Deering Goodtime Artisan 5 string Openback Banjo

Deering
Code: AG
£749.00
RRP £899.00
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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

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Key Features
Made in the U.S.A.
Made in the U.S.A
6 Years
6 Years Warranty
3 play maple rim
Quality 3 Ply Maple Rim

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Description

Featuring Midnight Maple Fingerboard and Vintage Artisan inspired inlays!

The stunning new Artisan Goodtime banjo embodies Greg Deering’s lifelong vision for the Deering Banjo Company – to make the best sounding, best playing, best looking, and best value U.S.A. made banjo that he possibly could. It is a never ending quest that Deering pursues every single day. So with improved tooling and a higher than normal dose of creativity, we bid farewell to our old friend the Classic Goodtime and welcome with open arms the stunning aesthetic of the new Artisan Goodtime Banjos.

The familiar rich dark brown stain, planetary tuning pegs and the addition of 5th string spikes at frets 7, 9, 10 for alternate tunings allows this light weight maple banjo to exceed the features customers wanted and needed. The violin-grade maple rim is made of the same wood used on the professional level Deering models and gives the Goodtime banjo a rich, full, round note distinction.

Light weight enough to travel with, convenient enough to keep by your easy chair at home, the Goodtime Artisan is great for hours of practice with a neck that is both comfortable to play and accurate to fret. This Goodtime banjo is not only beautiful to look at but will bring you hours of musical enjoyment.

Detailed Specification

Neck:

  • Slender Rock Maple Neck Stained A Rich Brown
  • Vintage Artisan Style Inlays
  • Goodtime Logo Engraved On Peghead
  • Deering Peghead shape
  • Planetary Tuners
  • Geared 5th String Tuner
  • Durable Satin Finish
  • Spikes installed at 7th, 9th, & 10th frets

Pot:

  • 3-ply Violin Grade Maple Rim Stained Rich Brown
  • 11″ Frosted Top Head
  • Steel Tension Hoop
  • A Steel Coordinator Rod for Adjustments
  • 16 Bracket Shoes
  • 16 Flat Hooks and 9/32″ Hex Nuts
  • Patented Adjustable Goodtime Tailpiece
  • Nickel Plated Armrest
  • Nickel Plated Hardware
  • Durable Satin Finish

Tone

Has a clear and bright sound of maple with an easy to play with clarity of note separation.

Tuned 

G,D,G,B,D in standard G tuning.Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.
Comes from the factory with light gauge strings: 10, 11, 13, 21W, 10

Setup

Each banjo we supply is individually set up in our on-site Specialist Workshop here at Eagle Music. Any banjo purchased from Eagle will be fully SET UP, checked for intonation and playability and tuned ready for playing straight out of the box!

Dimensions
Neck Width at the Nut 1 1/4″,
Scale Length Nut to Bridge 26 1/4″
Pot Diameter 11″
Overall Instrument Length 37.5″
Weight Approx. 6.5 lbs

Warranty

 The trust and pride we share in our product gives us the confidence to grant every owner of a Goodtime banjo a 6 year warranty ensuring the quality of our materials and workmanship.

Specification

Brand Specifics

Range / Series
Goodtime
Product Line
Artisan Goodtime
Banjo Type
5 String Banjo
Number of Strings
5 String

Pot

Pot Type
Open back
Pot Diameter
11"
Pot Construction
3 ply violin grade maple rim
Banjo Head Type
White Frosted Top
Crown Height
High Crown (1/2")
Tension Hoop
Steel tension hoop
Number of Hooks
16
Bridge
Deering Goodtime Smile Bridge 3 footed maple with ebony tip
Bridge Height
5/8"
Tailpiece
Adjustable

Neck

Neck Material
Blonde slender rock maple neck
Fretboard
Midnight maple fingerboard
Number of Frets
22
Neck Inlays
Goodtime Artisan Inlays
Scale Length
26 1/4" (667mm)

Headstock

Nut Material
Synthetic
Nut Width
1 1/4" (32mm)
Tuning Pegs
Rear facing planetary tuners
Tuner Buttons
Pearloid

Finish

Finish
Satin
Tuning
Open G (gDGBD)

Other

Overall Length
37 1/2"
Country of Manufacture
USA
Right or Left Handed
Right Handed
Supplied with Case/Gig Bag
None
Manufacturers Warranty
6 Years
6 Years
Weight
6.5 lb

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Customer reviews

5 / 5
5 reviews for Deering Goodtime Artisan 5 string Openback Banjo
Reviews.io customer reviews
NEIL MCCARTNEY
03/08/2023
Wonderful !
Rated 5 out of 5
philip clark
27/01/2023
Top company providing excellent service
Rated 5 out of 5
Derek Polhill
01/08/2022
Great banjo.
Rated 5 out of 5
Alistair Nattrass
01/07/2022
Lovely banjo, great tone and easy to handle.
Rated 5 out of 5
Helen Webster
06/08/2016
Plays nicely, looks beautiful!
Rated 5 out of 5

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