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Epiphone MB100 Banjo

Epiphone MB100 Banjo

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Barnes & Mullins BJ300 Perfect 5 String Banjo

Barnes & Mullins BJ300 Perfect 5 String Banjo

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£249.00 £270.00
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Deering Goodtime 5-String Openback

Deering Goodtime 5-String Openback

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Ozark 2306GCS 5 String Banjo Cherry Sunburst

Ozark 2306GCS 5 String Banjo Cherry Sunburst

£349.00 £386.00
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Barnes & Mullins UBJ1 Closed Back Banjo Ukulele

Barnes & Mullins UBJ1 Closed Back Banjo Ukulele

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£249.00 £275.00
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Pilgrim Progress 5G Banjo 5 String G Banjo

Pilgrim Progress 5G Banjo 5 String G Banjo

£349.00
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Ozark 2306GBK 5 String Banjo Black

Ozark 2306GBK 5 String Banjo Black

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Barnes & Mullins BJ400E Rathbone 5 String Electric Banjo

Barnes & Mullins BJ400E Rathbone 5 String Electric Banjo

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£399.00 £479.00
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Deering Goodtime Two 5-String with Resonator

Deering Goodtime Two 5-String with Resonator

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£699.00
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Pilgrim Progress 6Gb Banjo Guitar Banjo

Pilgrim Progress 6Gb Banjo Guitar Banjo

£279.00 £299.00
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Pilgrim VPB002 Vintage 5 String Open Back Banjo

Pilgrim VPB002 Vintage 5 String Open Back Banjo

£299.00 £399.00
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Barnes & Mullins BJ306 Perfect 6 String Banjo

Barnes & Mullins BJ306 Perfect 6 String Banjo

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£249.00 £279.00
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Ozark 2195 Mini Banjo Composite Shell and Resonator

Ozark 2195 Mini Banjo Composite Shell and Resonator

£139.00
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Ozark 2112GE Electro Banjo

Ozark 2112GE Electro Banjo

£499.00 £630.00
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Pilgrim VPB018 5 String Resonator Banjo

Pilgrim VPB018 5 String Resonator Banjo

£349.00 £449.00
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Pilgrim Progress 5 Banjo Open Back G Banjo

Pilgrim Progress 5 Banjo Open Back G Banjo

£299.00
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Pilgrim Progress 4T Banjo Tenor Banjo

Pilgrim Progress 4T Banjo Tenor Banjo

£269.00 £299.00
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Ozark 2104G 5 String Banjo With Padded Cover

Ozark 2104G 5 String Banjo With Padded Cover

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£279.00 £299.00
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Ozark 2105G Ozark 5 String Banjo

Ozark 2105G Ozark 5 String Banjo

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£249.00 £269.00
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Ozark 2103 Guitar Banjo

Ozark 2103 Guitar Banjo

£249.00 £269.00
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Ozark 2306GBU 5 String Banjo Blue

Ozark 2306GBU 5 String Banjo Blue

£299.00 £329.00
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Deering Goodtime Limited Cherry

Deering Goodtime Limited Cherry

£699.00
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Deering Goodtime 6

Deering Goodtime 6

£749.00
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Deering Goodtime Six Resonator

Deering Goodtime Six Resonator

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£999.00
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Pilgrim Shady Grove 3 Open Back Banjo

Pilgrim Shady Grove 3 Open Back Banjo

£479.00 £679.00
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Pilgrim Shady Grove 7 Open Back Banjo

Pilgrim Shady Grove 7 Open Back Banjo

£509.00 £649.00
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Pilgrim Performer Open Back Ukulele Banjo

Pilgrim Performer Open Back Ukulele Banjo

£269.00
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Tanglewood TWB18M5 5 String Banjo

Tanglewood TWB18M5 5 String Banjo

£349.00 £369.00
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Washburn B6 6 String Banjo

Washburn B6 6 String Banjo

£249.00 £399.00
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Washburn B8 5 String Banjo Pack

Washburn B8 5 String Banjo Pack

£299.00 £399.00
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About Banjos

Charming and charismatic, banjos are all over American music from the advent of recorded music to contemporary chart toppers such as Taylor Swift, Kasey Musgraves and Mumford and Sons. The banjo has a distinctive percussive sound due to the fact they often use a drum head as the resonant membrane.

Most commonly associated with American roots such as country, folk and bluegrass music, the banjo comes in a few different varieties. The classic banjo is the five-string banjo. The construction of 5 string banjos can either be open-back, ‘frying pan’ style or closed-back with a wooden body like an acoustic guitar. Open back banjos are percussive and brash sounding. Closed-back banjos are much warmer and polished sounding.

Other banjo types include the tenor or ‘Irish’ banjo, 6 string banjo or banjo ukulele. The tenor banjo is a smaller, higher pitched banjo. The 6 string banjo and banjo ukulele are essentially a guitar and ukulele, respectively, but with the body of a banjo rather than a wooden body. We stock banjos from Barnes & Mullins BanjosOzarkDeering banjos and more.

Why Should I Choose a Banjo?

  • Charming, charismatic sound
  • Perfect for country, folk and blues
  • Different styles available

Frequently Asked Questions about Banjos

Question: How many strings are there on a banjo?
A banjo most commonly has 5 strings but there are variations which have four strings, like a tenor banjo, or six strings.
Question: How hard is it to play the banjo?
Like any instrument it’ll take you an afternoon to learn your first few chords and a lifetime to master. The banjo requires different picking techniques to a guitar so that is the time consuming thing to learn properly.
Question: Which is easier to learn: banjo or ukulele?
The ukulele is easier to learn than the banjo. This is not necessarily because the banjo is hard to learn, it’s just less forgiving than a ukulele. The ukulele’s small size, soft nylon strings and quiet tone make it an ideal instrument for beginners. Banjos aren’t particularly difficult to learn but they are notoriously loud which might put off the casual player.