Bluegrass Resonator Banjos
Bluegrass banjos are designed for bluegrass music but are sometimes used for other types of music as well. The resonator on the back re-directs sound toward the front of the banjo, making it significantly louder. Resonators also help to create a tone that is deeper and more complex, a characteristic of bluegrass banjos.
Five-string banjos that lack a resonator are referred to as “open back” banjos, frequently played in “clawhammer” style, while finger picks are normally used to play bluegrass banjos.
This 1977 Baldwin ODE Style-C Mahogany banjo is in very good condition with all-original parts. This is one of the rare banjos that was actually made by Baldwin Piano and Organ Company of Cincinnati, Ohio before they were later bought out by Gibson. Spikes on 7,8, and 9 frets. It's a classic, historic instrument.
This 1977 Stelling Staghorn Five-String Resonator Banjo is in excellent condition. It was very seldom played, if at all. This banjo has a binding of abalone shell pearl along the inlay, neck, heel, and on both sides of the resonator.
The Fender Leo was made in Japan when the Japanese perhaps made superior banjos to those made in the United States. This Leo was built to Gibson specifications and features a full-size tone ring and a 10-ply shell. It also has pot metal parts and high-quality keys. This particular Fender Leo belonged to an avid collector who had many banjos, so it was rarely played. It includes the original hardshell case.
This banjo is in excellent condition with a curly maple neck and resonator and all-original nickel hardware. It’s an exceptionally good sounding banjo as is typical with Greg Rich-era instruments.
This Huber VRB 3 Banjo was manufactured in 2016 at their factory in Nashville and has the same features if you bought a new one today from Steve: an engineered rim, a Huber HR-30 tone ring, and a mahogany neck and resonator.
This Stelling Red Fox may have never been played. It has the original warranty card and 1/4' driver that Geoff Stelling included with all his banjos so his customers can adjust the head.
Gold Tone brings back the high-quality, low-priced beginner Bluegrass banjo!
The Gold Tone AC-6 Banjitar packs a punch like no other entry-level banjo guitar.
The CC-Banjitar was our first banjo guitar and its popularity remains strong due its unsurpassed combination of great build quality, valued features and low price.
The Dirty 30s Series sits at the perfect crossroads of classic sound and historic design.
In late 2018, "Banjo Ben" Clark, Jake Stogdill, and Robby Boone had a concept for replicating one of the most iconic banjos, played by the one of the most iconic banjo players of all time, JD Crowe's original RB-3 ("Banger"). After extensive research, and with great attention to every detail, Gold Tone was able to rebirth this classic banjo. What makes this banjo truly unique is its "No Hole" tone ring, which really tightens up the sustain. It also features the original measurements on the headstock, neck and body, nickel plated hardware, slanted resonator walls, vintage inlay, a Presto tailpiece, concentric resonator rings, and a brown mahogany finish. We've designed hundreds of banjos in the last 25 years, but tone-wise, this outperforms every previous model. Includes an archtop hardshell case, lifetime transferrable warranty, and can optionally be ordered with capo spikes. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A89mcSoTvgo?si=tjLLF6mTYx3hQVul" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Incredible condition Mitch .38 Special 5 string Banjo MADE IN USA. This also includes a very nice Superior Hardshell Case and is set up and ready to go!!!!