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Sound Quality
Most customers are pleased with the sound quality of the banjo, describing it as good, decent, wonderful, and having a great sound. Some were surprised by its high quality for the price point, while others felt that the soft case was a drawback.
Accessories Included
Most customers are pleased with the comprehensive accessories included in their purchase of the ADM 5-String Banjo. The package arrives complete with essentials such as a bag, strap, picks and strings, while some suggest improvements to the strap or missing items like picks.
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Tuning Ease
Customers have mixed opinions on the tuning ease of the banjo, but generally positive. Some found it easy to tune with the provided geared 5th tuner, while others had initial struggles that were resolved through various methods such as clipping to head anchors or seeking help from a local instructor. The set includes extra strings and a bridge for easy re-stringing, making it a good investment for beginners.
Highlights
Quality
Very happy with the sound and quality.
Good quality and sounds like it should.
For the poor quality of the first banjo.
Strap loops: one of the strap loops kept bending and falling off until finally it totally came unscrewed and fell into the reso... Read More
Price
It may not be the fanciest instrument, but for the price it's a winner.
00 for the full set) and easily enough re-string the banjo yourself…see youtube.
Overall i wouldn't buy again and i would wish to return for my money but unfortunately this the only option i have to economica... Read More
Very cheap and will need to be replaced.
Shipping
My order arrived on time, securely packaged and everything was as it should be.
4 nuts where missing when it arrived.
I went to a local hardware store and replaced them because it was a gift and i didn't have time to wait for the nuts to ship so... Read More
The banjo arrived on time with minimum damage to the packaging.
Packaging/appearance
I am really critical of products and this one came in a great package with all the stuff you need to get started right away.
Arrived fully intact with all advertised components.
Bottom line: if you want to learn banjo this is the package that you want, in my humble opinion
(luckily all contents were there and it seemed well packed.
Competitiveness
The tuner does a decent job but found that guitartuna app was better.
I've played it next to a few higher end $3000 banjos and i dont think anyone could tell a difference.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
quality, good, great, first and beautiful. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 1,158 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 14 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For the price you cant be it as an absolute beginner banjo
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Everything you need to start is included however there are a 2 main issues discovered in the first couple of weeks of frustration and feeling i’ll never learn this
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Strings the strings are at least of “medium” gauge which make it very hard to “fret” push down without really hurting your fingers as well as making it more difficult frustrating to learn as an absolute beginner
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Its also near impossible to “slide” as a beginner with uncalloused fingertips
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Solution in my research i believe that a “light” string is best for beginners and it seems that a lot of pros use “light” also
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You can buy a set of “light” strings 6
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Did not realize how important the picks would be namely the thumb pick
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Almost all banjo players use a plastic thumb pick
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