The Deering Goodtime Special is a 5-String Banjo with a The improved Goodtime Special Tone Ring produces a powerfully crisp, bright, shiny tone with good...
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Description | 7-String Openback Banjo with Pickup | 5Sstring Dojo Banjo with Pickup | 5-String Banjo | 5-String Banjo | Tenor Banjo | 4-String Concert Banjo | 5-String Open-Back Cripple Creek Clawhammer Banjo | Irish 12" Tenor Banjo | 6-String Banjo | Banjo Bass |
Neck | Maple | Maple | Maple | Mahogany | Maple, Mahogany | Maple | Maple | Maple | Maple | Maple |
Fretboard | Selected wood | Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia) | - | Rosewood | Ebony (Diospyros Crassiflora Hiern) | Blackwood | Blackwood | Blackwood | - | Blackwood |
Nut width | 47.6 mm | 30.2 mm | - | - | - | 34.9 mm (1.37") | 30.2 mm (1.19") | 31.7 mm | 42.85 mm | 4.76 cm |
Scale | 648 mm | 670 mm | - | 700 mm | - | 394 mm (15.51") | 665 mm (26.18") | 495 mm | - | 812 mm |
Tone ring | 12" Brass | - | - | - | - | Steel | Brass | Brass | - | - |
Rim | 12" Maple | - | - | - | 3-Ply violin-grade maple | Maple | Maple | Maple | - | - |
Tension hoop | Flat bar | - | - | - | Deering brass notched | Steel | Flat Bar | - | - | - |
Pickups | SMP+ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | SMP with adjustable volume |
Tailpiece | Terminator | - | - | - | True Tone Deering | EZ-String | No-Knot | - | - | - |
Head | 12" LC Renaissance | - | - | - | - | 8" LC Smooth | - | 12" HC Renaissance | - | 14" Renaissance |
Tuning | E-E-A-D-G-B-E | G-D-G-B-D | - | - | - | - | - | G-D-A-E | - | - |
Colour | Natural | Sunburst | - | Natural brown | - | Vintage brown satin | Vintage Brown Matte | Natural | Natural | - |
Body | Maple | Maple | Maple | Mahogany | Maple Rim | Maple | Maple | Maple | Maple | Maple |
Frets | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 |
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Bridge | - | Maple with ebony cap | - | - | Maple/Ebony | - | Maple with ebony cap | - | - | - |
Resonator | - | Biscuit | - | - | Maple in stained red mahogany, high-gloss | - | - | - | - | - |
Number Of Srings | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Finish | - | - | Satin | Nitrocellulose | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fretboard inlays | - | - | - | - | Original Eagle | - | Dots & Star | - | - | Snowflakes |
Machine heads | - | - | - | - | Banjo Planetary | - | Enclosed | - | - | - |
Armrest | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Vega Style | - | Hot Dog 14" |
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The Deering Goodtime Special is a 5-String Banjo with a The improved Goodtime Special Tone Ring produces a powerfully crisp, bright, shiny tone with good volume at a moderate price, 22 Frets, Closed machine heads & Made in USA. The retail price is 782.54 £.
Neck | Maple |
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Fretboard | Maple |
Inlays | Hardwood Bow Tie |
Nut width | 31.8 mm (1.25") |
Tonering | Patented Steel Goodtime Special Tone Ring |
Rim | 11" Blonde 3-ply Violin Grade Maple Rim |
Tension hoop | Steel |
Resonator | Blonde Maple |
Scale | 666.8 mm (26.25") |
Bridge | 5/8" Maple/Ebony Goodtime bridge |
Tailpiece | Deering Goodtime tailpiece |
Colour | Blonde Maple |
Number Of Srings | 5 |
Body | Maple |
Frets | 22 |
Incl. Case | No |
Incl. Gigbag | No |
Pickup | No |
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