Summary: This 2013 Fender FB-59 banjo, top of the line banjo for Fender, has a loud, ringing tone that cuts through a blazing bluegrass band. Features include a walnut resonator, walnut neck with maple strip, 26.4" scale, wood rim, gold hardware, rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl inlay, and a brass tone ring Body: Walnut resonator, brass tone ring. Neck: Walnut with a Rosewood fingerboard, 26.4” scale length 1.22” nut width, 22 frets, mother-of-pearl inlays. Pickups/Hardware: Gold Die-Cast tuning keys, Maple/Ebony bridge, synthetic bone nut. Cosmetics: This banjo is in great shape. The back of the neck is clean, and the frets show minimal wear. Overall, this guitar plays very well and sounds fantastic. Playability: Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, setup, and restrung this instrument with a new set of strings. The neck is straight, the truss rod is fully functional, and the action has been setup low and comfortable. The frets are in great shape with no major grooves or divots from use and it plays beautifully up and down the fretboard with no dead spots or choking out. Weight: 13 lbs. Case: This banjo ships in its original hardshell case, professionally packaged, and fully insured.
