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Neck: • Natural Curly Koa • 22 Glued In Nickel Silver Frets • Mother of Pearl Inlay in the Peghead • Mother of Pearl Vega Fingerboard Patern • Traditional Vega Plectrum Neck Shape Ebony Fingerboard with Ivoroid Binding
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• Bone Nut Adjustable Truss Rod
• Deering Planetary Tuners Pot:
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Te Vega
Vega Contemporary Peghead Bob Shane Plectrum
Te Bob Shane 50th Anniversary model celebrates the fact that the banjo music on the famous recording of Tom Dooley was actually played by Bob Shane on a plectrum banjo that was tuned like the first four strings of a guitar! A litle known fact.
• Genuine Brass Tubaphone Tone Ring • Premium 3-ply Violin Grade Maple Rim • Notched Brass Tension Hoop Brass Bracket Band with Shoes
24 Round Hooks with 5/16” Hex Nuts 11” Banjo Head
Two Coordinator Rods for Adjustments Deering True Tone Tailpiece Nickel Plated Hardware Highly Polished Gloss Finish Openback
Tone:
A warm, round, vibrant tone with balanced responsiveness of highs and lows.
Dimensions: • • • •
Neck Width at the Nut 1 3/16” Scale Length Nut to Bridge 26 1/4” Diameter 12”
• Weight Approx. 7.5 lbs Overall Instrument Length 37 1/2”
Includes a Deering/Vega Hardshell Case Lifetime Warranty
Bob Shane Artists who play Vega banjos Arlo Guthrie
Stephen Wade Mark Schatz
George Grove Bob Shane
Dom Flemmons Michael Jonathan Beverly Dillard Scot Avet
Arnie Naiman Mike Iverson
Chuck McCabe Don McLean Peteri Sariola Rachel Harrington Rik Barron Chris Leudecke John Sebastian Doyle Dykes Tao Rodriguez- Seeger Liam Makepeace
Te Kingston Trio
Te Bob Shane Plectrum banjo is a professional grade banjo made of beautifully figured natural koa wood finished and buffed to a high gloss. It has a genuine Deering made Vega Tubaphone tone ring made of brass for outstanding quality of tone and projection. Te precision Vega style 3-ply violin grade maple rim, hand fit with a genuine Vega tubaphone tone ring, brass bracket band, frosted top head provides a crisp tone for all styles of music.
Tis is the perfect cross over banjo for guitar players who want that special banjo tone! Built with Deering’s renowned craſtsmanship and the classic tone of the vintage era, the Bob Shane plectrum banjo defies you to find a genre of music that isn’t great played on it! Classical, bluegrass, fiddle tunes, jazz,
folk...it all sounds great played on this Bob Shane Plectrum banjo.
Since I got the
Deering I’ve been playing banjo again; tuned as the first four strings of a guitar. It is really neat, I really like it. It has a great tone. -Bob Shane
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