5 String Banjos

Gold Tone Banjola+ electric-acoustic 5-string banjo neck with A-style mandolin body. The Banjola is a beautiful instrument with exquisite tone and sustain that you won't find in a standard 5-string banjo. Supplied with Gig Bag

New Goodtime Artisan 'Special' resonator banjo from Deering Banjos USA. Superb Bluegrass banjo with newly designed inlays,fingerboard and headstock design. Fitted with the 2010 tonering,great for playing in a band setting. Updated from the Classic goodtime with the same superb build quality and playability . 

This model is supplied already spiked on frets 7, 9 and 10.

See below for detailed specifications.

The Deering Goodtime Leader Parlor is a higher specification than the standard Goodtime Parlor banjo. It is an excellent shorter scale 19 fret open back banjo with a rock maple neck set up for playing all styles, it is lightweight and easy to handle and carry for travelling if needed.

The Vega 12 inch rim 'Old Tyme Wonder' open back banjo with 'scooped' neck and inlaid Vega 'Star' in the headstock. Crafted by Deering with a superb blend of today's technology and yesterday's classic tone. This is a light weight banjo that is made especially for musicians who want the mellower banjo sound and a lovely full tone. Not a trace of fretwear or any other mark.

Supplied with original Deering hard case.

The Goodtime Artisan Americana™ features a 12” rim, which gives the banjo a stronger bass response and a much warmer tone. The fullness and warmth of the larger rim is further enhanced by the addition of a 12” Renaissance head which beautifully complements the banjo both visually and sonically. The Artisan version of the Goodtime Americana features a rich brown stain, planetary banjo tuners, and the Midnight Maple fingerboard. This model features a frailing scoop but isn't pictured with it! Further details below...

Handmade in North Carolina, USA., the Pisgah Dobson is perfect for those looking for a lighter weight banjo with good sustain and projection.  The Dobson tone ring, modeled after the original 1881 patent, is bell shaped and gives the banjo good sustain and resonance while only adding 9 ounces to the total weight.  The Pisgah Dobson is very responsive, making it a joy to play!

Pisgah build banjos with a firm eye on sustainability and use 100% native Appalachian tonewoods. 

Choose your overall build option from Walnut or Cherry or Maple.

Supplied with quality padded Gig Bag.

Gold Tone CB-100 5 String banjo. Clawhammer 5-string openback banjo 11". A scooped fingerboard, rolled brass rod tone ring, and vintage design makes this banjo great value. Supplied with Hard case.

USA hand built Deering Sierra 'Maple' 5-string Open Back banjo with Deering -06- 20 hole bell bronze tone ring. This model has exquisite Greg Deering styled intricate pearl inlaid ebony fingerboard. Vintage brown stained maple neck and rim.

Supplied complete with a padded gig bag ...The Ozark 2112G closed back resonator banjo with rolled brass tone ring. This Ozark banjo offers a great sound and value for money.The affordable upgrade from a beginner instrument.

The Deering Goodtime Leader Maple Prince has a higher specification than the standard Goodtime banjo. It is fitted with a set of back facing Planetary Geared Deering Classic banjo tuning pegs and inlaid black side dot neck position markers. It is an excellent open back banjo with a USA rock maple neck and is set up for playing all styles, it is lightweight and easy to handle and carry for travelling if needed. The sound from this banjo is incredible! The three ply solid violin maple rim is the same quality as found on pre-war Mastertone banjos.

The Artisan Goodtime 2 resonator banjo from Deering Banjos USA. Superb Bluegrass banjo with newly designed inlays, fingerboard and headstock design. Updated from the Classic goodtime with the same superb build quality and playability . See below for detailed specifications..

The Deering Goodtime Special Leader ‘Southern Queen’ Leader Model is a top of the range Goodtime Special Banjo Primarily designed and set-up for playing Old Time, Frailing and Clawhammer styles, but fine for all other banjo styles. It is an excellent open back banjo with a rock maple neck and is fitted with the Deering patent pending 20/10 steel tone ring. Please see below for more details.

