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Open Back Banjos
Open Back Banjos for Bluegrass, Clawhammer, Old Time and Folk Styles
Featuring Gold Tone and Deering Open Back Banjos
Open-back banjos are normally associated with a popular style of banjo playing called clawhammer. Clawhammer banjo is normally associated with a genre of traditional music that is different from bluegrass that is called Old Time ...
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Goldtone
Gold Tone Open Back banjos for Clawhammer, Old Time, frailing and other folk styles
Goldtone Open Back banjos for Clawhammer, Old Time, frailing and other folk style. Many open back banjos can also work well for three finger bluegrass style as a lighter weight alternative to heavier bluegrass banjos with a resonator.
We carry all Gold Tone Old time banjos and at the best prices. We include a case with every Gold Tone open back banjo and many other free items like electronic tuners and straps.
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Deering Open Back
Deering Open Back Banjos
Deering open back banjos for learning and playing bluegrass, clawhammer banjo style, and old time banjo. Many beginner banjos to start on with beginner banjo kits. Deerings are American Made in California. We are a full service Deering Dealer. Long Neck Banjos, Deering Good Time, Artisan and Vega open back banjos.
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Long Neck Banjos
Long Neck Banjos
We have a great selection of Long Neck banjos and long neck banjo cases.
A long neck banjo is three frets longer than a standard 22 fret banjo and is tuned to open E tuning. The 5th string peg is not at the 5th fret it is located up at the 8th fret. If you put a banjo capo on a long neck banjo at the 3rd fret you are in Open G and capo on the 7th fret in A. If you want to add 5th string capo spikes to a long neck banjo, the common frets to place them at are the 11th 13th and 15th frets. If you purchase a long neck banjo us we can install them at the correct frets for you. Long Neck banjos do not require special strings and normal banjo strings are long enough.
The notes to tune a Long Neck Banjo to for standard long neck open E Tuning are
5th string-E 4th string-B 3rd string-E 2nd string-G# 1st string-B
Using a Capo on a long neck banjo to play in different keys
For Open G - Capo to 3rd fret and use the 5th string capo spike at the 11th fret
For Key of A Capo to 5th fret and use the 5th string capo spike at the 13th fret
For Key of B Capo to 7th fret and use the 5th string capo spike at the 15th fret -
Nechville Open Back...
Nechville Open Back Banjos
Nechville Banjos known for their bluegrass Helimount designed banjos with resonator designed an open back banjo with class and many innovative features called the "Moonshiner".
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Morgan Monroe Open...
Deering Goodtime Two 19-Fret Tenor Banjo
(0) $799.00Deering Goodtime Two 19 Fret Tenor Banjo with Resonator All wood, rim and resonator this is a great tenor for learning to play jazz, be it Dixieland or Traditional jazz Irish tuning styles or in Chicago Tuning. This banjo is light weight and not as loud as a more expensive banjo so it's easier on the ears of family members. It has a very pleasant tone...
Nechville Moonshine Standard or Deluxe with Excelsior Heli-Mount Frame
(0) $3,418.00The MOONSHINE is Back! Now with the Excelsior Heli-Mount Frame The cherished traditional open back sound in a totally new look. The Moonshine offers all the benefits of the Heli-Mount and Quick-Cam neck mounting technology with distinctive style and comfort. The Moonshine features an Ebony fingerboard. Neck and body components of the Moonshine are...
Deering Comfortable Leather Banjo Strap for Goodtime, Artisan and Open Back Banjos
(1) $34.00Comfortable Leather Banjo Straps for Goodtime, Artisan and Open Back Banjos Banjo Strap that Fits Banjos with Smaller Space to Fit the Strap Leather Strap that fits all Goodtime and Goodtime Artisan Banjos as well as other open back and resonator banjos that have a smaller space to fit the strap between the head tightening brackets.These Deering banjo...
Deering Goodtime 4-String 19 Fret Tenor Banjo
(0) $529.00Deering Goodtime Tenor Banjo - 4-String 19 Fret for Jazz or Irish Styles THE DEERING GOODTIME 19 FRET TENOR BANJO IS IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP! Made in America at the Deering Banjo factory in California, the Goodtime openback banjo weighs about 4 pounds so it is ideal for traveling, camping, hiking, taking to the beach and provides a vibrant singing...
The Gold Star GE-1 Prospector Old-Time Banjo
(0) $649.00The Gold Star GE-1 Prospector Old-Time Banjo The Gold Star Prospector Old Time Banjo is an open back banjo perfect for learning and playing clawhammer and old time banjo styles. This is the first open back old time banjo produced by Gold Star Banjos. It features the high quality you'd expect from Gold Star who has the highest of reputation's from their...
