{"title":"Vega Banjos","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of how Greg Deering came to own the 130 year old Vega trademark is one of childhood dreams and an unmissable opportunity. Since that day in 1989, Deering has breathed new life into the Vega name, blending over a century of tradition with Deering's banjo building expertise, to create a range of heritage rich open back and longneck banjos that are as integral to the modern folk sounds of The Avett Brothers as they were to Pete Seeger’s personal revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vega-2-banjo","title":"Vega® #2 Banjo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tubaphone tone ring creates that unique Vega tone in this professional quality maple banjo. The Vega No.2 is a banjo made of top grade curly maple stained light amber and buffed to a high gloss. The dimensions of the neck are quite similar to the early Vega banjos - full, yet fast and comfortable. We make genuine Vega Tubaphone tone rings of brass to create a beautiful quality of tone and projection. We precisely fit the tubaphone tone ring to the 3-ply violin grade maple rim, which we also fit with a brass bracket band and frosted top head to create a crisp tone for all styles of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you play old time, bluegrass, blues, classical, or compose your own music, the Vega No.2 offers a timeless classic reborn with traditional appearance, world renowned craftsmanship, and classic tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurments:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eWidth at nut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.340”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eWidth at 12th\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.855”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eWidth at 22nd\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.985”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eThickness at 1st\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.860”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003eThickness at 12th\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.820”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003ePeghead Width Top\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e2.64”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003ePeghead Width Bottom\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e- 2.32”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"auto\"\u003ePeghead Thickness\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.560”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Deering® Banjo Company","offers":[{"title":"No Scoop","offer_id":1320317196,"sku":"V2","price":5499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Scoop","offer_id":30188426559511,"sku":"V2-SCOOP","price":5558.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0219\/5272\/products\/vega-2-banjo-peghead-2-1000x1000.jpg?v=1565037638"},{"product_id":"vega-dragon-star-banjo","title":"Vega® Dragon Star Banjo","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dramatic dragon is exquisitely inlayed in mother of pearl and abalone shell in the peghead of the Vega Dragon Star. The many scaled, fire breathing dragon's tail and claws are entwined around a bold Vega star amid vividly engraved in the classical tradition. Made for the dedicated frailing\/clawhammer style player, at the base of the scooped ebony fingerboard is a delicate princess colorfully inlayed with hand-engraved detailing and the accented stars that are used as position markers. Bright sterling silver beams of light emanate from the end of her hand-held staff pointing in the direction of the dragon on the peghead of this elaborate banjo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe precise Vega style 3-ply violin grade maple rim is hand fit with a genuine Vega Tubaphone tone ring, brass bracket band, and frosted top head to provide a clear tone across the entire range giving the professional player a deep bass with a bright treble and everything in between. Bearing the traditional frailing scoop favored by clawhammer players you can use this banjo to play any style you like. It is richly dynamic, accurate all the way up the neck, with a complete range of tone that is preferred by discerning professionals and collectors of fine instruments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.deeringbanjos.com\/blogs\/deering-banjos-blog\/dragon-star\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEARN ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THE DRAGON STAR BANJO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deering® Banjo Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":371614287,"sku":"VDS","price":8999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0219\/5272\/files\/vega-dragon-star_1.png?v=1771977540"},{"product_id":"vega-kingston-trio-bob-shane-plectrum-banjo","title":"Vega Kingston Trio - Bob Shane Plectrum Banjo","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlayed with a flat pick, and so called a \"plectrum\", The Bob Shane 50th Anniversary model celebrates the fact that the banjo music on the famous recording of the song, \"Tom Dooley\", was actually played by Bob Shane on a plectrum banjo that was tuned like the last four strings of a guitar! A Little known fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bob Shane Plectrum banjo is a professional grade banjo made beautifully figured natural koa wood buffed to a high gloss. It has a genuine Deering made Vega Tubaphone tone ring made of brass for outstanding quality of tone and projection. The precision Vega style 3-ply Maple Rim, hand fit with a genuine Vega Tubaphone Tone Ring, Brass Bracket Band, Frosted Top Head provides a crisp tone for all styles of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the perfect cross over banjo for guitar players who want that special banjo tone! Whether you play Kingston Trio style of popular folk music, classical, bluegrass, old fiddle tunes, blues, jazz or compose your own music with this wonderful plectrum banjo you get renowned craftsmanship, and classic tone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deering® Banjo Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":371614303,"sku":"KT-PL","price":6499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0219\/5272\/products\/KT-PL_KingstonTrioBobShanePlectrum_2019_09_007_copy.jpg?v=1570058837"},{"product_id":"vega-kingston-trio-long-neck-banjo","title":"Vega® Kingston Trio Long Neck Banjo","description":"\u003cp\u003eTuned in E or capoed in G, and great for deep singing voices, the Kingston Trio Long Neck celebrates the success of one of the longest living popular folk bands. If, like Greg Deering, you first found a love of the banjo from listening to the Kingston Trio, having one of these wonderful banjos makes you a part of something very special. You have a choice of color in selecting your Kingston Trio Long Neck banjo, you also get the beautiful Kingston Trio inlay in the fingerboard as a special