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Epiphone MB-200 Banjo  

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  • MSRP:
    $448.00
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    - $199.00
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  • Your Price:
    $24900

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Tone as clear as a mountain stream!

Chrome hardware, resonant mahogany body, and rosewood fingerboard with decorative inlays. 26-1/4"-scale, bolt-on mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, and 1-1/4" nut width. U.S. Remo head.

Features

  • Chrome hardware
  • 26-1/4" scale
  • 1-1/4" nut width
  • Bolt-on neck
  • Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard
  • Mahogany body
  • U.S. Remo head

Get ready to play some bluegrass! Order today.

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very satisfied

| Review By: Jared Huff | 4 months, 2 weeks ago

4 people out of 4 found this review helpful

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I couldnt be more satisfied with this banjo.  It sounds and looks fantastic.  I play with a gentleman with a very high dollar banjo.  I honestly feel that this banjo sounds as good, if not better.  

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Style of music you play:
bluegrass
Where you live:

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1106324

Sweet Little Banjo!

| Review By: Randall Goodman | 5 months, 2 weeks ago

8 people out of 8 found this review helpful

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This Little Banjo, I bought Used. Its almost Like new, The Features couldn,'t be better for the price. I have seen many High Dollar Banjos not as pretty as this one. I couldn't ask for more for the price.

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The Quality of this MB-200 is awesome, of course for the Money, Its a much better Banjo than many costing several hunderd dollars more, If Your a serious player, Yes you can get nicer, and better but Its going to cost you. This Banjo can be Upgraded with better Half Step keys, and You've got it The Sound, The looks and the feel. What more can you ask for. If Your Looking for a Good Playing Banjo This is a good one to have.

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I've been Playing Music for over 45+ years, I've had many instruments over that time. This little MB-200 set Up right will hang in there With the Big Boys,. No Its not a Gibson Top Dollar but Its nice and for the Money Its going to be very hard to beat it. 

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Hey, For the Money, the Sound and Looks You can't go wrong with this MB-200 Its pretty awesome for what it is. Good Luck picking and check this one out, You won't be sorry you did. 

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
45+years
Style of music you play:
Bluegrass/Country, Pop and anything else that comes across the strings!
Where you live:
Tennessee!

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1100791

okay for a beginner

| Review By: Anonymous User | 1 year, 1 month ago

3 people out of 9 found this review helpful

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i got this as my 1st banjo.ive had it for 9 months.it has alot of string noise,though.action is preatty high.my other epiphones play relativley better.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
everything.
Style of music you play:
bluegrass,country,country-rock,folk,gospel
Where you live:
NY

Did you find this review helpful? yes no855833

Good, but badly needs setup

| Review By: Dan Gellert | 1 year, 3 months ago

8 people out of 10 found this review helpful

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A novice student of mine just got an Epiphone MB-200 from Musician's Friend. Okay, this is a Chinese-made aluminum "bottlecap" rim banjo, but nicer in many respects than most of those: better tailpiece, much better tuners, very good neck-to-rim fit, classic Gibson-style headstock and inlays. I had it set up and playing pretty respectably in half an hour, and think it's a real solid notch-above-starter banjo at a good price.... but I've been tinkering with banjos for 50 years!  To a real beginner, this banjo as it was delivered might as well be garbage (though it surely is not).  It hadn't had any sort of shop adjustment at all. If you can't do your own set-up work, I'd recommend looking for a banjo somewhere other than Musician's Friend.  There are several web-based and mail-order dealers I know of who specialize in banjos and  won't send out an instrument (even a beginner model) that isn't set up and playable.  If you're comparing prices, see if there's a luthier in your area who knows his/her way around a banjo (not as common as you'd think!) and ask what they charge for a setup.....
Do you own the product?:
No
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Performer/Teacher
Style of music you play:
Southern traditional
Where you live:
Dayton, OH

Did you find this review helpful? yes no826185

dream come true...

| Review By: jukebox | 1 year, 7 months ago

0 people out of 1 found this review helpful

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Before I bought this Epiphone banjo, I hadn't had a banjo for about three years. I've owned a hand made Imperial banjo, and some others, but now these days I haven't been able to afford a good banjo for what Musician's Friend offered it at, and I'm very grateful. I've taught a few people how to play banjo and I believe in the banjo as american heritage...thanks for making my dream possible.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
back yard musician
Style of music you play:
alternatives like Beatles and classical banjo
Where you live:
Phoenix, Arizona

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1023371

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