Gold Tone BC-350 Plus
(1) $1,649.00Gold Tone Bob Carlin 350 Plus Banjo The Goldtone Bob Carlin BC 350 Plus has a 12 inch rim or I like to call it a "12 inch open back pot". It offers deep authentic tone and the BC 350 Plus when you hold it feels and looks like it should cost a lot more. I've played these and I can tell you that the pictures don't really do it justice. While this banjo is...
Deering Boston Long Neck
(0) $2,449.00Boston Long Neck Deering Banjo Made popular by Pete Seeger,the Long Neck banjo has a greater range for all styles of music. The Boston Long Neck Banjo Model has been discontinued by the manufacturerCheck our other Long Necks we have available Long Neck Banjos at BanjoTeacher.com Tuned in an E Chord, The Boston Long Neck is easier to sing with for deep...
Deering Sierra Openback 5-string Banjo
(0) $2,449.00Sierra Openback 5-String Deering Banjo The most popular and affordable professional grade banjo now available as an openback Greg Deering knows what it feels like to want a professional banjo and not be able to afford it, so this has become the flagship of our line. We make the Sierra affordable and you get all the most important features that affect...
Deering Eagle II Openback 5-String Banjo
(0) $2,299.00Eagle II OpenBack 5-String Deering Banjo Deering's newest professional grade openback 5-string banjo. The Eagle II™ banjo is a whole new breed of banjo.The Eagle II openback banjo features the ground breaking, patent pending Twenty-Ten Tone Ring which is a completely original Deering design that gives the banjo an extremely clear tone. This is an...
Deering Banjo Uke Concert Scale With Free Deering Case
(1) $559.00The Deering Banjo Uke - Goodtime Banjo Ukulele with Free Case "Ukelele Banjo" Banjo Uke by Deering These banjo uke "ukelele banjos" made by Deering are the best. They have an 11 inch banjo head size as opposed to the standard 8 inch size of other banjo ukes. They sound great, look great, are of high US made quality and are really easy to play and learn...
Deering Goodtime Acoustic/Electric Banjo - Free Beginner Kit
(0) $839.00Goodtime Acoustic/Electric Deering Banjo Electric Banjo With Better Banjo Tone Finally! A banjo that can be played at any volume. The new Goodtime Acoustic/Electric banjo features the factory installed Kavanjo banjo head pickup system. This system allows your banjo to be plugged into a guitar amp and played at screaming levels without feedback while...
Vega Old Time Wonder Banjo 11 inch
(0) $1,890.00For Clawhammer banjoists who prefer a scooped neck to ease plucking their banjos over the fingerboard we make the Vega Old Tyme Wonder. We build in a traditional "scoop″ that allows more room for the fingers and thumb of the right hand to pluck the strings over the fingerboard. We steam and bend our violin grade maple rim and install a fiberskyn head over...
Vega Old Time Wonder Banjo with 12 inch Rim
(0) $2,049.00Now with a featuring the new Grand 12" Rim, this banjo is perfect for old time clawhammer banjoists. The wider 12" rim brings out more bass response and truly gives a great old time banjo tone when paired with the fiberskyn head. Featuring a scooped neck to ease playing over the fingerboard. We build in a traditional "scoop″ that allows more room for the...
Deering Goodtime Two 4-String Plectrum Banjo
(0) $799.00Goodtime Two 4-String Plectrum Deering Banjo Deering Beginner 4-String Plectrum Banjo - Goodtime Two tuned to C G B D for Dixieland, Jazz and Swing Music The Deeering Goodtime Two 4-String Plectrum Banjo is for playing dixieland, jazz and strumming the banjo. It's normally tuned to C G B D or Chicago Style List of FREE Items Included with this Banjo...
Gold Tone - BC-120
(2) $674.25Bob Carlin Gold tone Banjo Following the success of the Bob Carlin models BC-350 and BC-350+, Gold Tone introduced a new brother, the BC-120. This economically priced version of the BC line has many of the features of it's costlier relative: 12" rim and frailing scoop to play over the neck for a deeper tone, a wider fingerboard to facilitate drop thumb,...
Gold Tone White Layde WL-250 Plus
(1) $1,186.00White Ladye 250 Plus - WL-250 Plus Banjo from Gold Tone Due to the enormous popularity of the WL-250, GoldTone has now introduced an exquisite version featuring our custom tree of life inlay. Unlike other tree of life inlay designs, the position markers are easily seen by the flower patterns for up the neck playing. Scooped fingerboard is unavailable for...
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