Six-string banjo, oriented to the guitarist.
The Goodtime Six affords guitarists the chance to play what they already know with creative results.
The Goodtime Six is a 6-string, steel-string banjo that tunes like a guitar and features a fast, sleek and comfortable guitar-style neck. The Goodtime Six harnesses Deering's 41 years of banjo know-how to put a much-needed quality American-made 6-string banjo within reach of any guitarist looking to add an authentic banjo sound to their arsenal. The Goodtime 6 features an 11" 3-ply violin-grade maple rim with a frosted top head for a traditional banjo snap.
The Goodtime Six is a 6-string, steel-string banjo that tunes like a guitar and features a fast, sleek and comfortable guitar-style neck. The Goodtime Six harnesses Deering's 41 years of banjo know-how to put a much-needed quality American-made 6-string banjo within reach of any guitarist looking to add an authentic banjo sound to their arsenal. The Goodtime 6 features an 11" 3-ply violin-grade maple rim with a frosted top head for a traditional banjo snap.
Features
Neck:
- Blonde slender rock maple neck
- Pau ferro fingerboard with a 15" radius
- 1-11/16" nut width
- Fast, sleek & comfortable neck profile
- 22 pressed in nickel silver frets
- Classic block style hardwood inlays
- 2-way adjustable truss rod
- Sealed geared tuners
- Durable satin finish
- Elixir XL strings (10, 14, 23, 30, 39, 47)
- Blonde 3-ply violin-grade maple rim
- Steel tension hoop
- 11" frosted top high crown head
- 5/8" maple/ebony Goodtime Smile bridge
- 16 flat hooks with 9/32" nuts
- 16 bracket shoes with screw attachments
- Goodtime six tailpiece
- Steel coordinator rod for adjustments
- Durable satin finish
- E,A,D,G,B,E in standardg guitar tuning
- Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well
- 1-11/16" nut width
- Scale length nut to bridge: 26-1/4"
- Rim diameter: 11"
- Overall instrument length: 37-1/2"
- Weight approx. 4.5 lb.