Pro & Con Arguments - Best Banjo Case Of 2018. Buyer’s Guide.

No 10 oversized zipper with webbing zipper pullers. Large size 2 accessory pockets for sheet music, mobile tablets, cables, straps and more, and built in security reflective strips for night time safety. Fits most standard 4-string.5-string, open back and resonator banjos. No-scratch soft nylon lining interior and reinforced headstock, bridge, and end pin areas. Reinforced padded handle and one more quick carrying handle at the back easy to travel.

Rugged 600d nylon exterior with reinforced stitching and long-lasting custom molded zippers. 3 roomy gusseted exterior pockets and built-in organizer with two interior sleeves to hold pens, keys, and small accessories. Adjustable sizing pads for smaller resonators, thick 20mm padding, and soft non-abrasive tear resistant nylex lining with reinforced headstock, bridge, and end pin areas. Strong dual-webbed handle design with padded handle wrap, thickly padded adjustable backpack straps, & rear quick grab carry handle.

Exterior is covered with the highest quality brown tolex for a high end look and a lifetime of protection against wear and tear. Ultra-strong arched top design delivers even more heavy duty protection than standard flat top cases. Shaped interior is lined in green crushed velvet to complete the deluxe vintage look of this open back case. Instrument cavity is protected by a thick, dense layer of foam padding carefully positioned where it matters most.

The openback style makes it suitable for clawhammer or frailing styles of playing, while the increased brightness and volume is a wonderful surprise to players who play in the more traditional bluegrass style of play. If you play occaisional finger picking, the goodtime special is the perfect compromise between the sweet sound of the open back banjo but with more power that comes from the steel goodtime special tone ring. If you prefer to play clawhammer or frailing style and want the openback sound but with a louder voice, the goodtime special open back is the banjo for you. This is the lowest-priced deering banjo made with a tone ring.

“select woodsclear toneeasy to playneck: blonde slender rock maple neck22 pressed in nickel silver fretshardwood bow tie inlayssealed geared tunersgeared 5th string tunerdurable satin finishdeering fiddle shaped pegheadpot: blonde 3-ply violin grade maple rimnew patented goodtime special tone ringsteel tension hoop11″” top frosted high crown head5/8″” maple/ebony goodtime bridge16 flat hooks with 9/32 nuts16 bracket shoespatented goodtime tailpiecesteel coordinator rod for adjustmentsdurable satin.