Made in USAA tribute to the original Vega Little Wonder banjos, the Pisgah Wonder harkens to the golden age of banjo building.
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Made in USAThis is our version of the legendary Vega Tubaphone banjo from the turn of the century. A very close representation with some modern improvements, this banjo will stand out in any crowd.
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Made in USAThis is our version of the Vega Whyte Laydie banjo from the turn of the century. The Pisgah Laydie is definitely a show stopper in any banjo setting!
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Deering Sierra is a line of high-quality banjos produced by the Deering Banjo Company. The company was founded in 1975 by Greg and Janet Deering and is located in Spring Valley, California.
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The Boston 6 String banjo is tuned like a guitar so guitar players can instantly start playing this type of banjo. It has big resonant bass notes that you don't find on a 5-string banjo, and also crisp highs for that beautiful banjo tone.
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Take the weight of the world off your shoulders. The Atlas is ultra light (around six pounds), sounds great and is a joy to play. Its design was a Nechville-Sagmoen collaboration and echos the Ashborn Banjos of the 1860s. Modern Nechville innovations make the Atlas the most advanced traditional openback to date.
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Made in USAThe Dobson Professional features our new slotted headstock design and is available in stained curly maple.
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Manufactured in America by Bishline Banjos exclusively for Banjo.com. A serious banjo with a serious look! Black stained wood with nickel hardware and black tuners.
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Made in USAThe bluegrass inspired White Lotus banjo, named for its lotus flower inspired inlay pattern, is centered around the patent pending white oak rim. Ushering in a new era in playing comfort and sound for today’s banjo player.
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The Eagle II, popularized by Mumford & Son's Winston Marshall, is Deering's most-affordable, professional-grade resonator 5-string banjo. The Eagle II banjo is a whole new breed of banjo.
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The Eagle II, popularized by Mumford & Son's Winston Marshall, is Deering's most-affordable, professional-grade resonator 5-string banjo. Comes in a solid black finish.
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Made in USAFeaturing the patented Twenty-Ten tone ring, this plectrum banjo rings clearly and brightly - yet never harshly. Played by Scotty Morris of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
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Our top selling 6-string banjo - now as an acoustic/ electric model. Taylor Swift uses this banjo on her Grammy award winning song "Mean".
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Our most popular professional grade banjo for almost 30 years. We are proud to manufacture the Sierra as affordably as possible and still retain all of the high end features that affect the tone and playability.
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"The Sierra is truly a professional masterpiece of both sound and art at a price that is within your reach." - Greg Deering
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Our most popular professional grade banjo for almost 30 years. Simple detailing allows us to keep the cost down, while still giving you all the important components of a high quality banjo.
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Considered the Bluegrass workhorse, we feel like this is the best value for an American made full weight tone ring banjo on the market today. Fancy burl walnut resonator with satin finish, ivoroid binding, MOP inlay, three ply maple rim, nickel plated hardware.
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Our newest and most affordable professional grade resonator 5-string banjo. The Eagle II banjo is a whole new breed of banjo.
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The Deering Rustic Wreath is a collaborative effort between Deering Banjo Company and Barry Waldrep of Banjo.com. The banjo was designed by Waldrep and manufactured by Deering to his specifications, with input and guidance from both parties throughout the development process.
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Like new Pisgah Builders Choice built in January 2023. Persimmon Fingerboard with Tubaphone tone ring. A superb instrument.
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Finally! A banjo that can be played at any volume. The new Sierra Acoustic/Electric banjo features the factory installed Kavanjo banjo head pickup system.
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The Phoenix 6 String banjo has a beautiful organic tone that results in warm and well-rounded full notes. When amplified, these characteristics are enhanced by a combination of brilliant highs via the piezo pickup and warm mid range from the Kavanjo®.
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Hand-crafted in the USA by Rob Bishline, this banjo features a beautiful burl-walnut finish and classic lines. A professional-grade banjo in every way, this model includes a heavy bell-bronze tone ring, a one-piece flange and a gloss finish.
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Made in USAThe Rustic Wreath is a stunning and affordable walnut-stained maple banjo that honors the heritage of the instrument while taking on a sleek, minimalist feel. Click here to see a custom Rustic Wreath Openback.
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The Gibson RB-250 is a model of banjo that was first introduced by the Gibson company in the 1950s. It is a popular instrument among bluegrass musicians and is known for its bright, clear tone and powerful projection.
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The Bishline Salty Dog is named for a classic Bluegrass song, the Salty Dog is a great all-around professional-grade mahogany banjo with a 3-pound bell-bronze tone ring. Made in USA.
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Designed to have a woody sound acoustically and a great amplified sound at high volume. Comes with figured mahogany resonator with flame maple binding, ebony fingerboard, Bishline/ barnes woody rim/ring, black powder coated hardware and L.R. Baggs bridge pickup.
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Introducing Earth's lightest professional banjo. The Saturn achieves a great bluegrass sound at a fraction of the weight with its Timber-Tronic tone ring. It has a radiused fingerboard and Heli-Mount frame to boot.
