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Vega Long Neck Banjo
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The voice of 60s folk music.
The Vega Long Neck is made with Deering's hand made, classic Tubaphone tone-ring. The solid brass bracket band is hand fitted to the violin grade three-ply rim. This pot design gives the Vega Long Neck Banjo a round full tone that sustains with a pure and clear sparkle.
Whether you want to re-create the folk music of the 1960's or musically travel into unexplored banjo territory or simply have a superb instrument to accompany vocals, the Vega Long Neck banjo will provide the versatile, sweet, beautiful banjo voice that has inspired generations of singers and players with its sparkling, deep and full sound; This banjo is one of the true classics of the 20th century and the new millennium.
Features
- Incredible sound and projection
- Great for vocal accompaniment
- Many tuning options
- Hardshell case included
Order today and vault across the decades.
Long Neck Banjo Specifications:
- Neck:
- Walnut Stained Maple
- Traditional Vega Neck Shape
- Adjustable Truss Rod
- 25 Glued in Nickel Silver Frets
- Natural Ebony Fingerboard
- Ivoroid Binding
- Bone Nut
- High Gloss Finish
- Pot:
- 3-ply Violin Grade Maple Rim
- Genuine Vega Tubaphone Tone Ring
- Brass Bracket Band & Shoes
- Deering Brass Notched Tension Hoop
- Frosted Top Medium Crown Head
- 24 Round Hooks and 5/16³ hex nuts
- Nickel Plated Hardware
- Includes a Deering Long Neck Hardshell Case
- Tone:
- Deep, balanced, full, round and sparkling tone with responsiveness, and power.
- Tuned:
- E,B,E,G#,B in standard E tuning
- Can be Capoed at 3rd fret for G tuning
- Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.
- Dimensions:
- Neck Width at the Nut: 1 1/4³
- Scale Length Nut to Bridge: 32 7/64³
- Diameter: 11³
- Overall Instrument Length: 43 1/2³
- Warranty: Thetrust and pride we share in our product gives us the confidence togrant every owner of a Deering banjo a Lifetime Warranty ensuring thequality of our materials and workmanship
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