The Vega 11" White Oak is beautifully made in White Oak with an 11" Rim. The Vega White Oak banjos are ideal for clawhammer and folk music and players will marvel at the bright tone and distinct note clarity from a banjo that weighs less than 6 pounds! Also available in 12". See below for details

Artisan Goodtime Jr banjo from Deering Banjos, San Diego USA. With newly designed inlays,fingerboard and headstock design. Updated from the Classic goodtime with the same superb build quality and playability. Features factory fitted fitted with spikes at 7,9 and 10th fret. See below for detailed specifications

The Gold Tone BG-150F brings the beautiful appearance of the great pre-WWII banjos to a new, lower price point. This banjo offers the player the lovely hearts-and-flowers fretboard inlay and the fully-bound neck and fourteen-inch resonator of the Gold Tone BG-250F combined with lightweight playing comfort (made possible by installing a quarter-inch brass-rod tone ring rather than the nearly three-pound bell brass ring in the BG-250F). Little is lost in sound quality or power, and long gigs played standing up become much more bearable. Supplied with a gig bag! 

This is a great choice for a general workhorse banjo for bluegrass or any other banjo 5-string banjo style. Intermediate 'Workhorse' Banjo With Die-Cast Pot. Complete with deluxe gig bag. Set up in our workshops for perfect intonation & action.

A true lightweight backpacker banjo weighing in at only two lbs (0.907 Kg). This 5-string banjo also brilliant for getting children started on bluegrass and other styles of 5-string banjo.The Plucky is a backpacker's dream!  It is tuned to open C (CGCEG) or open D (DADF#A) as standard or you can tune it open G by changing to strings gauged 016, .034, .024, .019, .016. Set up perfectly in our on-sight workshop just like the big boys. Supplied in a bag.

Gold Tone brings back the high-quality, low-priced beginner Bluegrass banjo! The AC-5 combines full-range sound, super playability and outstanding durability. The sound is due in no small measure to the AC-5's modern composite shell. This strong, resonant material is light in weight but high in stiffness and trouble-free. Coupled with the resonator back, the AC-5 produces a punchy fourth-string bark and clear ringing high notes. You can't find a better first banjo.

The Deering Goodtime Leader ‘Picking Earl’ has a higher specification than the standard Goodtime 2. It is fitted with planetary geared Deering classic banjo tuner pegs and black inlaid side dot neck position markers. It is Ideal for bluegrass picking and is set up with Planetary Geared Tuners and Deering 5th String Capo Spikes. Please see below for more details.

The Deering Goodtime Leader ‘Maple Queen’ is an excellent open back banjo with a USA rock maple neck designed and set-up primarily for playing Old time, frailing and clawhammer styles. It is fitted with a Deering Fiberskyn head and a USA ‘No-Knot’ tailpiece to give you that gentle, full depth of tone that is favoured by Old Time artists. Also fitted to this brilliant Old Time banjo is a set of hand-crafted Eagle-Puretone strings with phosphor bronze wound 3rd and 4th strings. It is a lightweight and easy to handle and carry for travelling if needed. The three ply solid violin maple rim is the same quality as found on pre-war Mastertone banjos. Please see below for more details.

What a great banjo! The Deering Sierra is the USA Deering Banjo CO. 'Flagship Model' outselling all other Deering Banjos. Supplied complete with a Deering Deluxe hardshell case. Please see below for specification details.

"Pre-war" style and authentic tone and superb playability describe the OB-150. This Bluegrass banjo features a three-ply maple rim and one-piece flange (just like the originals), a maple neck inlayed in authentic style, a brass flathead tone ring and a smooth satin finish. Also features a wider fingerboard. Supplied in a hard case. 

The Pisgah Appalachian is all you need if you are looking for a quality, step-up banjo!  It is a simple, classic, no-frills banjo, similar in features to the Pisgah Possum, but with a rolled brass tone ring instead of persimmon to give a little more punch to the tone.  

Pisgah build banjos with a firm eye on sustainability and use 100% native Appalachian tonewoods.

Choose your overall build option from Maple, Walnut or Cherry.

Supplied with quality padded gig bag.

Handmade in North Carolina USA, this is Pisgah's version of the legendary Vega Tubaphone banjo from the turn of the century. A very close representation with some modern improvements, this banjo will stand out in any crowd. The Tubaphone tone ring is made in house by hand and molded with exacting specifications from an original, making the tone unmistakable from nearly a century ago when it was first created.  If you need a banjo with good volume, great sustain, and an incredible low end, the Pisgah Tubaphone is for you.

Pisgah build banjos with a firm eye on sustainability and use 100% native Appalachian tonewoods. 

Choose between 11" or 12" rim sizes

Supplied with quality padded Gig Bag.