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1 comments about Washburn Banjo Starter Kit w/ gig bag, strap, picks and pitch pipe.

1. First the bad news....
   1. The action on this banjo is VERY high. For a beginner it will take extra practice to master fretting any closed chords.
   2. The thumb string tuneing peg.. S-S-S-S-SUCKS! The slightest tap will change the pitch DRAMATICALLY. And there's barely enough resistance in the peg for it to hold the string in a nice G.
   
   The good news....
   1. After geting started with this banjo, whatever instrument you upgrade to will be remarkably easier to play.
   
   2. Wooden tone ring. "Brass, brass, brass" everybody wants a brass tone ring, but you WILL NOT find it in a banjo in this price range. Secondly its a hang-up any way. There is one other material that to me ear meets the quailty of brass.. wood! This banjo has a wooden tone ring, which is rather unique. Many competitors put a plastic tone ring in their starter models - that's why they sound like [...]. I salute Washburn for experimenting with the wooden tone ring. It has put a light, inexpensive, quality sounding instruement on the market.
   
   3. I would buy this instrument again and again. One day I'll upgrade but not until I'm ready to drop about $4000.00 USD on a new instrument. In other words my Washburn will most likely by an heirloom in my family. I'm entierly pleased with that thought.