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7232 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: Bills Music House
Year Purchased: 2006
Price Paid: 679.00 ($US)
Liked the sound as soon as I heard it, right out of the box. Had a loud Bright tone to it. I did tighten the head and changed the bridge to a Snuffy Smith also, changed to a lite GHS string. Sound is now exactly what I'm looking for.
Sound Rating: 9
Only setup changes were to tighten head, change strings and bridge.
Really did not know what I wanted in the set up till I played it for about a month. The action seemed pretty good, I did lower the strings, just alittle high for me.
Setup Rating: 7
Very pretty banjo, the trim and gold plate go well with the walnut wood. Only issue with the banjo is the gold plating. The arm rest wears very quickly.
Appearance Rating: 10
Very reliable banjo, others have commented to me about how well it holds tune. I do agree, once in tune I don't have to retune very often.
Reliability Rating: 9
Customer Service: not rated
I would like to see a heavier gold plating. Also the tail peice needs to be upgraded I've had problems with vibration.
Components Rating: 7
I would recomend it to anyone looking for a reliable and good sounding banjo over all I give the Fender FB-59 a (90
Overall Rating: 9
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