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Where Purchased: JIMMY COX
Year Purchased: 2003
Price Paid: Don't Remember
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THIS BANJO IS THE BEST I'VE PLAYED. I VISITED BOB FRENCH AND PLAYED HIS COX BANJO'S. I'VE COMPARED IT TO TWO OTHER GIBSON MASTERTONES I OWN. EARL SCRUGGS AND RB3. IT'S THE ONLY ONE I PLAY NOW, TO PUT IT BLUNTLY. I BELEIVE IT'S THE BEST BANJO CURRENTLY AVALIABLE. I HAD JIM COX MAKE THIS SPECIAL FOR ME. IT'S LOADED WITH THE Y-2K TONE RING. I TRIED THE FAIRCHILD AND CAROLINA RINGS AT HIS SHOP AND IT'S A TOUGH CHOICE.
Sound Rating: 10
LIGHT STRINGS - (THINK I MIGHT GO MEDIUM). I PLAYED WITH THE HEAD AND TAILPIECE TENSION. I JUST ADDED A JIM COX TAILPIECE. ONCE AGAIN NOT SOMETHING I WOULD CHANGE. CAN MAKE THIS SOUND LIKE ANYTHING I WANT. THE SOUND QUALITY; ALTHOUGH IS ALWAYS THERE, NO MATTER HOW I SET IT UP.
Setup Rating: 10
ABSOLUTLELY PERFECT. A MASTER'S HAND AT WORK. MAHOGANY WOOD, EBONY FINGERBOARD, HEARTS AND FLOWERS, AND GOLD PLATED.
Appearance Rating: 10
SO FAR SO GOOD. MY OTHER BANJO'S NEVER PLAYED SO CLEAN. AS FAR AS A BACKUP, I'D RATHER CHANGE A STRING, THAN PUT IT DOWN.
Reliability Rating: 10
HE WILL ALWAYS TAKE TIME TO SEE ME. BEST SERVICE CONTRACT I KNOW.
Customer Service: 10
PARTS ARE ALL HAND MADE AT HIS SHOP.
Components Rating: 10
IF YOU'VE NEVER TRIED ONE YOUR MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING SPECIAL.
Overall Rating: 10
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