Product Overview
Washburn B9 Americana Series 5-String Resonator Banjo, Gloss Sunburst
If you're looking for a banjo with classic bluegrass sound, the Washburn B9 is an excellent choice. Part of Washburn's Americana Series, this 5-string resonator banjo features a mahogany resonator for increased volume and projection and a Remo head with ebony-tipped maple bridge for pristine articulation. Other standout features include a raised cast aluminum tone ring, traditional tailpiece, geared 5th string Planetary tuner, and a chrome armrest for added playing comfort. The B9 has a sunburst gloss finish and comes strung with D'Addario strings.
Washburn has been building banjos since the late 1800s. These instruments were considered some of the finest of their day. This heritage is not lost in the instruments we handcraft today. Pros & amateurs alike choose a Washburn for its outstanding tone, build & value.
Features:
- Washburn B9 Americana 5-String Resonator Banjo
- Series: Americana
- Type: 5-String Resonator Banjo
- Top: Remo
- Back & Side Wood: Mahogany
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Resonator: Mahogany
- Rim: Aluminum
- Tension Hoop: 11" Grooved
- Tone Ring: Raised Cast Aluminum
- Fretboard: Engineered Wood
- Bridge: Maple with Ebony Tip
- Number Of Frets: 22
- Inlays: Dots
- Nut: ABS
- Nut Width: 1-3/16"
- Scale: 27-1/2"
- Armrest: Chrome
- Tailpiece: Traditional
- Tuners: Diecast with Pearloid Buttons
- 5th String Tuner: Geared Planetary
- Strings: D'Addario J60+ Light Gauge Nickel
- Color: Sunburst
- Finish: Gloss
- UPC: 801128663609
- MPN: B9-WSH-A-U
