[Dixielandjazz] Deering Banjitars

[Steve Barbone]

Deering Corp, has this to say about their current banjitars.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

"If you already play guitar and have thought that it would be fun to learn
to play the banjo here is your instrument. Now you can play banjo with the
same chords and fingering you already know. It's great for those songs that
would sound better if played on a banjo."

"The 6-string banjo idea came to Greg Deering after he heard a song called
"Desert Pete" on one of the Kingston Trio albums. He tried for weeks to
figure it out on the 5-string banjo. Later he learned that it had been
recorded by Glen Campbell on a 6-string banjo. In examining older 6-string
banjos, Greg observed the consistent lack of good tone. So he decided to
determine why it never sounded quite right. He solved this mystery and now
we produce the only 6-string banjos with great sustain and beautiful tone."

and about their Deering B-6 Boston Banjitar: (about $2100)

"We are the only makers today who have mastered the 6-string banjos to bring
out a wonderful banjo tone and make the instrument a joy to play. Many
guitar players are now discovering the new sound available from playing a
Deering 6-string banjo. Anything you play on a guitar can also be played on
the 6-string banjo. It can be flat-picked or finger-picked equally well. We
string it with extra light acoustic guitar strings, however it does perform
well with other string gauges. The sound is excellent!"