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7232 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: E-Bay
Year Purchased: 2010
Price Paid: 260.00 ($US) (bought USED)
For the price , it sounds really good. Great bluegrass banjo. In my opinion, its got the bluegrass tone.
Sound Rating: 8
Bought it used, and trying out different bridges. I have a Grover Minstrel 5/8 on it. Tried a Grover minstrel 1/2, but the fifth was too low and buzzed. And it sounded different. Going to try other brand's
Setup Rating: 8
Looks like a higher end model banjo. I bought this off of E-Bay with a broken neck. Had it repaired. And it plays, and sounds like a house on fire !!!!
Appearance Rating: 8
Could use better tuner's. Everything else looks real good, except where the neck was cracked. And I would play out with this banjo. Thats why I bought it, in case of an unfortunate accident. Played in many bands and have seen many guitar's fall off stands, people bumping into them "CRASH"
Reliability Rating: 9
No, never dealt with Epiphone. Bought it used, no warranty here. But I dont think I would have a problem with Epiphone / Gibson.
Customer Service: not rated
Tuner's could be better. But installing premium tuners on it would drive the price up. There good enough to get by on. But will upgrade to better ones in the future
Components Rating: 8
For the money, this banjo is hard to beat. Its got the looks of a higher end banjo, and to me it has the bluegrass sound. And Epiphone now is making some of the best affordable stringed instruments on the market. Why pay thousand's of dollars for a name on the headstock?
Overall Rating: 9
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