Deering Golden Series

In the early 1980's Deering noticed a cultural phenomena that banjo players had to have a prewar banjo or one that looked like it. It almost didn’t matter how good their banjos were if it didn’t look like the prewar.

At first this was discouraging but then they soon realized that the currently made prewar style banjos didn’t come anywhere close to the actual prewar banjos in quality or sound. Deering realized that what the banjo world needed was a prewar style banjo that was truly comparable to the actual prewars, so they set out to do the best job that had ever been done making these classic banjos.

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What are the standout features of a Golden Series Banjo?

The Golden Era of the banjo

These Golden Series range of banjos are designed to look, feel and sound like you are playing a classic banjo from ‘back in the day’ but still built and finished off with modern materials, modern craftsmanship and skills with a respectful nod to the past.

Pre war banjo tone, that holy grail

Early pioneers of the thumb and 2 finger style picking particularly the Earl Scruggs style of picking has been adopted by most players looking for that ‘Scruggs’ sound. The Golden Series will get you nearer to that tone better and quicker than most.

Modern take on an old classic

The new Deering Rustic Wreath moves slightly away from the maple and mahogany usually associated with the pre war classic woods in favor of walnut. The tone features of walnut combine a bit of both the brightness of maple but the sweetness and mellow tone of mahogany. So if you’re split down the middle with your choices the Rustic Wreath model has you covered.