Hi guys and girls.
I'm looking to buy my brother a Resonator Banjo for Christmas - He will be a complete beginner but is a very accomplished guitar player, he was playing around on some at a local shop on the weekend and he was already cracking out tunes with ease.
Budget is 200-300 and would be looking for a resonator style for country/bluegrass playing.
Should I go second hand or try my luck with a budget option? I live reasonably close to Eagle music near Huddersfield who I think have a fairly extensive range, I just have no idea what I'm looking for!
Thanks
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i think this is similar to what I bought approx 10 years ago so price has gone up.
https://www.andybanjo.com/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_RBGRAFTONGEM
My god, you must really hate your brother (and his family and neighbours)
EDIT also meant to say that Hobgoblin have a good selection on their website.
I have some sympathy with this attitude.
Picking up an unfamiliar instrument and finding that you can almost immediately get something out of it is gratifying in its own way. On the other hand, this is no guarantee that the interest or imagined usefulness extends far enough to justify a purchase.
I occasionally pick up a mandolin and bludgeon Losing My Religion to death. I have insufficient use for the instrument to justify investing in a good one. For me, the Roland VG99 COSM patch suffices.