The Fender FB300 Banjo Starter pack has absolutely everything you need to start playing the banjo from scratch. Nothing on the planet sounds quite like a Banjo, and with the UK Folk-pop revival going on at the moment Banjos are all the rage again: thanks to artists like Laura Marling the banjo is no longer just a country and western instrument but an awesome flavour to add to any pop or indie music. Fender have a great range of Banjos so who better to trust for your first Banjo than one of America's biggest instrument builders?
If you're already a guitarist and you're looking to apply your skills to learning the banjo check out our Banjo No-Nonsense Get Started Guide for Guitarists in which we show you how to tune the banjo (including with reference pitches from guitar), a few chords to get your going and the first few bars of a well known song to put them to use.
Here's what Fender say about the FB300 Banjor Starter Pack
The banjo is a uniquely American instrument descended from traditional African instruments. Nothing else sounds like it, and it's a fun instrument to play, which contributes to its major role in bluegrass and country (it even pops up occasionally in rock, jazz and fusion). The FB-300 Banjo Pack makes getting started on banjo easy, and includes a Fender banjo, gig bag, strings, tuner, picks and instruction book.
Specification
- Model Name: FB-300 Banjo Pack
- Series: Acoustic Packs
- Body Shape: Banjo
- Body Back: Laminated Mahogany Back
- Body Top: Chromed Steel Rim With 18 Piece Bracket
- Satin Polyurethane Finish
- Body Depth: Resonator: 1.75"; Rim: 2"
- Number of Frets: 22
- Position Inlays: White Dot Position Inlays
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Neck Material: Nato
- Nut Width: 1.18" (30 mm)
- Scale Length: 27.4" (69.6 cm)
- Hardware: Chrome
- Bridge: Maple/Rosewood Bridge
- Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Includes Chrome Bridge Cover
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Strings: Fender USA NPS Banjo Strings (.0095-.020 Gauges)
- Unique Features: Dot Position Inlays, Chrome Arm Rest and Tailpiece, White Tipped Tuning Machines
Case/Gig Bag: Standard Gig Bag
- Included Accessories: Gig Bag, Strings, Tuner, Picks, Instructional Materials
- Picks: Includes Starter Pick Pack
