The Deering Boston 6-String Acoustic Electric Banjo with Hardshell Case is a fine American Made handcrafted instrument...This instrument is available for immediate shipment. We are offering a free accessory package with this instrument for a limited time. These are always backordered so don\'t wait - order today!
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Boston 6-String Banjo In Depth:
Tuned like a guitar, guitar players can get up and go with this 6-string banjo. Deering\'s top selling 6-string banjo - now as an acoustic/electric model. This banjo is the preferred sound in country recording studios and in non-traditional bands like the Keith Urban Band. Keith Urban uses this as his banjo when on the road and in the studio. This banjo has big resonant bass notes that you don\'t find on a 5-string banjo, and also crisp highs for that beautiful banjo tone - now capable of being amplified with a great acoustic tone or through effect pedals!Taylor Swift uses this banjo on her Grammy award winning song \"Mean\".This banjo is the preferred sound in country recording studios and in non-traditional bands like the Keith Urban Band. You can hear this banjo played on Keith Urban songs like \"Someone Like You\" and his Grammy award winning \"Sweet Thing.\"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.
Artists that play this banjo include Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, John Fogerty, Kacey Musgraves, Detroit Brooks, Jim West.
SPECS:
Neck:
Tropical American Mahogany
Slender Deering Neck Shape
Arched Ebony Fingerboard
Seed & Vine Inlays,
Guitar Style Tuners
Adjustable truss-rod
22 Pressed In Nickel-Silver FretsPot:
3/16\" Durable Nickel Plated Steel Rim
24-Piece Butterfly Flange
24 flat hooks with 9/32\" hex nuts
24 Bracket Shoes
11\" Frosted Top High Crown Head
Beveled Tension Hoop
Deering 6-string Tailpiece
Nickel Plated Hardware,
Deering 6-String TailpieceResonator:
Mahogany, with white binding
Trimmed in White
Straight Side Walls
Satin FinishTone:
Has the sweet sound of mahogany with less sustain for clear notes. Crisp highs and good bass response with less overtones than many banjos. Easy to play with clarity of note separation. Great for recording. Tuned E,A,D,G,B,E for standard Guitar tuning, can also be tuned in other tunings
Strings recommended XL Dunlop Guitar Strings, other gauges can be used, however to get the best banjo tone it should have light or extra light guitar strings or electric guitar strings.
Includes a deluxe Deering Hardshell CaseDimensions:
Neck Width at the Nut 1 ¾”
Scale Length Nut to Bridge 26 ¼”
Resonator diameter 13 7/8”
Overall Instrument Length 38 ½”Warranty:
Lifetime Warranty ensuring the quality of Deering\'s materials and workmanship.
Deering\'s newest and most affordable professional grade resonator 5-string banjo. The Eagle II banjo is a whole new breed of banjo. It features the ground breaking, patent pending Twenty-Ten Tone Ring which is a completely original Deering design that is unlike any other traditional tone ring. It produces a high quality sound that is versatile for many styles of playing. While the sound is uniquely Eagle, it represents a refinement in the quality of banjo tone, something that allows the player to soar to new heights. It is perfect for the player who wants a professional quality banjo that he can use for playing many styles of music.
The new Eagle II Banjo was the first place prize at the 2010 Merlefest Banjo Contest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
