Rogue Travel / Starter Banjo  

Need to install the bridge, which is easy following instructions on youtube.

Good quality for the money. Stays in tune.

Plays as well as banjos costing twice the price.

A great starter banjo without breaking the bank.

It's so small and light, looks and sounds great. I own 4 banjos, found that I was grabbing this one more than the rest. You will not be disappointed. Been playing 30 yrs.

If they beefed it up, it would be worth less. nice (ALL) geared tuners

Can't do better for the price

Bang for the buck, the best.

The quality of this instrument for the price is amazing!

I don't think i could have found a better first banjo for the price.

I was looking for a pack packer banjo that i could lern how to play and be able to bring with me any where. I play in an acoustic two peace band and i have really wanted a banjo for a while. now i have this thing and it is perfect. If you know your way around instruments already then getting this thing together and tuned right out of the box will not be hard at all. It is a perfect buy if your just looking to a good, small, back pack style starter banjo.

I just picked up a used open back 5-string from a guy that couldn't get the roll down after years of trying.   I love this little banjo.  I use it as my practice banjo and leave it leaning against the wall next to my seat at the kitchen table.  So I can grab it and play anytime.  O.K.,  it's not as smooth or sounds quit as good as my Gibson Mastertone, but it is a lot more fun.

I paid  a great price for a used one

It isn't bad.  Has a truss rod and geared tuners which is better than a lot of starter banjos.

I am amazed at the quality for the money but it has issues!

You can't beat the value!

I am giving a rating of 5 because most new players will not be able to get this banjo to tune.  I have built many guitars and I have played guitar for most of my life.  I wanted to start playing banjo and decided to buy a cheap one before I invested a couple of thousand on a good instrument......just to make sure I would stick with it.  All in all, I have seen worse and I have seen this banjo under other name brands also.  Here is the main problem:  The fifth string geared tuner on MY banjo would spin in the hole drilled in the neck.  Basically you couldn't tune the 5th string.  I resolved this by removing the tuner, roughing up the metal with heavy emery paper, applying medium viscosity super glue around the sides of the tuner and forcing it into the hole. Wait for the glue to cure.  This works great.  It isn't the proper way of making that repair but for a cheapo instrument that I intend to give away at some point after I learn, it is fine.  I am working on geting rid of an annoying buzz/vibration on the 3rd/G string. It isn't the nut or the frets or saddle.....very agravating.  I own thousands of dollars worth of gear and I think this banjo is a great value for a starter but you ill probably have to bring it to a repair shop if your banjo has the tuner problem.  Beyond that, I don't think you can beat the value.........if you are handy, GO FOR IT