Deering Long Neck 5 String Banjo with Deering Hard Case - Commission Sale **SOLD**

Deering
Code: VLN
£2,499.00
RRP £4,019.00
Save £1,520.00
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**AS NEW and made in 2018 ** 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. Fitted with a nickel plated Shubb long scale 5th string sliding capo. Commission Sale

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Description

Deering Vega Long neck Specifications...

Neck:

  • Walnut Stained Maple
  • Traditional Vega Neck Shape
  • Adjustable Truss Rod
  • 25 Glued in Nickel Silver Frets
  • Natural Ebony Fingerboard
  • Ivoroid Binding
  • Bone Nut
  • High Gloss Finish

Pot:

  • 3-ply Violin Grade Maple Rim
  • Genuine Vega Tubaphone Tone Ring
  • Brass Bracket Band & Shoes
  • Deering Brass Notched Tension Hoop
  • Frosted Top Medium Crown Head
  • 24 Round Hooks and 5/16″ hex nuts
  • Nickel Plated Hardware
  • Optional Add-on: Add on a Long Shubb Capo or Spikes
  • Includes a Deering Long Neck Hardshell Case

Tone:

  • Deep, balanced, full, round and sparkling tone with responsiveness, and power.

Tuned:

  • E,B,E,G#,B in standard E tuning
  • Can be Capoed at 3rd fret for G tuning
  • Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.

Dimensions:

  • Neck Width at the Nut 1 1/4″
  • Scale Length Nut to Bridge 32 7/64″
  • Diameter 11″
  • Overall Instrument Length 43 1/2″

Please call for a friendly chat to discuss prices and your personal requirements with our banjo specialists on 01484 661460

More information about the Vega Longneck

The Long Neck 5-string banjo was made popular in the 1960s by the big daddies of Long Neck banjo playing ...Pete Seeger and Dave Guard (Kingston Trio). Excellent in it's low open tuning for song accompaniment and versatile when a capo is fitted for standard banjo tunings. (you apply a capo to the third fret of this banjo and then play it the same as a standard 'G' banjo)

The Deering Vega Long Neck banjo has 3 ply maple rim, brass bracket band with nickel plated shoes, traditional Vega neck shape, ebony fingerboard, with mother of pearl traditional inlays.

The Deering Vega Long Neck has a 25 fret fingerboard and is tuned in the open position to E, A, E, G#, B. This is a superb sounding banjo with a deep crisp tone from the Tubaphone tone-ring.

Finish: Walnut stained natural maple.

Please Note: Banjo fingerboard spikes can be fitted in our Eagle workshops.

Specification

Brand Specifics

Range / Series
Longneck
Banjo Type
5 String Banjo
Number of Strings
5 String

Other

Country of Manufacture
USA
Right or Left Handed
Right Handed

Used Status

Availability
SOLD
Used Instrument
Used

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