Deering GoodTime 17-fret

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From SteveZ on 6/28/2015 2:37:23 PM

Anyone else play one of these? Have had good luck with mine, especially loud since I put an EZ resonator on it.

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	vintagetenor says: 6/28/2015 3:04:08 PM Yes, I play mine daily. It's a Goodtime Special 17 fret openback. I enjoy it and hope to make some videos soon.
	SteveZ says: 6/28/2015 5:37:37 PM These are a heckuva bargain. Got the banjo uke (also tuned CGDA) as well, and going from steel strings to nylon strings and back has been a trip.
	vintagetenor says: 6/29/2015 4:18:50 AM Yes, those Goodtime banjo ukes are fantastic. I believe that going back and forth from steel to nylon (or in this case, Nylgut), is great training. It's good musicianship to be able to adapt to the differences in one's various instruments without flubbing it.
	SteveZ says: 6/29/2015 4:56:55 AM Have two banjo ukes, the Deering (concert uke scale) and a Sidekick (tenor uke scale) which is made-in-China by a New Zealand operation. The SideKick has an 8-inch head and weighs only 1.5 pounds. With the three (two Deerings and SideKick) all tuned the same (CGDA) it gives me a lot of options based on how I feel, playing in the house or the porch, crowded ir soacious conditions, and how kazy I feel at the moment. Decided that CGDA was going to be THE tuning, so having everything (banjo, ukes, tenor guitar) tuned the same way sure helps muscle memory when jumping from one instrument to another.
	vintagetenor says: 6/29/2015 5:27:12 AM Yes, those Goodtime banjo ukes are fantastic. I believe that going back and forth from steel to nylon (or in this case, Nylgut), is great training. It's good musicianship to be able to adapt to the differences in one's various instruments without flubbing it.
	vintagetenor says: 6/29/2015 2:12:09 PM Yes, those Goodtime banjo ukes are fantastic. I believe that going back and forth from steel to nylon (or in this case, Nylgut), is great training. It's good musicianship to be able to adapt to the differences in one's various instruments without flubbing it.
	crazyace says: 1/18/2017 11:01:48 PM Yes I have a Goodtime 2, 17 fret tenor with the resonator, I love it and use it to play in Irish sessions all the time. I have it tuned GDAE,
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