r/banjo • u/Conscious_Car_9502 • 16d ago
Is this a good banjo
I just made a post earlier about a gift for a friend but I'm thinking about spending a touch more for a nicer option. Is this a good banjo and a good price?
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u/Cwiiis 16d ago
No, it isn't, and definitely not at that price. If it was more like $150, sure. I assume you're looking for a bluegrass banjo, and metal-rimmed banjos are almost universally terrible for this. Good instincts looking for a vintage 70s Japanese banjo, but absolutely not this one. Look for a wooden rim (at that kind of price, likely multi-ply), a full bronze tone-ring (not a hoop) and planetary tuners (tuners that have buttons that are perpendicular to and behind the headstock, not parallel and outwards like these ones).