![]() ![]() He's a great banjo player and a great banjo builder. He really seems to want to satisfy his customers. I bought it used, however I have spoke to Rob on the phone and he was very nice, helpful and knowledgeable. I've gig'd with it a few times now, with no issues except the 5th string popping out of the spike a couple times, but that hasn't happened for weeks now, and it's an easy problem to fix. The quality seems top notch, I have only had the banjo for a couple months, but I'm confident it will hold up. I personally like ebony fret boards, and black binding (the Salty Dog has a rosewood fret board and white binding), but the way this banjo plays and sounds is winning me over. It has a gorgeous finish and the detail is very high quality. This model has a very unique look, with the bones inlay and the dog on the peg head. It seems like my playing has cleaned up with this banjo, which I must applaud. It is louder than my Gibson ESS, and more responsive. I occasionally play clawhammer and I don't like the tone as much for that style, however the quality of this instrument is excellent and I don't want to put it down. I'm used to maple banjos, so I'm not as crazy about the low end, or the absence of that crackle you get with a maple banjo. Submitted by 62mapleTone ( see all reviews from this person) on īright, responsive, round/ balanced tone. Okay, maybe not all that, but if a musical instrument could do those things, it would be this fine banjo. When it is played angels sing in the heavens above, dogs and cats become friends and peace comes to the middle east. Like I said, people comment on it and other banjo players ask to play it. ![]() Most of all, I love the sound and others do too. It was cheaper and nicer than others I looked at and I like that. It looks and feels like a craftsman built it and it was cheaper than a lot of banjos that look and feel like they come off an assembly line. And I reckon that's what means you've found the right banjo, it makes you smile when you play it. Honestly, for the money, I couldn't find anything that made me smile like this banjo. I'd been looking for a new banjo for over a year andI reckon I've played all the different brands out there. I come across Bishline's at the place where I bought it, Jack's music. In other words, the parts are nice enough I ain't been poking around at it to figure out how to spend more money to upgrade it. I know the tail piece is a Presto, I don't know about the flange and all that, but it looks first rate. He may not really care how happy I was, but he sure put on a good act like he did if he didn't! Rob's interest and attention really made the buying experience special. I've never actually dealt with Rob and the folks at Bishline to correct a problem, but I can say that Rob actually cared enough to write back when I contacted him over Facebook to say I ordered one of his banjos, and then followed back up with me to see how I liked it after I took possession of it. I imagine my great grandkids will be picking around on this thing in 100 years. You can tell it wasn't made in a factory overseas, but that an artist put his time and talent into it.Įverything on it is solid and well made. In a world of Gibson look alikes, this thing looks like a special made handcrafted banjo. This thing is as pretty as a speckled pup! The flame in the wood is a thing to behold and the hardware shines. I've adjusted the head tension in the six months or so that I've had it, but that's the only thing that's all that was done. It fits my hand well and the action is perfect. When it showed up, I played around on it, he asked if it needed any adjustments and I felt it was about as good is it could get, so I paid him and took the thing home with no adjustments. He replied and said he had played it before sending it to Jack's and that he thought it was as especially fine (of course he's going to say that, he made it and sold it!) I don't think Jack did much to it to change it. When I ordered the banjo through Jack, I also emailed Rob Bishline and told him to pick out the best one he had. It was shipped from Tulsa to Conway set up. It is loud and clear enough to cut hrough the half a dozen guitar pickers in jam sessions and sounds fine doing it. If you play in jam sessions at festivals and such, you know that you're overrun with guitar players. I'm serious when I say that when I go to jam sessions, 9 times out of 10 someone will comment on how much they admire the it's sound. I play bluegrass style and it is the epitome of that kind of sound. Where Purchased: Jack's Music, Conway, AR Submitted by corycox3 ( see all reviews from this person) on
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