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7232 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: Turtle Hill Banjo Co.
Year Purchased: 2004
Price Paid: 1075 ($US)
Big, bright bluegrass sound. Played both a used RB-250 and RB-3 standard and this blows them away for less than half the price.
Sound Rating: 9
Dave at Turtle Hill threw in a new Scorpion bridge and I installed new GHS JDC's and the thing really cranks.
Setup Rating: 9
Beautiful wood finish. Some rough spots in the metal finish before it was plated. Looks like a classic pre-war instrument.
Appearance Rating: 9
Seems very durable and heavy. Should be a lifetime instrument.
Reliability Rating: 10
Lifetime warranty for the original owner. No need to contact Saga's customer service yet.
Customer Service: 10
Tuners were pretty weak. This banjo is #030030 so it is a part of the second batch of production models. I've upgraded to 5-Stars already have ordered a custom pearl truss rod cover. I can't imagine having to do anything else to it but routine TLC.....
Components Rating: 9
Only reason this isn't a ten is that it's not one of the 12 Granada's like Mr. Scuggs. It's just a fantastic instrument.... especially for the money.
Overall Rating: 9
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