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Used Modern Resonator Banjos For Sale

Gold Tone ML1 - Missing Link - BARITONE BANJO

Gold Tone ML1 - Missing Link - BARITONE BANJO

Gold Tone ML1 - Missing Link - BARITONE BANJO

Crafted in collaboration with virtuoso banjoist Béla Fleck, the Gold Tone Mastertone ML-1 Missing Link is a high-performance, 5-string baritone banjo. This low-tuned beauty boasts a 12-inch, rolled-brass tone ring topped with a Remo Black Suede head, supported by a 12-inch, 3-ply Canadian maple rim and a notched tension hoop. The ML-1 is one of the most playable baritone banjos you'll ever pick up, thanks to its slim hard-rock Canadian maple neck and lightning-fast, compound-radius ebony fingerboard. 


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1959 Gibson RB250 Bowtie

Gold Tone ML1 - Missing Link - BARITONE BANJO

Gold Tone ML1 - Missing Link - BARITONE BANJO

Here's your chance to own a classic Gibson Bowtie Resonator Banjo! 

This Gibson banjo has Factory Order Number 9-552-17 which dates it being built in 1959. It features an original 4-hole archtop tone ring, one piece flange design, original tuners and mahogany resonator and neck. It has a fresh setup on it with a "38 special" Bridge. The banjo plays and sounds exactly as it should! If you're looking for a nice Gibson Bowtie Banjo that is clean and has "the sound", this might be one to consider!


Extremely clean banjo with hardly any blemishes on the resonator or metal parts. 


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Nechville Diamond Wing Phantom

Gold Tone ML1 - Missing Link - BARITONE BANJO

Nechville Diamond Wing Phantom

Here's your chance to own a really amazing used Nechville Banjo at a slightly lower price, with a warranty!

This banjo is in excellent condition, and features a beautiful figured maple neck and resonator. The Diamond Wing inlay design is "eye-popping" with the ivory binding on the neck. 

  • Tunneled 5th String
    Complete fretboard freedom
  • Radiused Fingerboard
    7-12" compound radius
  • Mahogany neck and resonator
    Provides a great balanced sound
  • High Ratio Tuners
    Professional 14:1 ratio right angle tuning machines
  • Nechville Clearcoat Finish
    Won't crack like traditional lacquer
  • 3-Ply Maple Rim
    Steam bent, then spun by hand
  • 20 Hole Bronze Tone Ring
    Powerful sound! 


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Nechville Cascade Phantom

Custom Parts Banjo - Sam Berlin (Ohio)

Nechville Diamond Wing Phantom

Here's your chance to own a really amazing used Nechville Banjo at a slightly lower price, with a warranty!


This banjo is in excellent condition, and features a beautiful figured maple neck and resonator. The Cascade inlay design is "eye-popping" with the black and white binding on the neck. 


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Custom Parts Banjo - Sam Berlin (Ohio)

Custom Parts Banjo - Sam Berlin (Ohio)

Custom Parts Banjo - Sam Berlin (Ohio)

Beautiful banjo assembled by Sam Berlin, a well respected neck maker in Ohio. This banjo is a nice lightweight banjo with some chrome plated metal components and Presto Tailpiece. The pot assembly is a bit of mismatched parts that are well put together for a nice sounding instrument. Recently setup with comfortable action - sounds and plays great!


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Ome Monarch - GOLD

Custom Parts Banjo - Sam Berlin (Ohio)

Custom Parts Banjo - Sam Berlin (Ohio)

This Custom Gold Monarch was made by Ome in Boulder, Colorado in 2009.


What a cool, ornate piece! Has all the bells and whistles, sounds and plays wonderfully, and is in MINT CONDITION!


Beautifully constructed banjo, with a really cool inlay on the resonator. Sounds great and plays well. These Omes have a great neck feel and are truly incredible. 


The gold and engraved hardware is absolutely stunning in person! It is in like new/MINT condition with a black head currently; If you wish to have us install a white head, we can absolutely do that, too!


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Used Nechville ZEUS

1984 Gibson Earl Scruggs Model

Deering Golden Wreath

Amazing condition Nechville Zeus with fresh setup at Turtle Hill Banjo Co, Home of Nechville Banjos East; Comes with Warranty! Maple; 20 hole Bronze Tone Ring. As soon as you pick up the Zeus, you'll understand why we named this banjo after the king of the gods. Its remarkably light weight will surprise you—and you’ll be grateful for it. As your left hand glides across the gently radiused ebony fingerboard, a spark of excitement ignites. The neck feels effortlessly smooth, and the inspired peghead design is a feast for the eyes.  You strum your first chord. Your eyebrows lift as a bold, resonant sound bursts from the Heli-Mount pot. This is banjo tone—elevated to the Nth power.  The beveled wooden armrest rests comfortably against your forearm, inviting hours of effortless play. The neck’s elegant shape makes chording intuitive, delivering crisp, articulate, and full-bodied notes.


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Deering Golden Wreath

1984 Gibson Earl Scruggs Model

Deering Golden Wreath

Like New Deering Golden Wreath Banjo, 2023 model with Keith D Tuners - amazing mahogany "punch" bluegrass tone! A mahogany prewar style bluegrass banjo with that J.D. Crowe sound, the Golden Wreath is a banjo made of higher quality materials and workmanship. The Deering -06- Bronze Tone Ring is unplated to enhance the resonance and create a mahogany bluegrass banjo with all the power and punch needed for stage performance.
A mahogany prewar style bluegrass banjo with that J.D. Crowe sound, the Golden Wreath is a banjo made of higher quality materials and workmanship.   The Golden Wreath is a traditional design of the classic banjos made in the 1930's. The Golden Wreath features a fuller mahogany neck and a deeper resonator with high gloss finish, a bell bronze Deering-06- 20-hole tone ring, the hard, dense, colorful, exotic, and, naturally beautiful ebony fingerboard and peghead.


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1984 Gibson Earl Scruggs Model

1984 Gibson Earl Scruggs Model

1984 Gibson Earl Scruggs Model

Serial Number: 0365. This was the first year of production of the Gibson Earl Scruggs Signature Model Banjo. It is in excellent condition, and features beautiful curly maple resonator and neck, ebony fretboard, hearts and flowers inlay patter, and an additional head signed by Mr. Scruggs himself (see photo). This banjo also has Keith d tuners and has a great GIANT sound. Recently setup with a Cockrum Studios Bridge, this banjo sounds and plays exactly as it should! Original Case.


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