looking for advice and guidance on buying a banjo.

[Oldrottenhead]

 my friend asked the following question

 

wot I am looking for is a second hand banjo with a budget of about £300 (uk sterling) hoping to get something that would have been £400 + new but my problem lies with wot makes and models are worth buying

i have no idea, so any help , info guidance would be greatly appreciated.

[Hook]

I bought cheap & love it, but I always buy cheap...don't always love it thought!
Rock On!

[cuthbert]

I've wanted a banjo for a while, but I'd give the same advice I would for someone who wanted to buy a decent guitar: go to a guitar or folk instrument shop and play a banjo that's in your price range. And also play instruments that are more or less expensive.

[Flash Harry]

Don't.

[Blooby]

My understanding is that the overalls are extra.

[Flash Harry]

As is the underwear

[Blooby]

As is the underwear

Well played...  Well played indeed.

On a serious note, I'm not so sure there are any dedicated banjo players on this site.  I would suggest you hit the banjo forums. The folks there can steer you toward some entry-level banjos that aren't crap.

Blooby

[Greeny]

Could always ask that kid in Deliverance

[Blooby]

Could always ask that kid in Deliverance

But steer clear of his kin-folk.

[na_th_an]

I'm waiting for a cheap 5-string bluegrass banjo to arrive from Thommann. 98€, read the reviews and I'm expecting a nice instrument. Not the best, but I can't play banjo either, so it's perfect for me to strum a couple of dissonant chords innit?