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CarlyJ |
Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if it would be possible to get some advice, this seemed like the best place to go.
I want to buy a banjo for my boyfriend as a present. He has a number of guitars and musical instruments and is somewhat knowledgable on the subject unlike myself. He has always wanted a banjo and i would like to buy him one as a suprise. For starters i want to get him a very basic banjo because of a) the cost and b) incase he doesnt use it as much as he thinks he will and c) we can upgrade later on.
I live in Canberra Australia and have phoned a number of music stores and unfortunately there is a really limited range of banjos available here. It seems you can get top of the range and bottom of the range and not much inbetween. Basically i wanted to know which banjo you guys would reccommend i buy from this very very limited list. As i said i realise they are very basic and cheap banjos, but I would like to know which one you think is the better.
Washburn Banjo pack - $400
Fender Banjo pack FB-300 - $400
Epiphone MB100 - $425
Martinez MBJ 40 - $450
I was told Epiphone is a brand that has been specializing in Banjos for many years so was leaning towards this one. I didnt like the sound of getting a banjo in a pack, it sounded cheap and nasty, however i really have no idea. Is there any difference between the Martinez/Epiphone and the ones you get in a pack?
Thank you so much in advance for your time.
Carly
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