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Harley Benton HBJ-26

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Harley Benton HBJ-26
515 AED 133,61 €
Plus 269 AED shipping
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Semi decent, it works for the price
Edgar Blackdagger 25.10.2019
The banjo just arrived today, the banjo box (not the whole Thomann box) was a bit hit, so the instrument's headstock had some paint removed, revealing the plain wood.
It's the first time this happens in my 10+ year experience with Thomann.

I have a HBJ-25 (Standard HB 5-String Banjo) and I have to say this 6-string version is not as impressive, build quality is as always very good,
but the sound is quieter, the head was way too loose and (maybe it's just me, but) the back makes the sound muffled and quieter, it causes the head to compress a lot instead of just projecting the sound.

I removed the back, tuned the head, did a little work on the bridge to prevent the strings from snapping out of the grooves, changed strings to 10s (it had something like 12-58 gauge, I could easily tune it to Drop B) and now it's much better.

I'm still getting used to it and eventually I will, but I think my expectations were too high because of my experience with the HBJ-25 and other HB instruments.
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rockstar julie 20.11.2019
Seems reasonable quality, good to fun to play, well worth the money
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Arne2811 02.05.2015
Not the best banjo around but I wanted a cheap one to play one some songs instead of guitar. Six strings makes it easier for a lazy guitarist. Sounds ok. Strings very high, I filed down the saddle quite a bit to fix that
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