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Deering Goodtime Two 5-String Banjo with Resonator
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Made in America. A resonator back provides more projection of sound in the Goodtime Two.
Greg Deering designed the Goodtime banjos because there were no low priced banjos of enough quality for people to actually learn on without difficulty or giving up. He remembers what it was like to want a good banjo and not be able to afford one, so his gift to others is the Goodtime banjo line. Designed for success, the Goodtime banjos are the lowest priced American made banjos. They are so good many professionals have recorded with Goodtime banjos.
The Goodtime Two weighs 6 lbs - about the weight of a guitar. The Goodtime Two has a natural blonde maple with a satin finish to protect it. The rich, golden tone and the reverberation off the resonator sound great. You can definitely tell a volume difference between open back and a Goodtime Two. The sound waves aren't getting trapped between you and the banjo, which makes a pretty big difference. If you want a great low priced bluegrass banjo for travel and leisure that plays correctly and is durable, this is the best buy on the market!
Why a Goodtime Banjo?
DEERING GOODTIME SMILE BRIDGE
The responsive sensitivity of the maple, with the hard, dense ebony top contributes to the Goodtime banjos clear, resonant responsiveness.
QUIET TAILPIECE
Specially selected metal is used to prevent the tailpiece from making “its own sound” and muddying up the banjo’s tone. The violin maple rim is supposed to sing, not your tailpiece.
STABILITY ENHANCING J-HOOKS
The proprietary Deering J-hooks are wider at the top to prevent twisting off the tension hoop when tightening the banjo head.
QUIET COORDINATOR ROD
Made of special alloy that is strong and does not interfere with the singing resonance of the violin maple rim.
3-PLY VIOLIN GRADE MAPLE RIM
The maple in the Goodtime rim is the exact wood used in the finest violins in the world. Only Deering puts this professional grade 3-ply maple rim in a banjo in this price range.
SEALED GEARED TUNERS
Five high quality geared tuning machines make tuning the Goodtime banjo easy, accurate and fun. Too many student banjos are cursed with poor quality tuners, so the students blame themselves for an out of tune banjo when it’s the tuner that is at fault.
ROCK MAPLE NECK
This fine grained, dense, extremely hard, wood creates a stable neck, and imparts a bright, crisp quality to the Goodtime banjo tone.
Neck:
- Neck Wood:
- Rock Maple
- Neck Shape:
- Comfortable "D" Shape
- Stain:
- None
- Finish:
- Satin
- Nut Width:
- 1 1/4"
- Nut Material:
- Lexan Polycarbonate
- Tuners:
- Sealed Geared Tuners
- 5th String Tuner:
- Goodtime Geared 5th String Tuner
- Frets:
- 22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets
Pot:
- Rim:
- 3-Ply Violin Grade Maple
- Rim Diameter:
- 11"
- Tone Ring:
- Head:
- 11" Top Frosted High Crown
- Tension Hoop:
- Beveled Steel Tension Hoop
- Hooks & Nuts:
- 16 Flat J-Hooks with 9/32″ Nuts
- Flange:
- Two Piece Goodtime Series Flange
- Armrest:
- Goodtime Armrest
- Hardware Plating:
- Nickel
- Tailpiece:
- Deering Patented Goodtime Tailpiece Finish:
- Satin
Resonator:
- Resonator Wood:
- 3-Ply Poplar/Poplar/Maple Resonator Finish:
- Resonator Sidewalls:
- Straight
- Resonator Diameter:
- 13 7/8"
- Resonator Stain:
- None
Dimensions:
- Neck Width at the Nut:
- 1 1/4"
- Scale Length Nut to Bridge:
- 38"
- Rim Diameter:
- 11"
- Overall Instrument Length:
- 38"
- Weight Approx.:
- 6 lbs
Miscellaneous:
- Comes strung with Deering Light Gauge Strings
- String gauges: 10, 11, 13, 21w, 10
- Comes tuned:
- G, D, G, B, D
Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.
| Model: | G2 |
| Manufacturer: | Deering |
