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The Dirty 30s Open-Back Banjo

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Basic Setup of Your Bluegrass Banjo with Jim Pankey

Recording King

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The Dirty 30s Series sits at the perfect crossroads of classic sound and historic design like the original Montgomery Ward mail-order instruments from the first half of the century, Dirty 30s guitars and banjos are the ideal companion for singer-songwriters, folk stylists or traveling troubadours. The Recording King Dirty 30s Open-Back banjo packs excellent playability and historic vibe into a retro-infused package that makes vintage-style and traditional banjo sound accessible to every player.

Case sold separately.
Recording King Dirty 30s Open-Back 5-String Banjo
Recording King Dirty 30s Open-Back 5-String Banjo

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  • Multi-Ply Rim
  • Adjustable Coordinator Rod
  • Maple Neck with Adjustable 2-Way Truss Rod
  • REMO Recording King Head
  • Presto Tailpiece
  • Maple/Ebony Bridge
  • 16 Brackets
  • Ivory Tuning Key Buttons
  • Rosewood Fretboard
  • Inlaid Dot Fretboard Markers
  • Kluson-style tuners
  • Satin Finish
  • Case sold separately

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4.8

5 Reviews

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

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  1. Back-Up2
  2. Practicing2
  3. Concerts1
Cons
  1. A gig bag from Recording King would be nice.1
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  1. Experienced1
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  1. Good Tone2
  2. Well Built / Quality2
  3. Consistent1

Reviewed by 5 customers

  • A realy nice banjo for the price.

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitteda year ago

    byRobert

    fromWestern North Carolina

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    The Dirty 30s is light weight and well made. It is not as loud as a resonator but it holds it's place with just enough punch to be heard quite well. Bought this to try my hand at claw-hammer and two-finger banjoing. I believe it would hold up just as well as some of the other open-backs priced 2 to3 times the price of the RK.

  • Very good banjo

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byPickin Barrett

    fromMississippi

    This is my outside/travel/campfire banjo so I'm not using my show banjo. It's light, and it sounds great.

  • Banjo good! Guitar Center Bad!

    4

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted7 years ago

    byDon

    fromUndisclosed

    Four stars is for the banjo itself. I know many people complain about receiving their banjo and having to assemble the bridge. Well this one is the same way but they at least pencil marked the corners on the head for you. Just loosen the strings, flip up the bridge and tune it. It is an economical banjo of decent quality and it sounds great to me. The reason I left off one star is for the momos at guitar center. The guitar guy who couldn't be bothered with banjo stuff who dropped a banjo box next to me and walked away. No open the box, check it out and make sure it's good to go. Prima Donna momos.

  • Great Banjo for the price

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitted8 years ago

    byJody

    fromundisclosed

    This is a great little open back banjo for the price. I am enjoying learning to play clawhammer style on it. Look forward to many hours of fun with it.

  • A Great Classic Banjo.

    5

    submitted11 years ago

    byNIC

    fromMonticello, Iowa

    I started playing Banjo this year and so far I really like this one. It has a beautiful worn cherry red satin finish, but I wish it had a better clear glossy shine though. Overall it stays it tune fairly well and you can do different tunings too. And the neck & truss rod seem to be right and in place. Yeah, to me it sounds good like classic old school 1930's banjo picking music.

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Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • submitted2 years ago

    asked byB

    fromOhio

    would this be good for old time

    would this be good for old time

    Open Reply - Gear-Adviser
    Very good.

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byElias

    fromCali, Colombia, Southamerica

    Do you have shipping service to Colombia (Southamerica)? How much is this cost?

    Do you have shipping service to Colombia (Southamerica)? How much is this cost?

    Open Reply - Ronald
    If you go to our website and click the flag on the bottom of the webpage, you will be able to select your country. From there you can also select your currency and any other options you think you might need. After that is done, all items that show up are eligible for shipping to your location and will also give you a total with duties and taxes. We unfortunately can't discuss pricing over this means of communication, but once you are on your country's version of the website, you will be able to view pricing yourself. If you should run into any further issues or if there is anything else we can do for you, please feel free to reach out to us. Thanks for contacting us!