This banjo is designed to give good quality it would seem at the expense of inlays and trim. It is a natural color mapel very nice.
I have looked this over very close after a bad experence early this year
and have not found any bad areas.

Appearance Rating: 8

Reliability

The tunning pegs seem very good like on more expenseve banjos,the arm rest is nickle plated not chrome and sturdythe tail piece seems to be of average weight. I may change the tail piece to a streight line piece but do not feel that the one that came with the banjo would not last.

Reliability Rating: 8

Customer Service

no problems up to this point

Customer Service: not rated

Components

The tunning pegs are very nice a lot better than I expected

Components Rating: 8

Overall Comments

I would recommend this banjo for any player beginer through upper mid level are any one that can not spend the bucks for a very expenseve banjo

Overall Rating: 9