Rover RB-20 Open Back 5 String Banjo
In the 1980’s, you could to walk into any music store in America and buy a decent entry-level banjo for less than $200. In recent years, that price has risen to $300 or more for competitive models in this category, while in many cases quality being the area that suffers the most. To meet this need, Saga developed the Rover RB-20 Openback 5 sting banjo by creating student and mid-level instruments with traditional features and modern refinements, this instrument is designed to perform faithfully and last a lifetime.
Product Features
- Standard 11″ rim made of composite material in metallic gun grey finish Grooved tension hoop
- Standard spacing using 24 Flat hook and nut set for head attachment
- Deluxe Vega style armrest Traditional No knot tailpiece
- Exquisite mahogany neck with East Indian Rosewood fingerboard inlaid dot position markers and adjustable truss rod
- Guitar style geared tuners with a geared 5th peg Standard 25 1/2″ scale length
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Love This Banjo Awesome Awesome Awesome. For this price you can’t beat this deal with a stick. It was about a year ago when I bought this banjo and I love it as much today as the day I bought it. It looks every bit as good (well, a little wear around the strings of course) and sounds like brand new, and I use it a lot. I play and sing Irish drinking songs. for which you need a four-string tenor banjo. I recommend tuning it with a smartphone app called gStrings, which allows you to tune each string to the…
Great for the money.
Doing research, I found this banjo to be the most repeatedly mentioned under the “good starter banjo” category. I decided to pick it up, and do not regret it. The action was a little high when it arrived, but after the initial set up it sounds good for what it is. Very durable and the neck feels good under my fingers.However, there is a reason this did not get 5 stars.The tuning pegs are supposed to be good for the money, and I agree; the instrument holds a tune…