Goodtime Banjos
It seems that Deering has produced the perfect beginner, travel, camp-fire, etc banjo. The Goodtime Banjos are the first banjo in this price range that exhibit that rare quality: They are "Musical"! Whatever arcane skills are necessary to give a banjo that wonderful infectious quality that we all love, Greg has managed to put into these modestly priced little critters. They are wonderful. They are light and easy to carry. Perfect for that "Round-the-World" back-packing trip you have been planning for. Now you don't have to leave your banjo at home. Many professional players will keep a Goodtime around for camping, or just plain old front porch jamming. Now you can too.
Don't think of it just as a beginner's banjo. This is an un-compromised musical instrument worthy of respect. Everyone I have upgraded to a Vega or Deering Banjo has decided to hang onto the Goodtime. You will too.
Available Models
| Goodtime |
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| The Goodtime banjo has a slender, low profile neck that is easy to finger and comfortable for large and small hands. The fret work is accurate and precise to ensure accurate intonation over the entire fingerboard. The single coordinator rod in the pot easily and effectively adjusts the playability so that the strings are close to the fingerboard and are easy to press down. All five tuners are geared and easy to tune. The tailpiece is extremely strong and easily adjustable to maximize tone by raising or lowering it.
The Goodtime banjo weighs about 4 pounds so it is light enough for children to hold and play and is ideal for traveling, camping, hiking, taking to the beach and provides a vibrant singing banjo tone in any situation.
The multi-ply pot is made of birch and maple. Both woods are hard and dense and contribute to the bright crisp sound of the Goodtime banjo.
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Maple
Five String Open Back
The Neck:
•Rock Maple
•Satin finish
•Slender profile
•Sealed tuners
•Black Position markers
The Pot:
•Standard 11" diameter
•Satin finish
•Adjustable tailpiece
•Multi-ply birch/maple rim
•Single coordinator rod
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USD$438
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| Goodtime 2 |
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| The Goodtime 2 banjo is fast and easy to play due to the slender, low profile, rock maple neck. The single coordinator rod in the pot allows the player or technician to adjust the action to suit the players needs.
The standard 11" diameter rim is a combination of birch and rock maple. The 16 brackets and standard rim diameter make head adjustments easy and simple and the availability of replacement heads is simple since the heads are the same size as almost all modern banjos (11" high crown).
The maple resonator has a natural blond maple finish with a single black binding strip around the back edge. The resonator fastens to the banjo by machine screws that thread into brass wall lugs on the side walls of the resonator. Access is easy and simple.
The Goodtime 2 is equipped with all geared tuning machines for easy, accurate, and stable tuning. The maple and ebony bridge and top frosted head give a crisp, bright sound.
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Maple
Five String Bluegrass Style Resonator Banjo
The Neck:
•Rock Maple
•Satin Finish
•Slender Profile
•Sealed tuners
•Black dot inlays
The Pot:
•Standard 11" diameter
•Satin finish
•Vega Style Armrest
•Adjustable tailpiece
•Multi-ply birch/maple rim
•Single coordinator rod
•Maple Resonator with black binding
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USD$648
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