I'd like to know about the tonal quality installed on a banjo. The cheap one I have now is all treble and sounds tinny; totally unacceptable.
1167723
I mounted the pickups on inside of the head, directly under the two outer feet of a 3 foot bridge, using scotch tape. It still has a slightly tinny sound that has been minimized by the treble control of the amplifier. The sound is not as good as an expensive guitar set up, but used with a Line6 Micro Spider, the sound is better that I could have expected for what I paid.
200524
That is about the size of it and retune once in awhile until the strings settle in. Plug it into a bass amp or most likely the bottom string or two will not sound proper.
150770
Yes, it's a great banjo to start out on. I have one and I play it everyday.
603385
I haven't Josh. I don't use it, it's in a drawer somewhere. It seems to be and audio pickup (microphone) and I had way to much trouble with feedback. I bought it for a ukulele, but the speakers would cause the ukes sound box to hum and the feedback was to hard to control. I had more luck with it mounted on the headstock, above the tuners and aimed back down the strings. -Mike
509870
I do not know for sure, but I'd recommend light strings to further emulate a real banjo.
796597
I ultimately bought this very banjo from a local shop rather than through Amazon. My guess would be that it's not perfectly in tune out of the box. Banjos being wood instruments fluctuate with temperature and frequently go out of tune even in the course of playing them. Watch a professional banjo player and watch them tune their instrument in the middle of a show when no one else has to. Otherwise there is nothing to put together.
1536754
bonnie - I am having the same problem. most banjo pots are heavier. all banjos need to be fit to your style of play. your 2nd purchase should have been a strap. string or button connectors. a must. you don't want to attach the strap to the neck. need to find spot on the pot. does not have to go where they mounted the loop holes. I check my mail about every 3 weeks, sorry. I've made more changes. nice piece
796598
Yes, it's beautiful and ready to be tuned. Just grab a set of finger picks and start playing! It is the sweetest-sounding banjo I've ever played. I'm a banjo teacher and I highly recommend this instrument.
1543646
It's good for both. I have one in a banjo and another in my octave mandolin. I run both through a pre-amp before running into the sound board.
1291407
Did it work? I've read some pickups arent "loud" enough for Rocksmith - looking for one myself!
119001
The low end is pretty good, its able to carry most of the sound without distorting the original quality so it should work well for your musical tastes!
181438
I really cannot tell as there are no indications. The web site doesn't say either. It is a very nice quality banjo and has a good sound. Worth the money.
764548
To answer question.I like the very warm and mellow sound you can create.Also if you like little crunch I have no problem with that either I think for the money you cant beat the quality. looks good too. thanks and play around with it you will like Iam sure.
886330
I can respond on the sound quality part... It says in the owners manual to have the unit volume all the way up and then tune up your music source. I use it for my Zumba (R) classes and sounds great at a higher volume level. I love it!
924773
This is one ot he best items for historic tuning and temperaments, The LCD Text needs no light, by itself you can see better, if not try with reading glasses like me, else I couldn't read it too! More on this subject: Have you tuned your keyboard or instrument in A = 428 Hz? It is much better for your voice and health!
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Monica,It is a flathead. Ten inch as I recall. It is a Remo head, sure you could find another (but why?) Replace the head on $200 banjo, sure go for it, but you may just want to find a better banjo. I got mine just to see if playing a banjo interested me. After 6 month I sold it and got a keeper that I really like the sound of. That said this is a good piece o for the price.
2260602
I don't think I'll be much help. Got it for my husband to annoy me with, lol. We are not really a musical family. I did pull it out of the box though and I couldn't find anything on the box or the didgeridoo about it being tuned to any specific key. I'd think that with it being a natural sound made by the curvature of the instrument and a cheaper version at that... it probably hasn't been tuned for any specific key.