A true crossover instrument, the 6-string Dean Backwoods 6 Electric Banjo is an awesome hybrid of an electric guitar and a banjo! It is essentially an electric banjo that comes fitted with a normal guitar-sized 6-string neck and fingerboard. This way, its layout is immediate graspable for guitarists who want to start exploring the soundworld of the banjo. So if you're looking to get that unmistakable twang in your hands, this is a great way to quickly begin discovering a realm of playing and tone.

Get Ready to Plug In and Get Plucking

The Dean Backwoods 6 is a true ready-to-go electric banjo, with a single DMT Design Humbucker set into the neck position of the instrument. This pickup was specially designed by Dean to bring an authentic banjo sound to the amp and speakers when you're plugged in. Its clear electrified voice also makes it perfect for running through pedals and processors, if you want to explore some wild sounds.

The Best Features from Both Parents

The banjo head itself is an 11-inch Remo that speaks with in a distinctive and throaty banjo voice. The Dean Backwoods 6 comes with a mahogany neck and a rosewood fingerboard. The 25-inch scale length in the neck and the 1.75-inch nut width is what makes the Backwoods 6 so easy for acoustic players to appreciate from the very first date. The banjo's fingerboard is inlaid with pearl dots on 7 frets, and it has Grover tuners to keep you squarely in tune.

Features:

- 6-string… read more electric banjo
- Single DMT Design humbucker pickup
- Volume control knob
- 25.5-inch scale neck
- Mahogany C-shape neck
- Mahogany resonator
- 24-piece bracket
- Rosewood fingerboard
- Pearl dot inlays
- Sealed die cast tuners
- Black nickel hardware
- Transparent Remo Head read less