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Made in USAThe Zeus carries all the great features as the Saturn, but wears a beautiful curly maple neck and resonator and a Nextar peghead. Complete with high ratio tuners for smooth, super-accurate tuning.
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Another Blishline traditional bluegrass powerhouse. The Clermont is made of tiger maple with traditional white binding and a cremona finish. Professional in every way, it includes a 3-pound bell-bronze tone ring and a hardshell case. Made in USA.
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An artistic banjo that sounds great and looks amazing. Black stained maple with dark wood binding, three ply maple rim, nickel hardware and koa binding. The fret board has constellation inlays.
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The tubaphone tone ring creates that unique Vega tone in this professional quality maple banjo. The Vega No.2 is a banjo made of top grade curly maple stained light amber and buffed to a high gloss.
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The Deering Maple Blossom is made from eastern violin grade curly maple, stained with a dark walnut stain, and adorned with flower mother of pearl inlays.
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This is the exact same banjo as the Deering Clawgrass banjo but is made with less expensive aesthetic materials (no gold plating and engraving, etc.). The tone and playability is exactly the same. Mark Johnson currently uses this banjo as his banjo when he travels.
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Huber VRB-4 in very good condition. Come with factory Huber vintage "no hole" tone ring and vintage rim. A great pre war sounding banjo.
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Named after Rob's mom, this has a mahogany resonator with flame maple binding. A warm rich bluegrass tone with 3 ply maple rim and nickel plated hardware.
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Many of our customers have been asking us to build a lighter banjo. Because of that, we have developed a few things to lighten our resonator banjo and are now happy to announce our newest Bishline model...The "Ultra-Light."
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The Deering John Hartford banjo is a tribute banjo to a folk, bluegrass, and country legend. The John Hartford banjo features a big round tone that is full bodied with great bass and sweet highs.
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A very nice Gibson Earl Scurggs that sounds great and plays great.
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Whether you want to re-create the folk music of the 1960's or musically travel into unexplored banjo territory or simply have a superb instrument to accompany vocals, the Vega Long Neck banjo will provide the versatile, sweet, beautiful banjo
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The Golden Wreath is a traditional design of the classic banjos made in the 1930's. A mahogany prewar style bluegrass banjo with that J.D. Crowe sound, the Golden Wreath is a banjo made of higher quality materials and workmanship.
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You get two full scales on the 24 Fret John Hartford Banjo and the added length of the neck moves the bridge to the center of the head giving a more rounded full bodied tone!
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This Huber Jim Mills is in fine shape with a little wear on the Armrest. It is an exceptional-sounding banjo.
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Capture the sound of the “Duke of Drive”, Terry Baucom! Designed with Terry's hard driving bluegrass style in mind, this incredible American Walnut banjo features a light weight bell bronze 20 hole Deering tone ring.
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A maple, prewar style bluegrass banjo made like the classic banjos of the 1930's with the same materials and the same weight, design and features, the Golden Era is one of our most popular banjos for traditional bluegrass bands.
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A premium quality world class 5-string banjo that is appreciated for its crisp tone with great highs and distinctive bass response. The Calico is not only beautiful, but it is also exceptionally dynamic with both powerful sound and response providing an excellent tool for all styles of music.
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Made of mahogany, the Legacy delivers a sweet, warm sound with an uninhibited musicality that effortlessly reaches the audience with a pure and balanced tone, amazingly pleasing to the ear and heralding a whole new musical realm for the world of banjo.
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Introducing Earth's most advanced banjo. 21st-century engineering collides with the five-string banjo to make a banjo that is ergonomic, sounds brilliant, and (practically) plays itself. Tradition blends with out-of-this-world innovation in our flagship professional bluegrass banjo.
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As beautiful and elegant as its mythical namesake, the Athena is substantially lighter light in weight but with no loss of tone. It is sonically bold and dripping with tone.
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The wood on this banjo is in very good condition. The gold metal has faded some and the original tailpiece has been replaced. (a new gold tailpiece has been ordered that will be included). Comes with original Gibson hard Case.
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The new Julia Belle low banjo is a unique collaboration between Deering and banjo icon, Alison Brown. The 24-fret low tuned banjo features John Hartford’s hand drawn artwork on the fingerboard as well as design aesthetics and features customized by Alison herself.
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“I knew I wanted a radiused fingerboard. Having tried Noam Pikelny’s banjo with 24 frets (an extra two frets coming out over the fingerboard), I requested the same. I had always desired a resonator made of quilted maple... .” - Tony Trischka
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Crisp Maple with a brilliant full bodied tone, deep bass, brilliant highs, The Saratoga Star is one of the most elegantly beautiful modern banjos to enter the musical arena of classic instruments.
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Our Huber VRB-G is a faithful representation of the classic Granada style banjo, featuring our 1930’s style Huber HR-30 Tone Ring and Huber Engineered Rim.
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Beautiful exotic walnut with abalone & ivoroid trim, The G.D.L. (Greg Deering Limited) banjo carries Greg's namesake because he really enjoys the understated elegance of this model.
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As you take the Nechville Vintage into your grasp you immediately begin sensing a uniqueness in quality.
