I have a soft-spot in my heart for Ome banjos. They are unique and beautiful and have a wonderful history. They use a unique tone ring to pot set up with a different lip. This maker goes back to the 70s, and was the "new guard" of banjo making (along with Ode banjos). If you play more contemporary style, this is a great banjo to check out. Maybe not as bright as you are looking for.
Their banjos tend to lack "overtones" and have VERY pure sounds. They have banjos with tunnelled fifth strings. Nechville - Nechville threw everything out about making a banjo and started from scratch. It is very difficult what you are asking, because at that price point for a resonator banjo, you are looking at high-quality banjos, and becomes about personal taste rather than "what is the best banjo." You are at a time when you can find some great banjos being currently made. Thanks again everyone, you guys are great. I haven't narrowed down my search for a resonator banjo AT ALL, there's just so much. I've narrowed down my open back search the the a) Nechville atlas and b) Ome juniper, they have the sound I'm looking for so now I have to find a couple to try out. I apologize in advance for any details required that I may have left out.Įdit: wanted to thank everyone for your input. Also if you are willing to share I'd like your advice on the best banjos. Finally, though lots of people suggest it, I don't want to by used, I'm quirky in that the only history I want the banjo to have is mine, this rule can be broken if the best banjo I find isn't manufactured anymore. I want to know who the best manufacturers are and who carriers their stuff so I can make a road trip to try out every banjo I can get my hands on. Surprisingly Austin TX does not have the resources for me to try out a bunch of different brands, fiddlers green only carries goldtones, strait music only carriers deerings, and guitar center can shove it. The best banjo I've ever owned is a gold tone mm150 and I think it's the only material possession that I've ever had an emotional connection to, I love it but I'm ready to move on. I know nothing about what closed back I like beside I want sustain and loud bright sound. I've listened to a few and I believe for open backs I like the tuba phone tone ring sound. I tend towards the brighter brassy bluegrass sound and not the thumpy plucky old time gut string sound. Over all the years I've learned surprising little about what makes a good banjo or what the good brands are besides more money mostly trends in higher quality. I'm looking into cashing out some stock to spend $2500-$3000 on a resonator banjo, and $2500-$3000 on an open back claw hammer.
ORDERING AN OME BANJO HOW TO
I've been playing for ten years, but, only seriously started learning how to play about two years ago. Here’s information about Ordering Instruments.So I know it is tedious to answer yet another post asking for help picking a banjo but I'm stuck.
“Sweetone” heavy gauge solid brass tailpiecesĬall us at 60 or E-mail us for more information.Aged brass hardware with antiqued finish.Ebony fingerboards with s-shaped frailing scoops.Walnut, Mahogany, Cherry and Maple neck options.1-1/3 inch neck width at nut (wider than standard).25.5 inch scale lengths (shorter than standard).12 inch rims (11 inch are also available).
ORDERING AN OME BANJO SERIES
We’re carrying Ome’s Old-Time line of banjos, inspired by vintage models, especially Ashborn banjos of the mid to late 1800s. You might describe these openback models as sounding deeply woody and looking “elegantly primitive.”įeatures on all Ome banjos in this series include: He continues to bring his depth of experience and vision to Ome’s offerings. Chuck is as much an inspired designer as builder with a passion for banjos. Responding to trends with his own designs, Chuck developed lines of banjos to appeal to bluegrass, oldtime and jazz players. Fifty-plus years of company history reads like the history of acoustic music itself. Ome Banjos are built in Boulder, Colorado, where Chuck Ogsbury has been involved in building banjos since 1960, founding Ode, and later, the Ome Banjo Company.