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7232 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: E Bay
Year Purchased: 2006
Price Paid: 337.00 ($US) (bought USED)
Good clean sound all up the neck. It may be a tad soft for some who like super crisp sound. I tend to like my banjo's with a tad warmer sound.
Sound Rating: 8
the banjo arrived to me from Missouri with a nice after market set up. I have no intentions of taking it in to get it tweaked at the moment.
Setup Rating: 9
Clean well constructed not a whole lot o frills. Just the way I like my banjos.
Appearance Rating: 8
I purchased the banjo with the knowledge that it had some finish issues high on the neck. The vaneer had cracked and I will undoubtedly have to get it refinished or a new entire neck. The tail piece looks cheap but it works. Otherwie a solid piece of machinery.
Reliability Rating: 8
Have no idea
Customer Service: not rated
Tail piece. The finish issues I am guessing is a isolated occurence.
Components Rating: 8
I am really pleased with the banjo. I haven't played in 20 years so I have some re learning to do but so far it is responding to my rusty fingers very well.
The same banjo in Canada is $900 + so I am jumping for joy at the price I got it for. Even with shipping I am ahead by $500.
If I had it stolen I would be pissed of course.
I gave the MB - 200 a whirl before I bought the 250 and there is no comparison. I am surprised that epiphone does not have a banjo between the 200 & 250. I wouldn't buy the 200 for my kids to play but the 250 is a quality instrument.
The only other banjo I played was a handmade beast that my brother owned. I have no idea what make it was as I was just a boneheaded teen that didn't care one way or other, I just loved to play. I have to say It was magical but the MB 250 still does not dissapoint.
Overall Rating: 9
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