Epiphone Stagebird Banjo, 6-String
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With its magnetic humbucker, the Stagebird will allow you to bring banjo twang to any stage and look good doing it with a distinct black Remo banjo head.
What's special about this item?
Feature: | What it does: |
---|---|
Remo banjo head | Consistent tone, long life |
Mahogany resonator | Rich, warm, focused sound; added sustain |
Mahogany neck | Great sustain, strength, and warm tone |
Granadillo fretboard | Distinct "bell-like" tone, similar to rosewood |
Overview
Epiphone presents the new Epiphone Stagebird 6-String Electric Banjo, a one of a kind 6-string banjo featuring the new state-of-the-art Magnetic Stagebird humbucker that lets you plug in and bring that classic Epiphone banjo tone to any size stage. Plus, world famous Grover Mini-Rotomatic tuners with small buttons for easy tuning, distinctive black Remo banjo head, and the historic "Dovewing" headstock design with "Epiphone" banner logo.
The Mahogany neck has a 25.5" scale with a SlimTaperTM profile with dual coordinator rods for full and even intonation everywhere on the neck. The granadillo fingerboard has 21 medium frets and a 25.5" scale with a traditional Epiphone "Snowflake" fingerboard inlay. The beautiful headstock recreates the traditional look of late 20s and 30s Epiphone banjos with "Stagebird" in period script along with the iconic Epiphone banner. The Stagebird weighs around 8.75 pounds. An optional hard case is available.
- Historic Headstock design
- Grover Mini-Rotomatics tuners
- Black Remo Head read less
Epiphone Banjo Company
In the 1920s, Epi Stathopoulo formed Epiphone, a new company inspired by his family's long tradition of building and repairing acoustic instruments. In the thriving musical world of Manhattan, Jazz was the defining music of the times and the banjo was the main rhythm instrument of jazz bands. Thanks to Epi Stathopoulo's many banjo patents and his flair for design, Epiphone's new line of modern banjos quickly became the industry standard, respected for their full tonal range, great intonation, craftsmanship, and ornate designs. Now the Epiphone Stagebird 6-String Electric Banjo brings that historic sound and style to a new generation.The Electric Banjo Revolution
The new Epiphone Stagebird 6-String Electric Banjo has a classic 5-string banjo profile but with 6-strings so guitarists can play chords and single-string runs with superior Epiphone banjo tone. The Stagebird features a Mahogany Resonator with a Red Brown Mahogany gloss color finish and single layer binding. On the front is a nickel armrest and an… read more eye catching black Remo head which provides maximum volume and tone acoustically along with a hard Maple bridge with an Ebony cap. The adjustable tailpiece accepts both loop and ball-end banjo strings for maximum total choices when choosing strings.The Mahogany neck has a 25.5" scale with a SlimTaperTM profile with dual coordinator rods for full and even intonation everywhere on the neck. The granadillo fingerboard has 21 medium frets and a 25.5" scale with a traditional Epiphone "Snowflake" fingerboard inlay. The beautiful headstock recreates the traditional look of late 20s and 30s Epiphone banjos with "Stagebird" in period script along with the iconic Epiphone banner. The Stagebird weighs around 8.75 pounds. An optional hard case is available.
The Magnetic Stagebird Plugs In
The 6-string Stagebird Electric Banjo still retains its classic tone when plugged in thanks to a Magnetic Stagebird humbucker, designed by Epiphone to accurately pick up the Stagebird's historic tone. The pickup features an Epiphone all-nickel 1/4" output jack along with a simple master control.Lifetime Warranty
Like all Epiphones, the Epiphone Stagebird 6-String Electric Banjo comes with a limited lifetime warranty and world famous Gibson 24/7/365 Customer Service. Make some history of your own and try the new Epiphone Stagebird 6-String Electric Banjo today at your nearest Authorized Epiphone Dealer. And visit Epiphone.com today to discover more about Epiphone's collection of new and history-making archtops guitars acoustic, and electric instruments.Features:
- 6-string Electric banjo with Magnetic Stagebird Humbucker- Historic Headstock design
- Grover Mini-Rotomatics tuners
- Black Remo Head read less
Specs
- Finish: Red Brown Mahogany Gloss
- Hardware: Nickel
- Head: Remo; Black
- Resonator Material: Mahogany
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: Slim Taper
- Pickup: Magnetic Mayfair Humbucker
- Controls: Master Volume
- Output Jack: 1/4"
- Coordinator Rod: Dual
- Truss Rod Cover: 1-layer; Black
- Fingerboard: Granadillo
- F'Brd Inlay: Snowflake
- Headstock: Historic Banjo Dovewing with "Epiphone" banner logo
- Tuners: Grover Mini-Rotomatics with small buttons
- Frets: 21; Medium
- Nut: Artificial Bone
- Nut Width: 1.68"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Strings: 10-47 (.010, .014, .024, .030, .038, .047)
- Bridge: Hard Maple with Ebony cap
- Tailpiece: Adjustable; Accepts loop and ball-end strings
- Binding: Fingerboard - 1-Layer
- Armrest: Metal; Nickel plated
- Strap Hooks: None
- Typical Weight: 8.75lb
- Optional: Hard Case
- Hardware: Nickel
- Head: Remo; Black
- Resonator Material: Mahogany
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: Slim Taper
- Pickup: Magnetic Mayfair Humbucker
- Controls: Master Volume
- Output Jack: 1/4"
- Coordinator Rod: Dual
- Truss Rod Cover: 1-layer; Black
- Fingerboard: Granadillo
- F'Brd Inlay: Snowflake
- Headstock: Historic Banjo Dovewing with "Epiphone" banner logo
- Tuners: Grover Mini-Rotomatics with small buttons
- Frets: 21; Medium
- Nut: Artificial Bone
- Nut Width: 1.68"
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Strings: 10-47 (.010, .014, .024, .030, .038, .047)
- Bridge: Hard Maple with Ebony cap
- Tailpiece: Adjustable; Accepts loop and ball-end strings
- Binding: Fingerboard - 1-Layer
- Armrest: Metal; Nickel plated
- Strap Hooks: None
- Typical Weight: 8.75lb
- Optional: Hard Case
Documents and Manuals
For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-4GIBSON
Web: https://www.epiphone.com/en-US/Support/Contact
Phone: 800-4GIBSON
Web: https://www.epiphone.com/en-US/Support/Contact
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