Up for sale is a Deering B6 Boston 6-string banjo with original Deering hard shell case. This banjo is in excellent condition and comes with a heavy duty leather strap. Here's a brief rundown on the B6.
Tuned like a Guitar, Guitar players can get up and go with this 6-string banjo - Uniquely Deering, the Boston Banjo breaks with tradition and provides a professional quality sound at a lower price point by creating the drum from 3/16" rolled steel which rings like a tone ring. Also, upgrading the accuracy of tuning by way of guitar tuners with a higher gear ratio than the traditional banjo tuners.
The uniquely Deering Inlay pattern gives you visual beauty enhancing the great performance. 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.
Tone:
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 D'Addario 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 Deering Hardshell Case
Features
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 Frets
Pot:
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 Tailpiece
Resonator:
Mahogany, with white binding
Trimmed in White
Straight Side Walls
Satin Finish
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