| The Earl Scruggs Mastertone Banjo is an elegant instrument; beautiful
woods and finish throughout with a classic pearl inlay pattern. It is a
truly professional quality, fully American-made banjo.
Hard to beat this classic banjo; possibly the most famous banjo ever
made !
Several years ago, when Greg Rich was still with the Gibson Bluegrass
division, the switch was made to the highly respected Kulesh tone ring.
Now universally accepted as the best sounding Gibson banjos since the pre-war
ear, the new Earl Scruggs Standard is the benchmark for the classic Bluegrass
banjo.
Over the past 2 years I have sensed a subtle but noticeable improvement
in wood grade quality and finish details. As you can see from the photos:
the AAA wide-flame maple is superb. The Aniline dye used in the tinted
nitrocellulose lacquer is more true to the typical pre-war shading rather
than the more golden/yellow- burst 60s and 70s shading that we have seen
on maple Mastertones until recently.
Detail, joinery, fretwork, hardware fit is all very clean and the
neck has that classic prewar round profile we all have come to dream of.
I’ve sold through three Earl Scruggs already this year and all were
up to the same standards, though all three did require a very thorough
setup…included in our sell price of course.
Waverly tuners are standard on these banjos. These classic prewar
style tuners are the smoothest tuners I’ve found. Gibson uses a premium
Grover bridge with feet sanded to cant the bridge back towards the tailpiece
in the classic Snuffy Smith style. The prewar style Presto tailpiece is
timeless.
We will install 5th string capo tacks on this banjo for no charge
if desired.
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