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Position:Home>Performing Arts> Does anyone have any clue how much a banjo costs?Question:I highly recommend the Gold Tone CC100 (or CC100R - with a resonator) for a beginning instrument. It sells for about $350.00 new and is a solidly built instrument that will last for many many years. Furthermore your local dealer can order it from Gold Tone and expect it to come in correctly set-up. I've seen them in stores where the clerks have no idea how to do anything to a banjo - including tune them. After putting them into a banjo tuning they are ready to go. In the under $500 price range this is one of the only 2 banjos I know of that sounds good, is well made, comes set-up properly, and isn't going to fall apart over time. Deering makes a good entry-level banjo called the Goodtime which is an openback model; the Goodtime 2 has a resonator. Both are made in the USA out of solid rock maple and birch; they look simple and clean but are made for the best possible sound and easy playability. Excellent workmanship for the price; nice and light-weight. Musicians' Friend has the Deering Goodtime for $329.99 or the Deering Goodtime 2 for $489.99, but if you look you can find a used one for less on Ebay. Either the Gold Tone or one of the Goodtime banjos would be a great starter banjo. Most people who buy one of these keep them to take them camping or to the beach, even after they upgrade to a more expensive pro-quality instrument. Most of the other beginner banjos in the under-$500 price range (Washburn, Fender, Dean, Rogue) are crap, made out of cheap materials that fall apart. Don't waste your money. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I highly recommend the Gold Tone CC100 (or CC100R - with a resonator) for a beginning instrument. It sells for about $350.00 new and is a solidly built instrument that will last for many many years. Furthermore your local dealer can order it from Gold Tone and expect it to come in correctly set-up. I've seen them in stores where the clerks have no idea how to do anything to a banjo - including tune them. After putting them into a banjo tuning they are ready to go. In the under $500 price range this is one of the only 2 banjos I know of that sounds good, is well made, comes set-up properly, and isn't going to fall apart over time. Deering makes a good entry-level banjo called the Goodtime which is an openback model; the Goodtime 2 has a resonator. Both are made in the USA out of solid rock maple and birch; they look simple and clean but are made for the best possible sound and easy playability. Excellent workmanship for the price; nice and light-weight. Musicians' Friend has the Deering Goodtime for $329.99 or the Deering Goodtime 2 for $489.99, but if you look you can find a used one for less on Ebay. Either the Gold Tone or one of the Goodtime banjos would be a great starter banjo. Most people who buy one of these keep them to take them camping or to the beach, even after they upgrade to a more expensive pro-quality instrument. Most of the other beginner banjos in the under-$500 price range (Washburn, Fender, Dean, Rogue) are crap, made out of cheap materials that fall apart. Don't waste your money. I assume you mean 5-string (bluegrass) Banjo? Here in the UK you can pick one up for about ￡200. Hope this helps. You can get one as low as $199 at musiciansfriend.com and as high as $2000. my brother got his online for $80. they can run pretty expensive, though. i've seen them in shops for up to $1200. so it really depends Anywhere from $100 up. Gibson Mastertone is generally thought of as the best 5 string but there are lots of beginner models that are inexpensive. |