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Deering Goodtime 5-String Banjo

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Open-back is more for playing old-time style, also known as clawhammer or frailing style, and it's much lighter than the resonator. The sound is surprisingly bright and loud for an open-back, and the low action and light-gauge strings make it very eas... Read More

The design is simple without a lot of frills, but its essence is pure, everything i need and nothing i don't. Basic in construction, but solid. Vast improvement over the previous goodtime in aesthetics (in my opinion) and a time tested platform.

Not a single ding or blemish on the instrument. My only issue is that it doesn't come with an armrest.

The goodtime's guitar tuners are actually more precise than the planetary tuners on my eagle ii. The fretboard is fantastic- plays well low and high on the neck. The mechanical 5th string tuner works great and all the guitar style tuners easily hold t... Read More

The deering goodtime is everything i wanted for an incredible price. Deering banjos keep the cost affordable by minimizing the frills.

Cons

With all the money i spent on this banjo, i should have bought one with a solid neck from a company that will stand behind their work. Deering does not -unless perhaps you buy one of their $5,000 banjos.

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Highlights

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Quality

It is exactly how it is described and i am thrilled at the quality

The quality is excellent at this price point

If youre in the market for a banjo as an entrylevel or intermediate player then bypass the junk and go with the deering goodtime

The comment is accurate as far as helping a beginner player but the banjo itself is not beginner quality or a toy

Price

The sound and playabillity that deering has assembled here for a low price is incredible

Highly recommended for beginners or even intermediates looking for a banjo that produces a wonderful sound that wont cost you too much

But this keeps the price point low

I used a citi price rewind to get this down to 460 by price matching to guitar center

Shipping

Its plays well right out of the shipping box

This box was in another box for shipping

Packaging/appearance

Arrived early and the packaging was awesome

I was pleasantly surprised how well it was set up right out of the box

I was careful to keep the deering out of the sand and salt water in case you wondered

It had perfect intonation and low action right out of the box

Competitiveness

Sounds wonderful looks wonderful and its made in the usa

Much better than my first banjo a lowend danville model

I’m only buying a travel banjo once so i decided to buy based on valuequality of product not lowest cost

I heeded some succinct advice to try out the deering goodtime as a reasonably priced highquality instrument for the novice

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This product had a total of 207 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2023.