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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!
7235 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: eBay
Year Purchased: 2012
Price Paid: 1000000($US) (bought USED)
Has a very wide range of tones, more than any other banjo I have ever played. And they all sound wonderful!
Sound Rating: 10
Setup was a little high but was easily adjusted.
Setup Rating: 10
Looks just like a high-end banjo should. Very distinctive inlays. Beautiful wood. Nickel hardware.
Appearance Rating: 10
Seems to be extremely well designed and built.
Reliability Rating: 10
I have emailed Deering with questions and they usually send a personal response the same day.
Customer Service: 10
Couldn't be better.
Components Rating: 10
I have had more than 30 banjos in my quest for the "sound". It was waiting here for me all along. The Jens Kruger tone ring is truly unique. I haven't heard that much difference in other rings, but this one will grab your attention immediately. I love this banjo more every time I pick it up.
Overall Rating: 10
Where Purchased: Pro Audio Star
A very sturdy, stable and solid stand but it doesn't work very well for a banjo. The stand is designed to "hang" the instrument in a yoke by the headstock and probably works very well for guitars but the banjo headstock hangs low enough in it that the tuners touch the yoke and it detunes the banjo.
Overall Rating: 5
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