Bacon Long-neck Banjo c.1960s Finish_ Red made with a seamless synthetic

made with a seamless synthetic shell

This instrument is no exception

so we had a pick guard custom made for it out of thick vintage style tortoise material

A 10:1 gear ratio allows you to adjust the pitch of the fifth string with complete accuracy

mandolin designs began to change

Bacon Long-neck Banjo c.1960s Finish_ Red made with a seamless syntheticWe offer this lovely Gretch made Bacon long neck banjo from the mid 1960s. During the "Folk Boom", Gretsch produced a line of 5 string, open back banjos with both regular and extra long necks, all with black plastic laminate peghead overlays with "Bacon" in outlined, block letters. This is the long neck version with three extra frets. Invented by Pete Seeger, the long neck is meant to have a capo at the third fret to play in regular concert tuning,