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7233 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: 2005
Year Purchased: Pvt Sale
Price Paid: 850 ($US)
Nice archtop banjo
Sound Rating: 9
Stock Gold Star GF-85 neck with Cox rim and First Quailty no-hole archtop tone ring and Gotoh tuners.
Setup Rating: 9
Looks like a GF-85, but with the archtop.
Appearance Rating: 9
Seems fine to me.
Reliability Rating: 8
Not needed. Warranty went out the door when it was converted.
Customer Service: not rated
Good components.
Components Rating: 10
This a great sounding reasonably priced archtop.
Overall Rating: 9
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