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From YankeeInKY on 2/17/2012 2:21:00 PM
Hi, I'm Jim. I have an MB-500 and I love it. I bought it in July as a closeout from the local Sam Ash store. Got a great deal on it as it had been in stock for 6 years. LOL Not a lot of demand for banjos here in Jersey, I guess. They had 3 banjos in stock the day I went, a cheap Fender, an MB-100, and my baby. Tried the cheapies first and was so surprised by the weight of the 500 I almost dropped it.... 14 pounds worth of sweet ringing tone. I put a German made compensated bridge on it and the intonation is now just about perfect. The only complaint I have is the nut slots are not deep enough, so the strings tend to go sharp when fretting if you push down hard. I got two years worth of free setups as part of the deal, but I never feel like giving up playing time to take it in for repair. One of these days.
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