Deering Vega 11" White Oak Openback 5 String Banjo

Deering
Code: VWO-12
£1,599.00
RRP £1,799.00
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The Vega 11" White Oak is beautifully made in White Oak with an 11" Rim. The Vega White Oak banjos are ideal for clawhammer and folk music and players will marvel at the bright tone and distinct note clarity from a banjo that weighs less than 6 pounds! Also available in 12". See below for details

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 “The quality of the tone is what matters. If it doesn't move you when you play...if it doesn't move something in you then it doesn't matter what its made out of. In the white oak, I found yet another voice that I hadn't heard in any of the banjos that I own.” - Rick Barron, Deering Artist

The Vega White Oak banjos are ideal for clawhammer and folk music and players will marvel at the bright tone and distinct note clarity from a banjo that weighs less than 6 pounds!

Vega 11" White Oak Specifications

Neck:

  • White Oak Neck
  • Incilio Consalvi inspired Gryphon Peghead Inlay
  • Slender Vega Neck Shape
  • 22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets
  • Adjustable Truss Rod
  • Ebony Fingerboard
  • Deering Planetary Tuners
  • Deering Geared Fifth String Tuner

Pot:

  • 11" 3-ply White Oak Rim
  • Shoe & Screw Bracket Assembly
  • Notched Tension Hoop
  • 24 Round Hooks and 9/32″ Hex Nuts
  • Medium Collar Frosted Top Head
  • Coordinator Rod for Adjustments
  • Nickel Plated Hardware
  • Deering True Tone Tailpiece
  • Slender Deering Armrest
  • Durable and Elegant Satin Finish
  • Includes a Deering Hardshell Case

Tone:

  • Tuned:g,D,G,B,D in standard tuning
  • Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.

Dimensions:

  • Neck Width at the Nut 1 1/4″
  • Scale Length Nut to Bridge 26 1/4″
  • Rim Diameter 11″ or 12"
  • Overall Instrument Length 37 1/2"
  • Weight Approx. 6 lbs

Warranty:
The trust and pride we share in our product gives us the confidence to grant every owner of a Deering banjo a Lifetime Warranty ensuring the quality of our materials and workmanship.

“The quality of the tone is what matters. If it doesn't move you when you play...if it doesn't move something in you then it doesn't matter what its made out of. In the white oak, I found yet another voice that I hadn't heard in any of the banjos that I own.” - Rick Barron, Deering Artist

The Vega White Oak banjos are ideal for clawhammer and folk music and players will marvel at the bright tone and distinct note clarity from a banjo that weighs less than 6 pounds!

The two models offer the choice of a traditional sound in a 22-fret Vega open back with an 11” rim and frosted top head or the grand bass response and grand tone of a 12” rim with a renaissance head.

The Vega openback models are made entirely of white oak and also feature an ebony fingerboard and peghead overlay, a sleek satin finish and are adorned with a gryphon inlay at the peghead - Greg Deering’s own tribute to the incredible inlay work of the late Icilio Consalvi.

Born in 1865, Consalvi worked mostly in the Boston area and is responsible for some of the banjo world's most beautiful and intricate inlay work. In particular, Consalvi’s work can be found on many early Fairbanks, Cole and Vega banjos built in Boston at the time. As the son of an Italian family of jewelers, Consalvi is perhaps best known for a one of a kind exquisite banjo that currently resides in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Aside from the lavish engraving and stunning detail, the banjo is said to contain over 39,987 individual pieces, each inlaid by hand over three years.

Each Vega White Oak is complete with a hard shell case and a lifetime warranty.

Specification

Brand Specifics

Range / Series
White Oak
Banjo Type
5 String Banjo
Number of Strings
5 String

Pot

Pot Type
Open back
Pot Diameter
11"

Neck

Number of Frets
22

Headstock

Tuning Pegs
Rear facing planetary tuners

Other

Country of Manufacture
USA
Right or Left Handed
Right Handed
Supplied with Case/Gig Bag
Hard Case
Manufacturers Warranty
Limited Lifetime Guarantee
Limited Lifetime

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