The Deering Artisan Goodtime Two 17-fret tenor: a 4-string resonator tenor banjo with a 21 inch scale, dark red mahogany stain, a Midnight Maple fingerboard with vintage Artisan style inlays and planetary tuners. About 5.5 lbs, tuned C G D A. Made in Spring Valley, California. In stock, $1,329 with free shipping.
The Deering Artisan Goodtime Two 19-fret tenor: a 4-string resonator tenor banjo with a 23 inch scale, dark red mahogany stain, a Midnight Maple fingerboard with vintage Artisan style inlays and planetary tuners. About 5.5 lbs, tuned C G D A. Made in Spring Valley, California. In stock, $1,329 with free shipping.
The Deering Artisan Goodtime Two is the Goodtime Two resonator banjo dressed up: dark red mahogany stain, a Midnight Maple fingerboard with vintage Artisan style inlays, and planetary tuners. Same 3-ply violin grade maple rim, about 6.5 lbs. Made in Spring Valley, California. $1,329 with free shipping.
This is a pre-order. Deering has this banjo scheduled to ship to us in mid-October 2026. Your payment is fully refundable at any time before it ships.
The Deering Calico is a premium curly maple bluegrass banjo: AA grade curly maple neck in honey amber, AAA ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl scroll inlays, the Deering -06- bell bronze tone ring, glued-in frets and a tapered resonator for projection. About 11 lbs, made in Spring Valley, California, with a Deering lifetime warranty. $5,999 with free shipping.
This is a pre-order. Deering has this banjo scheduled to ship to us in early October 2026. Your payment is fully refundable at any time before it ships.
The Deering Eagle II carries Deering's patented Twenty-Ten brass tone ring, developed by Greg Deering and Jens Kruger, for a rich midrange with good bass and treble. A resonator banjo that works for both bluegrass and clawhammer. Quartersawn maple neck in Eagle Red, about 10 lbs, made in Spring Valley, California, with a Deering lifetime warranty. $3,299 with free shipping.
A Goodtime openback with a Kavanjo humbucking pickup built into the head, so it plays acoustically and plugs straight into an amp or a PA. 3-ply violin grade maple rim, rock maple neck with Art Deco hardwood inlays, US Bronze powder finished hardware. Only 4.5 lbs, handcrafted in Spring Valley, California. $999 with free shipping and professional setup by our banjo tech Tara.
The Deering Goodtime Blackgrass is the darkest banjo in the Deering lineup. All-black matte finish, black head, matte black hardware. 3-ply violin grade maple rim with resonator. Midnight maple fingerboard with vintage artisan inlays. Planetary tuners, spikes at 7, 9, and 10. Handcrafted in Spring Valley, California. $1,389 with free shipping and professional setup by our banjo tech Tara. Made in the USA.
The Deering Blackgrass Special takes the all-black Blackgrass and adds a Goodtime Special steel tone ring for a brighter, richer tone with more sustain and volume. Midnight maple fingerboard with vintage artisan pearloid inlays. Planetary tuners, spikes at 7, 9, and 10.
This is a pre-order. Our next left-handed Goodtime is due to arrive from Deering in October 2026. Your payment is fully refundable at any time before it ships.
The left-handed build of the Deering Goodtime, the banjo teachers recommend more than any other: a 3-ply violin grade maple rim, a slim rock maple neck and only 4.5 lbs. Made in Spring Valley, California. Set up by our banjo tech Tara in Yellow Springs before it ships. $599 with free shipping.
The Goodtime Parlor is Deering's short-scale Goodtime: a 23 inch scale and 19 frets on the same 3-ply violin grade maple rim that makes the Goodtime sound so good. Sized for kids, smaller hands and travel, and only about 4 lbs. Made in Spring Valley, California. In stock in Yellow Springs and set up by our banjo tech Tara. $599 with free shipping.
The Deering Goodtime Six is a 6-string, steel-string banjo that tunes like a guitar. Handcrafted in Spring Valley, California. Maple fingerboard, 3-ply violin grade maple rim, comfortable guitar-style neck. $899 with free shipping and professional setup by our banjo tech Tara. Made in the USA.
The Deering Goodtime Six-R is a 6-string banjo tuned like a guitar (E A D G B E), with a maple resonator for stage volume, a radiused Pau Ferro fingerboard and a guitar style 1 11/16 inch nut. About 5.5 lbs. Made in Spring Valley, California. In stock, $1,189 with free shipping.