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Specially designed for Dixieland or Traditional Jazz and tuned 4th to 1st String C,G,B,D for that style of music, the term Plectrum refers to the fact that they are played with a flat pick which in the old days was called a plectrum. The plectrum banjo in more recent times has found a home with guitar players who tune it like the last four strings of a guitar in D,G,B,E and use their guitar fingering making it very easy to play.
Made in the USA at the Deering shop with the same tooling we use to make the top of the line banjos, the Goodtime banjos are the lowest priced American made banjos. They are so good many professionals have recorded with Goodtime banjos – they are simple and durable and great playing.
If you want a great low priced jazz banjo for travel and leisure this is the quality best buy on the market!
Neck:
Blonde Slender Rock Maple Neck
22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets
Hardwood Bowtie Inlays
Geared Tuners
Sealed Geared Guitar Tuners
Satin Finish
Pot:
3-ply Violin Grade Goodtime Maple Rim
11” Frosted Top Bottom Crown Head
Steel Tension Hoop
16 Bracket Shoes
16 Flat Hooks with 9/32” Hex Nuts
Patented Goodtime Tailpiece
Nickel Plated Hardware
Triangle Box for Carrying
Gig Bag or Hardshell Case Sold Separately
Tone:
Has a bright sound of maple that projects well.
Easy to play with clarity of note separation.
Tuned: C,G,D,A in standard tuning
It can also be tuned like the last for strings of a guitar, D,G,B,E
Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.
Comes with light gauge strings
Can be played with medium gauge strings as well.
Dimensions:
Neck Width at the Nut 1 3/16"”
Scale Length Nut to Bridge 26 1/4”
Rim diameter 11”
Weight Approx. 4 lbs
Warranty: The trust and pride we share in our product gives us the confidence to grant every owner of a Goodtime Banjo a six year warranty ensuring the quality of our materials and workmanship.
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This was the only place I could track down the oddly specific 4 string banjer I’ve been looking for. Took a while to get because they had to order it from the manufacturer, but well worth the wait. Customer service was very responsive to my shipping questions. It’s always better to support any one but Bezos. Buy from these guys.
Excellent! David is great to work with and both of my instruments came perfectly set up and ready-to-play. David is now my first choice for instruments and accessories.
Great service and setup by Deering. Lots of fun so far.
A high quality product, that's made in the United States.
I am not new to the banjo, but just recently decided I wanted to branch off into the plectrum aspect, as I am already partly there with my background in classic style banjo and its C, G, B, D tuning. Instead of spending a large sum of money for this new venture, I decided on the Goodtime series of banjo by Deering, since I have one of the earlier 5-string models which I have played for years. The Banjo Studio was the only place where I could get a plectrum version, so after about 2 weeks, I finally received my banjo and really am loving it. I love a musical challenge and am really having fun learning and playing a quality instrument. Another great plus is that is weighs only about 4 pounds!
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