Banjos

The banjo is instrumental (pardon the pun) in American music. Originally descended from traditional African instruments, it plays a major role in bluegrass and country and even pops up occasionally in rock, jazz and fusion. Nothing else sounds like it, and it's a fun instrument to play. Now it's easy to get started playing banjo - Fender's FB-300 Banjo Pack includes a Fender banjo, gig bag, strings, tuner, picks and an instructional book. Ever...

The American Made, Goodtime banjo is easy to play, handy, rugged, easy to adjust and has a sparkling tone comparable or superior to other brands of banjos costing three times as much. Playability: The Goodtime banjo has a slender low profile neck that is easy to finger and comfortable for large and small hands. The high quality rock maple wood contributes to the bright sparkling sound of the Goodtime banjo. This hard, dense wood is also very st...

The Goodtime 2 banjo is fast and easy to play due to the slender, low profile, rock maple neck. The single coordinator rod in the pot allows the player or technician to adjust the action to suit the players needs. The standard 11" diameter rim is a combination of birch and rock maple. The 16 brackets and standard rim diameter make head adjustments easy and simple and the availability of replacement heads is simple since the heads are the sam...

The Goodtime Special is fast and easy to play due to the slender, low profile of the neck. Comfortable for large and small hands, this slender profile is the same one that is found on our much sought after upper line Deering models. The neck is made of rock maple. This hard, dense wood is very strong and stable. The fretwork is precise to ensure accurate intonation over the entire fingerboard. The Goodtime Special is fast and easy to play due to ...

Fender’s new Rustler six-string closed-back banjo is perfect for guitarists who want to get perfectly sparkling banjo sound in a comfortably familiar six-string format. Features include a resonant closed-back mahogany body with an elegant three-color sunburst finish, 24-piece bracket, rolled-brass tone ring with chrome plating, mahogany neck with 22-fret rosewood fingerboard and distinctive Fender headstock shape, and die-cast tuners.Featur...

The Goodtime 2 banjo is fast and easy to play due to the slender, low profile, rock maple neck. The single coordinator rod in the pot allows the player or technician to adjust the action to suit the players needs. The standard 11" diameter rim is a combination of birch and rock maple. The 16 brackets and standard rim diameter make head adjustments easy and simple and the availability of replacement heads is simple since the heads are the sam...

There's been a huge resurgence in bluegrass over the past several years, perhaps simply because people are realizing that there's a uniquely American sound to the genre. Whatever the reason, banjos are experiencing a huge surge in popularity. Our FB-55 model is a step up from its brother, the entry-level FB-54, with a mahogany resonator and neck, 26.4" scale, laminated wood rim, rosewood fingerboard with snowflake inlay and chrome-covered...

Fender's professional-level banjo is the FB-58, with fine features you'd expect from such an instrument, including a flame maple resonator and neck, 26.4" scale, wood rim, chrome-covered tuners, rosewood fingerboard with pearloid inlay and die-cast metal tone ring. Fender® FB58 Banjo Specifications: Model Name: FB58 Banjo Model Number: 095-5800-021 Series: Fender Banjo Series Body Style: 5-String Banjo Colors: (021) Natural ...

The FB-59 is Fender's finest banjo. The FB-59 has the loud, ringing tone needed to cut through a blazing bluegrass band. This banjo easily competes with much more expensive banjos. With a walnut resonator the FB-59 banjo rings clear with a full, natural tone. The gold hardware and mother of pearl inlays add a look that is as beautiful as the sound. Amazing playability, beautiful looks, and full, rich sound make the Fender FB-59 banjo in a class a...

The Deering B6 banjo is designed to give any guitar player the immediate ability to play a banjo by transferring any guitar technique instantly without having to learn any new fingerings, chords, techniques, etc. The Deering B6 banjo is designed to give any guitar player the immediate ability to play a banjo by transferring any guitar technique instantly without having to learn any new fingerings, chords, techniques, etc. PLAYABILITY: The Deer...

Boston 5-string banjo with thick steel rim for added support. The most affordable 5-string bluegrass resonator banjo on the market, the Boston will allow you to excel in your playing faster than a lower quality banjo. You won't be disappointed with this one! Features: Tropical American Mahogany Neck w/ Rosewood Fingerboard and Slender Deering Neck Shape, 3-Ply Maple Rim, Deering Tone Ring, Zinc Flange-Nickel Plated, and Satin Finish

With a Bluegrass resonator back, The Classic Goodtime 2 banjo has a 3-ply violin grade maple rim and produces a bright and clear tone. The Classic 2 is enhanced with a Rich Brown stain, white detailing and spikes at 7, 9, and 10. The spikes enable you to expand your playing from the key of G and play in the keys of A, B and C by putting the fifth string under the spike and using a capo on the other four strings to adjust the tuning. Here is a ban...