Capture the sound of the “Duke of Drive”, Terry Baucom! Designed with Terry's hard driving bluegrass style in mind, this incredible American Walnut banjo features a light weight bell bronze 20 hole Deering tone ring. Terry also chose the traditional Deering neck shape for optimum comfort and for the fast and accurate fretting demanded by his hard-driving playing style.

Set up includes an 11/16″ bridge with slightly wider string spacing and a head tuned to A. This magical banjo is loud and resonant, perfect for hard driving bluegrass music and any other style you wish to play on it!

The Neck: 
Walnut
Slender Deering Neck Shape
Bone Nut 
Slightly Wider String Spacing  
Natural Ebony Fingerboard
22 Glued In Nickel-Silver Frets 
Mother of Pearl Mustache inlays
Ivoroid Bound Fingerboard with Black/ White Trim
Adjustable Truss Rod
Deering Smooth Planetary Banjo Tuners
Deering Geared 5th StringTuner
High Gloss Finish 

The Pot: 
Deering Light Weight - 20 Hole Bell Bronze Tone Ring
Deering Premium Violin Grade 3-ply Maple Rim
Deering Brass Notched Tension Hoop
11″ Frosted Top Head, Medium Crown
24 Round Hooks with ¼″ Hex Nuts
One Piece Cast Resonator Flange
11/16″ Deering Signature Maple/Ebony Bridge
Deering True Tone Tailpiece

Resonator:
Walnut
Ivoroid Binding with Black/White Trim
Deep Resonator for more Resonance
Tapered on the Inside for Projection of Tone
High Gloss Finish 

Tone: 
The balance betweeen the weight of the Terry Baucom tone ring and the rim's musical response produces a more resonant sound chamber.  From bass notes to highs, every note is clear and balanced in volume up the entire neck. The response of this magical banjo is loud and resonant, perfect for hard driving bluegrass music.

Tuned:
g,D,G,B,D in standard tuning
Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.

Includes a Deering Hardshell Case

Dimensions:
Neck Width at the Nut 1 1/4″
Scale Length Nut to Bridge 26 1/4″
Resonator diameter 13 7/8″
Overall Instrument Length 38″
Weight Approx. 11 lbs 

Lifetime Warranty:
The trust and pride we share in our product gives us the confidence to grant every owner of a Deering banjo a Lifetime Warranty ensuring the quality of our materials and workmanship.