Bass Banjolele / Banjo

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£209.99
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This is the updated version of the unique Buzzards Field bass banjolele / banjo. Tuned E-A-D-G and strung with Aquila Thundergut strings, it produces full bass-pitched notes. Played acoustically it produces more volume than solid wooden-bodied basses - enough volume to accompany a quieter instrument such as a ukulele. Alternatively, it has a standard jack-output for amplification.

Extensive upgrades on this version include an innovative piezo pickup arrangement with volume control, asymmetric D shaped neck, mother of pearl markers, re-profiled head-stock for better string alignment, a zero-nut for perfect setup from fret one, wooden tailpiece, a re-contoured and extended saddle and a strengthened weight saving neck joint.


These instruments are built to order. Usual turn around time is 14 days.


Built around a 12 inch Remo frame drum (with a humidity proof synthetic head), all of the wooden parts are cut and finished by hand. 


​YouTube demos of similar instruments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kH_DcBssBg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePW_4SKXoLY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lSiHpfOilQ

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sOVOeVgMlw&feature=youtu.be

  • 12 inch Remo Frame drum with synthetic skin
  • Oak neck and embedded fingerboard (35mm at fret 1, 45mm at fret 14)
  • Sapelle headstock detail with laser cut BFU logo
  • Zero fret
  • Enhanced floating spruce and sapelle bridge 
  • Scale length: 520mm (approx 20 ½  inches)
  • Powerful disk piezo pickup mounted internally to reduce feedback
  • Volume control
  • Mother of pearl fret markers and side markers
  • Tail strap button
  • 1/4 inch (standard size) jack
  • Aquila Thundergut strings
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Please listen though headphones or quality speakers - mobile phone or laptop speakers are not able to reproduce bass frequencies properly.
Acoustic
Plugged in
Microphone to amp