Epiphone Mastertone Bowtie Open Back 5-String Banjo with Gigbag

The Epiphone Mastertone Bowtie Open Back Banjo was inspired by Gibson Mastertone models with Bowtie cosmetics from the 1950s and 1960s and delivers high-quality with vintage style at an accessible price point. Perfect for clawhammer/frailing as well as Scruggs-style players, it is equipped with a 26.4 scale length satin- finished mahogany neck that features the Gibson scroll-style headstock with mother-of- pearl Epiphone logo and Gibson Crown inlays, the bound laurel fretboard has 22 frets and classic mother-of-pearl Bowtie inlays and Mastertone block inlay at the end of the fretboard.

The rim is layered mahogany with a simple hoop tone ring, and the notched nickel tension hoop and 11 Remo Fiberskyn head are held in place with 24 nickel hooks. The Fiberskyn head contributes warm,full-range, vintage-inspired tones with outstanding definition and enhanced mid and low-range resonance. A premium gigbag is also included.

Specifications- Body Shape: 11" Open Back Banjo

- Material: Layered Mahogany

- Top: 11"Remo Fiberskyn

- Binding: Single ply

- Neck: Mahogany

- Neck Profile: C

- Nut width: 30mm

- Fingerboard: Laurel

- Scale length: 670.56mm

- Number of frets: 22

- Nut: Plastic

- Inlay: Mother of Pearl Bowtie and Mastertone Block

- Bridge: 5-string, Maple with Ebony Cap

- Tailpiece: Turn of the Century Style

- Tuners: Planetary with Pearloid Buttons

- Plating: Nickel

- Case: Premium Gigbag