DVD-quality lessons (including tabs/sheet music) available for immediate viewing on any device.
Take your playing to the next level with the help of a local or online banjo teacher.
Weekly newsletter includes free lessons, favorite member content, banjo news and more.
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!
7211 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: Hangout Mikes site
This is a great Mute. I can play in the next room and the wife cant hear my jo at all. Get one!!!!
Overall Rating: 10
Where Purchased: Little Mountain Music
I just got a Banjomate Thinline Armrest in the mail today from Little Mountain Music and let me tell you it Rocks!!!! Took only 5 min. to install and it works and looks great. if you need a armrest for your Goodtime this is the one. Thanks Doug you are the Man!!!!!
Overall Rating: 10
Where Purchased: Private....1965 RB-250 Bowtie
Year Purchased: 2011
Price Paid: $1000 ($US) (bought USED)
The sound is amazing!!!! It Rings like a church Bell.
Sound Rating: 10
The banjo was dirty from sitting so long. I took it home cleaned every piece on the banjo and put it all back together again. I added a new Gibson Head,Snuffy Smith Bridge, Ghs 150 strings, and new Geared 5th peg tuner. Put it all together and holy cow is this thing sing. its LOUD!!! i need to order a banjo mute for it soon. My cat crys everytime i play it and my ears also hurt.
Setup Rating: 10
The bowties are sharp. and now the chrome is clean and shiney. it looks like a million bucks. for a 1965 the neck is near perfect with no fret wear at all. the guy i bought it from had the neck repaird for a crack many years ago and never played it. it just sat in a closet for 40 years.amazing!!!
Appearance Rating: 10
This banjo will out last me. its built like a tank.
Reliability Rating: 10
Never had to deal with gibson.
Customer Service: 10
Its a Mastertone what can i say? the only thing i changed is the 5th peg tuner to a geared one. The grover was to hard to turn and didnt stay in tune.
Components Rating: 10
If you want the very best in a banjo get a mastertone. Yeah theres other Great banjos on the market today,but this one set the standard for all the rest.
Overall Rating: 10