commemorative model that celebrates their wonderful music. \u003cbr\u003eThe curly maple of the neck can be stained according to your color preference like the Vega banjos of Kingston Trio banjoists: George Grove – Rich Brown, John Stewart – Blonde, and Dave Guard- Vintage Yellow \u0026amp; Brown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deering® Banjo Company","offers":[{"title":"George Grove - George's Brown","offer_id":371614339,"sku":"KT-GG","price":6299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Dave Guard - Vintage Yellow \u0026 Brown","offer_id":371614341,"sku":"KT-DG","price":6299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"John Stewart - Blonde","offer_id":371614343,"sku":"KT-JS","price":6299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0219\/5272\/products\/vega-kingston-trio-longneck-banjo-front-1000x1000.jpg?v=1498107907"},{"product_id":"vega-little-wonder-banjo","title":"Vega® Little Wonder Banjo","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen you step up to a Little Wonder you get a banjo featuring a durable ebony fingerboard that gives you the look and feel of a professional instrument. Both the comfortable neck and quality 11\" rim are stained with a deep warm brown. The pot has a coordinator rod that easily and accurately adjusts the banjos \"action″ or string height for easy playability. The peghead of the maple neck is overlaid with black and is inlaid with a white Vega logo and beautifully engraved star.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Little Wonder is fully adjustable through the truss rod in the neck, the coordinator rod, and the Deering True Tone tailpiece. Planetary tuning machines come standard on the Little Wonder. It is bright, responsive and full of life and easy to take with you anywhere because of the lightweight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deering® Banjo Company","offers":[{"title":"Right Handed \/ No Scoop","offer_id":409049189,"sku":"VLW","price":2199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Left Handed \/ No Scoop","offer_id":409049737,"sku":"VLW-L","price":2199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Right Handed \/ Scoop","offer_id":12258371567639,"sku":"VLW-SC","price":2258.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Left Handed \/ Scoop","offer_id":12258375925783,"sku":"VLW-L-SC","price":2258.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0219\/5272\/products\/vega-little-wonder-peghead-1000x1000_71d2d46f-3559-4d68-8c12-abd944a7f9bf.jpg?v=1519853032"},{"product_id":"vega-long-neck-banjo","title":"Vega® Long Neck Banjo","description":"\u003cp\u003eA classic Vega Long Neck banjo, created with the inclusion of a Vega tubaphone tone ring. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe solid brass bracket band is hand fitted to the violin grade three-ply rim. This pot design gives the Vega Long Neck Banjo a round full tone that sustains with a pure and clear sparkle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePete Seeger invented the long neck banjo when he decided to have a luthier cut his neck and insert 3 additional frets into the length of the banjo so that he could tune it lower to open E tuning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deering® Banjo Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7446540648471,"sku":"VLN","price":5399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0219\/5272\/products\/VegaLongNeck_01_2014_005.jpg?v=1628090346"},{"product_id":"vega-old-time-wonder-banjo","title":"Vega® Old Time Wonder Banjo","description":"Lightweight yet full of character, this banjo is perfect for front porch pickin’, backyard jams, stage performances, or just impressing your cat. 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If you’re looking for a banjo that feels like an old friend from the first strum, the Old Time Wonder is ready to join your jam.","brand":"Deering® Banjo Company","offers":[{"title":"Right Handed \/ No Spikes","offer_id":12258367242263,"sku":"VOTW-12","price":2499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Right Handed \/ Frets 7, 9 and 10","offer_id":31641043009585,"sku":"VOTW-12,SP","price":2558.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Left Handed \/ No Spikes","offer_id":12258369306647,"sku":"VOTW-12-L","price":2499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Left Handed \/ Frets 7, 9 and 10","offer_id":31641043042353,"sku":"VOTW-12-L,SP","price":2558.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0219\/5272\/products\/vega-old-time-wonder-12-inch-front-1000x1000.jpg?v=1748371155"},{"product_id":"vega-professional-19-fret-tenor-banjo","title":"Vega® Professional 19-Fret Tenor Banjo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe famous Vega Pie Back Resonator projects the tone of this 19 fret Vega Professional Tenor banjo. Greg Deering re-created the process for making the pie back resonator of the excellent professional grade Tenor banjo. Made with a Tubaphone tone ring, it has the punch, crack, snap, whatever you call it, that quick response and brilliant clarity that perfect tenor sound that is the heart of Dixieland Jazz, Traditional Jazz, Ragtime and Swing, but can also be played and enjoyed in any style of music at the artists discretion. This professional banjo is beautifully made to a high standard of excellence and is a valuable and reliable instrument you can count on for years of enjoyment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eNeck: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurly Maple stained light amber\u003cbr\u003e19 Glued In Nickel Silver Frets\u003cbr\u003eMother of Pearl Vega Inlay Pattern\u003cbr\u003eAdjustable Truss Rod\u003cbr\u003eEbony Fingerboard\u003cbr\u003eIvoroid Binding\u003cbr\u003eBone Nut\u003cbr\u003eTraditional Vega Neck Shape\u003cbr\u003eDeering Planetary Tuners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 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Bridge\u003cbr\u003e24 Vega Style Flange Pieces\u003cbr\u003eNickel Plated hardware\u003cbr\u003eStained Light Amber \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eResonator: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePie Back Curly Maple Resonator Custom made to attach to the Coordinator Rod by a screw in the center of the back\u003cbr\u003eGloss Finish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e 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and yet sparkling tone with depth responsiveness, and power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eTuned: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eC,G,D,A in standard tuning\u003cbr\u003eCan easily be tuned in other tunings as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeck Width at the Nut 1 5\/32″,\u003cbr\u003eScale Length Nut to Bridge 23″\u003cbr\u003eDiameter 13 7\/8″\u003cbr\u003eOverall Instrument Length 35\"″\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva;\" face=\"verdana, geneva\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #006600;\" 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