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A dramatic dragon is exquisitely inlayed in mother of pearl and abalone shell in the peghead of the Vega Dragon Star. The many scaled, fire breathing dragon's tail and claws are entwined around a bold Vega star amid vividly engraved in the classical tradition.
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The Legacy is a wonderful professional level banjo that is a racehorse for the performing musician and dedicated banjo enthusiast, an effortless and instantly versatile tool for boundless musical creativity.
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The Saratoga Star is one of the most elegantly beautiful modern banjos to enter the musical arena of classic instruments. With Kruger Bronze Tone Ring.
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The Deering Ivanhoe is part of Deering's Private Collection. We reserve the most highly figured walnut for the neck and rare pieces of exotic burl walnut veneer for the resonator.
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An open back banjo with a deeper 4" rim, the depth of a minstrel banjo, is what story teller and Grammy award-winner, David Holt has been playing since 1988.
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The Jens Kruger model has significant resonance and clarity, elevating it to the caliber of orchestral instruments. The Jens Kruger banjo is designed to unlock the creativity for the dedicated musician.
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An openback with punch! For modern clawhammer style players who enjoy jamming in any style of music this powerful openback banjo can hold it's own with a loud, clear bell like tone normally only found in resonator banjos.
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Tree of Life banjo is Greg Deering's modern interpretation of the old S.S. Stewart Tree of Life inlay pattern extended and embellished on the peghead to create a uniquely Deering look.
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The Jens Kruger model has significant resonance and clarity, elevating it to the caliber of orchestral instruments. The Jens Kruger banjo is designed to unlock the creativity for the dedicated musician.
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“I knew I wanted a radiused fingerboard. Having tried Noam Pikelny’s banjo with 24 frets (an extra two frets coming out over the fingerboard), I requested the same. I had always desired a resonator made of quilted maple… .” – Tony Trischka
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An Heirloom Banjo - The Texas Banjo commemorates the 150th year anniversary of Texas' independence from Mexico. Only 151 Texas banjos will be made, each with a serial number representing one of the years between 1836 and 1986.
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Made in USAThe Deering Gabriella is the ultimate combination of luxurious beauty and incredible sound - the sparkle of the mother of pearl fingerboard is breath-taking like opening a box of jewels when you open the case and the tone of the Gabriella is outstanding. The Gabriella is the very top of the Deering line.
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The Deering Banjosaurus is a longneck banjo custom made for George Grove of the Kingston Trio. The Deering Banjosaurus inlay features a colorful mural of the dinosaur age made from many different soapstones and mother-of-pearl.
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We make buying a banjo easy!
You don’t have to worry about buying a low-quality instrument from us. We only sell instruments of sturdy construction made from quality materials. We partner with the finest instrument makers in America.
What’s included when I buy a banjo from Banjo.com?
Professional Setup
Every banjo that leaves our store has been professionally setup and tested by our resident expert and owner, Barry Waldrep. He checks for any damage, loose connections, or missing pieces incurred from shipping. The spikes have been requested, these are carefully installed and finally the banjo is tuned and packed snuggly.
Starter Pack
Get started right away! When you open the box, your banjo will be tuned and ready to play. You may need to do some minor tuning so we include a tuner in the starter pack. You’ll also receive picks, and strap, and a DVD beginner lessons.
Banjo Lessons
We have partnered with a renowned banjo teacher to bring you six weeks of video lessons delivered right to your email account. We truly want you to become proficient player and enjoy this incredible instrument.
How do I know which banjo I should buy?
With so many models to choose from, we know this can be overwhelming. Most folks will let their budget help them decide. If you are buying your first banjo, you may want to check out our best-selling beginner banjos. Don’t let the low price point of the Deering Goodtime Openback fool you, it’s made by the same folks who make the Deering Sierra and other high-end models with the same attention to detail and quality craftsmanship. Here’s an article that may help you decide how much to spend.
If you’ve done some research, then you might have determined what style you want to play. If you are at that point then choosing between an openback or resonator banjo helps narrow down the options.
DOWNLOAD: BEGINNER’S BUYING GUIDE
What banjo brands are the best?
This is obviously a heavily debated topic. Some people are going to prefer Chevy over Ford, both companies have been around for a very long time so they must be doing something right. Well, the same thing applies to banjo brands. As mentioned above, we focus on American brands that craft extremely well-built instruments.
The Deering Banjo Company is one you’re probably familiar with. They have been at this since the 1970’s and they make some of the best in the business. They also make Vega banjos. If you are looking for other great American brands, check out Bishline and Nechville.
Am I getting the best price?
When it comes to new banjos, we guarantee we are selling these instruments at the lowest prices that we are allowed to offer them at. We offer a low-price guarantee so if you see a lower priced banjo advertised, show us and we will match any reasonable prices.
We also offer free shipping anywhere in the Continental U.S. and competitive rates to Alaska and Hawaii. Factor in the starter pack and the professional setup and yes, we think you are getting the best price. Not to mention, if you have any questions after your purchase, you can call us and speak with someone who knows banjos.
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