5 String Banjos

The Deering Goodtime Leader ‘Old Time Earl’ is an excellent open back banjo with a rock maple neck designed and set-up primarily for playing Old time, frailing and clawhammer styles. It is fitted with a Deering Renaissance head, Old Time nickel plated armrest 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 violin maple rim is the same quality as found on pre-war Mastertone banjos. See below for more details ...

New Artisan Goodtime 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 . See below for detailed specifications

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.

What a great looking banjo! The Deering Goodtime Leader ‘Ebony Duke’ has a higher specification than the standard ‘Goodtime’ banjo. It is an excellent banjo with a USA rock maple neck set up for playing all styles, it is lightweight and easy to handle and carry for travelling if needed. The depth of sound from the Ebony Duke is enhanced by the thicker Mylar Ebony Deering banjo head. The three ply solid violin maple rim is the same quality as found on pre war Mastertone banjos. Please see below for more details.

The Deering Goodtime Leader ‘Drive-Duke’ Electro is a higher specification than the standard ‘Goodtime’ banjo. It is an excellent Electro Acoustic open back 'gigging' banjo with a rock maple neck set up for playing all styles. Please see more details below.

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.

Note banjo show is right handed

The excellent Deering Goodtime Special Leader 5-string Open Back banjo with patent pending 20-10 steel tone ring, built in Spring Valley, California, USA. It has a rock maple neck set up for all banjo styles. this powerful banjo is excellent for old time music and all other banjos styles. Please see below for specification details.

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. Fitted with the excellent Kavanjo Pickup system ready for gigging or recording.

The Deering Vega No. 2 with tubaphone tone ring. The Vega No.2 is a banjo made of top grade curly maple stained light amber and buffed to a high gloss.

The Senator has the time honored vintage Vega peghead profile, and a rich warm brown stained maple neck with adjustable truss rod and a 3-ply solid violin maple rim with dual coordinator rods. The spun brass tone ring gives it a bright yet warm tone. Please see below for specification details.

The Deering Vega Campfire Long Neck Banjo is Tuned in E,A,E,G#,B in standard E for popular folk music tuning. Can be Capoed at 3rd fret for G tuning Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well. Please see below for specification details.

The 'Boston' 5 string model with ornate Greg Deering pearl & maple inlays. This professional banjo has a 3/16" thick steel rim which rings out loud and clear with a sound similar to a bronze tone ring. The Boston design is unique to Deering and provides you with a top quality banjo at an affordable price. Please see below for specification details.

The awesome Eagle II Deering Banjo from the Deering Banjo Company. With new patent pending Twenty-Ten tone ring. Please see below for specification details.

The classic Vega 'Little Wonder' with Vega 'Star' inlaid in the headstock. An open back Vega banjo with planetary geared tuners. Crafted by Deering with a superb blend of today's technology and yesterday's classic tone. Please see below for more details.

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

The Deering Vega Long Neck is made with Deering's hand made, classic Tubaphone tone-ring. The solid brass bracket band is hand fitted to the violin grade three-ply rim. This pot design gives the Vega Long Neck Banjo a round full tone that sustains with a pure and clear sparkle.

The ground breaking Eagle II 5-String Open Back banjo with unique patent Deering design Twenty-Ten tone ring. Excellent for frailing and clawhammer, and for all other styles of banjo music. Has maple neck, and solid three ply violin maple rim. Please see below for more details and build specification.

A Modern remake of the original Gibson RB3 model 'The Banger' played by JD Crowe with the no hole tonering. The OB-3 Twanger was born. After extensive research, and with great attention to every detail, Gold Tone was able to rebirth this classic banjo. What makes this banjo truly unique is its "No Hole" tone ring, which really tightens up the sustain. It also features the original measurements on the headstock, neck and body, nickel plated hardware, slanted resonator walls, vintage inlay, a Presto tailpiece, concentric resonator rings, and a brown mahogany finish. Supplied in a hard case.

'The Classical' is our latest model featuring Aquila nylon banjo strings for a mellow, round and classical sound. It is fitted with a Knot-Less tailpiece to reduce the break angle between the bridge and rim of the banjo. This helps to create the beautiful, mellow tone. This banjo combines the feel of the new with the sound of the old. And can of course very easily be converted back to a standard steel strung 5 string. The Deering Goodtime Leader model 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. 

"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 radiused fingerboard. Supplied in a hard case. 

The Gold Tone CC100R, full-featured banjo that comes with a maple neck with a two-way adjustable truss rod. Features a resonator that you can remove and turn into an openback. Supplied with a basic gig bag.

Gold Tone OB-250AT Orange Blossom 5 string banjo featuring a quality canadian 3 ply maple rim and an archtop tone ring for that classic pre war banjo tone. Supplied with case.

A 'Best in Show' product from the Summer NAMM Trade show in Anaheim California 2016! Affordale, well made, lightweight 5 string openback banjo with gig bag. Left hand model. Note images show a right handed model.

The Gold Tone CC-OT has everything you need to start playing clawhammer. The Remo Fiberskyn head is mounted on a half-inch-thick maple rim topped with a rolled-brass hoop (Old Timey). The comfy maple neck has a rosewood fretboard complete with scoop, and both the neck and the rim wear a rich brown satin finish. Gig Bag, instructional DVD and strap included. See below for details