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The banjo reviews database is here to help educate people before they purchase an instrument. Of course, this is not meant to be a substitute for playing the instrument yourself!
6936 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: direct bestfrets.com
Year Purchased: dec 08
Price Paid: Don't Remember
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very different from my #2 but equally even throughout. Great bass response .. and bell clear on the top end. AND it's brand new ... I'm hoping it is on it's way to warming up to being a truly great banjo.
Sound Rating: 10
perfect ... .8375 high Nechville compensated bridge
Setup Rating: 10
beautiful dark mahogany with deep ambering that makes it look very traditional .... no concentric rings .... Flying eagle ebony radiused FB
Appearance Rating: 10
very good so far ...
Reliability Rating: 10
Mike is great.
Customer Service: 10
This Tuttle has a Heartland no-hole tone ring and Mahogany rim from Rob Smith. Otherwise it's pretty much the same as my other Tuttle mahogany #2.
Components Rating: 10
I played it for the first time in front of 300-600 people this past Sunday ... big sound system ... good monitoring .... though I probably didn't need it because this banjo had volume to spare. Very nice deep tone ... but focused thruout the mid and hi end. The Heartland tonering and mahogany rim are a WAY winning combination.
Overall Rating: 10
Where Purchased: Direct Buy from bestfrets.com
Year Purchased: 2008
Price Paid: 4700 ($US)
awesome .... powerful and balanced top to bottom
good for driving bluegrass, but has a wide range of tones that speak well in "darker" tunes ... jazz and single string work very good.
Just a really great custom 5 string banjo
Sound Rating: 10
perfect ... 1" high bridge sounds great and neck angle is perfectly adjusted for very playable action. I like it a little high, but this banjo came with a little lower action that I'm liking very much.
Mike does stainless steel frets that sound just like nickel silver, but wear REALLY well.
Setup Rating: 10
beautiful lighter Mahogany nitrocellulose finish ... rim matches great ... amber effect is a nice traditional look.
Appearance Rating: 10
very
Reliability Rating: 10
Mike Tuttle is a great guy ... and is very focused on making an extraordinary custom banjo to your specific needs. Best fingerboard/fretwork and spikes I've ever seen.
Customer Service: 10
#2 Mahogany 5 string with an old wood rim and 40 hole tone ring.
1" high old wood bridge radiused with extra wide spacing ...
Ebony FB radisued
Flying Eagle extra wide Ebony radiused FB
Reso with concentric rings
Waverly tuners
Ludwig head
spikes at 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12
Kerschner tailpiece
Best quality parts
Components Rating: 10
this is a $5000 custom mastertone ... one of the best banjos I've ever played.
You get what you pay for ...
Overall Rating: 10
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