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Barnes & Mullins Rathbone 5-String Electro Banjo

£545.00
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Delivery and Shipping

All instruments are passed through our workshop prior to shipping.

This includes a 25 point Q.C. check and setup to your spesifcation.

This means it can take anything up to 2 weeks to recieve your instrument from date of purchase.

All shipping is done via Royal Mail & Parcelforce. Tracking is provided once shipped.

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Description

The Barnes & Mullins 'Rathbone' electro banjo is a handsome 5-string banjo named after Rathbone Place, the London home of Messrs Barnes and Mullins in the early 1900s.

Featuring a mahogany resonator and mahogany rim with a black Remo WeatherKing head and mahogany neck, this Rathbone banjo combines a stylish modern aesthetic with a traditional rich, warm sound and smooth response.

The Rathbone is complete with chrome hardware and fittings, ovangkol fingerboard, and traditional planetary machineheads.

This banjo is unique in that it is an electro model featuring a humbucker pickup, 1/4" jack input and volume control and is therefore a fantastic choice if you're someone who plays banjo in an amplified band setup.

Why should I buy a 5-string banjo?

This B&M Rathbone 5-string resonator banjo is the standard for bluegrass playing but is also an excellent choice for other musical styles including country, gospel, jazz, folk, classical and rock. It's the go-to style of banjo for 'Scruggs' players who use three-fingers with fingerpicks on the index and middle fingers and a thumbpick for a fast-tempo and lively style.

This Rathbone banjo is unique in that it is an electro model featuring a humbucker pickup, 1/4" jack input and volume control and is therefore a fantastic choice if you're someone who plays banjo in an amplified band setup.

 

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Specs

BODY & CONSTRUCTION

STYLE: 5-String Resonator - Electro
RESONATOR: Mahogany
HEAD: Remo Weatherking® Black
FLANGE: Chrome
TONE RING: Rolled Brass
BRACKET QTY: 18
RIM: Mahogany
BRIDGE: Maple with Ovangkol Tip
COORDINATOR RODS: 2
HARDWARE: Chrome
TAILPIECE: Chrome
ARMREST: Chrome
PICKUPS: Humbucking Pickup with Onboard Electronics, 1/4" Jack Input & Volume Control

NECK

NECK: Mahogany
FINGERBOARD: 
Ovangkol 
FRETS: 
22
INLAYS: Mother of Pearl Patterned

HEADSTOCK

MACHINEHEADS: Planetary
TRUSSROD COVER: 
'Rathbone' Script
NUT WIDTH: 
30mm

DIMENSIONS

SCALE LENGTH: 697mm
WEIGHT: 5kg

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