Boston

Vega Deluxe Electric Tenor Banjo Sunburst Restored, 1937

On July 29, 2019 /

Here we have a real rarity from around 1937 – a restored, refinished and replated Vega Deluxe Electric Tenor Banjo, and they meant ‘Electric’ – this has a pickup! The Vega company was one of the older banjo builders in the USA, having started during 1881 in Boston, Massachusetts and acquiring the A C Fairbanks company assets in 1904 following a devastating fire at the Fairbanks plant. By the 1040s Vega was fading, and in the 1970s C F Martin purchased the company and held it until 1989 when Greg Deering bought it and re-created the Vega line.

Vintage

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Deering Vega Senator Open Back 5 String Banjo, 2008

On May 7, 2019 /

The Deering Vega Senator banjo is the perfect “crossover” and parlor banjo. It is a light-weight, classic open back banjo, with a warm, woody tone with a lightweight tone ring that adds just enough punch and high-end clarity to play bluegrass with your buddies but warm, fat and woody enough to play in your parlor as a classic clawhammer or fingerstyle solo instrument.

Used

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Vega Pete Seeger Long Neck Banjo, 1961

On March 13, 2019 /

This Vega Pete Seeger long neck banjo, built during 1961 at the Vega shop in Boston is a ‘dowel stick’ version and in good working order. Capo tacks are installed, also a Presto tailpiece, with the original in the case. It has a new bridge. The tuners and brackets are original, and the original case is included.

Vintage

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Vega Artist Tenor Banjo, 1926

On July 18, 2016 /

The Vega Artist Tenor banjo was a professional grade instrument made by one of the top – from the turn of the 20th century to the 1930s – American musical instrument producers. However, just about the time the Dopyera Brothers and George Beauchamp started National to produce their new resophonic guitars, the popularity of banjos began to drop, and by the 1930s many banjo players had shifted to guitar.

Vintage

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Deering Boston Open Back 6 String Banjo

On October 21, 2015 /

Tags: Banjo, Boston, Deering, little wonder, Open Back, six-string banjo, vega

The Deering Boston Open Back 6 String Banjo is built specifically for The Twelfth Fret. Many guitar players find that they want to incorporate banjo tones, but don’t want to learn a new instrument. The stock Deering Boston Open Back 6 addresses this need, but we find that the tone is too harsh. So, we’ve had Deering mate the standard Boston 6 neck with a Vega Little Wonder wooden tone ring pot. This offers the warmest and fattest tone possible for a six string banjo, and brings the weight down to about 7 pounds.

New

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Bacon and Day Silver Bell No4 Tenor Banjo, 1927

On March 2, 2015 /

Tags: Bacon and Day, Banjo, Silver Bell, Tenor, Vintage

One of the most well known of the Bacon Banjo Company and Day instruments was the Bacon and Day Silver Bell. These banjos are very elaborate, carved, engraved and plated, and have a full, rich tone with lots of power.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

Boston

Vega Deluxe Electric Tenor Banjo Sunburst Restored, 1937

Deering Vega Senator Open Back 5 String Banjo, 2008

Vega Pete Seeger Long Neck Banjo, 1961

Vega Artist Tenor Banjo, 1926

Deering Boston Open Back 6 String Banjo

Bacon and Day Silver Bell No4 Tenor Banjo, 1927

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