5 Good Reasons To Buy From Fingerstyle:

1. All new instruments are carefully selected and all lemons rejected!
2. All instruments are set up, played and evaluated by someone who knows and loves 5 string banjos
3. All instruments are supplied with hard shell case
4. Your security is our concern – Fingerstyle does not take credit card
5. Every effort is made to find the best banjo for you

Listen to some samples of the instruments!

GOLD TONE OB250 ORANGE BLOSSOM FLAT TOP & CASE - NEW - On Sale

Listen to a soundbyte of this banjo:

Cumberland Gap

Maple neck, highly figured Rosewood fingerboard with Mother-of-pearl hearts and flowers inlay. Brass tone ring, and 1-piece flange. Nickel hardware. Shaped Sunburst flamed Maple resonator, torch headstock inlay, quality geared tuners. Price-style tailpiece and dual coordinator rods. ...Click here for more photos and details

Includes TKL Gold Tone signature hard shell case and MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY.
Free Bonus Pack!!! Set of picks, Fingerstyle dvd of your choice and pack of Stelling strings (valued at $65.00) ON SALE! $1690

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White Swallow Swagman Bluegrass banjo - New

Hand crafted by Alan Funk of South Australia. One-piece Queensland Maple neck is very slim, front to back - feels really good under the hand. Spikes at 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th frets. Redgum fingerboard with dot pearl inlays. Teak veneer resonator. . ...Click here for more photos and details

With hard case $1825

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Curly Maple Bluegrass Banjo - Pre-loved

This ripper-sounding banjo is more than the sum of its quality USA components!

Rich burgundy Curly Maple resonator and nicely-shaped, figured neck with ivoroid binding and hard, close-grained (Rosewood?) fingerboard with RB3 pattern pearl inlays. Spikes at 7th, 9th and 10th frets. New, craftsman-made Rock Maple block construction rim and Tennessee 20 tone ring....Click here for more photos and details

With vintage hard case (fair condition). On consignment, $3600

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White Swallow Deluxe - "Wild West" - Pre-Loved. December 2003

Excellent condition. Top of the range model bluegrass banjo custom made by Alan Funk, SA.

Gold plated hardware including both co-ordinator rods. One-piece flange. Armrest gold-plated and engraved and with protective 'E' coat....Click here for more photos and details

Very well looked after with White Swallow signature TKL case. On consignment. Great value - $4190

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SAGA BELLA VOCE AND HARD CASE – C1970 - PRE-LOVED

A vintage original from the people who make the modern 'Gold Star' banjo.  The Bella Voca has striped Mahogany resonator, Mahogany neck, Pearl inlays, bell brass flathead tone ring, eagle claw tailpiece and planetary tuners...Click here for more photos and details

Case is new 'tweed' look, black with brown binding and black plush interior. An excellent example of the Bella Voce. On consignment. $1490

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OMEXXX - Pre-Loved - C1975 - Boulder, Colorado, USA - Sold

Excellent condition. Pickers looking for quality banjos will know of the OME name and reputation as a builder of outstanding banjos with a beautiful tone, and appearance. ....Click here for more photos and details

Burgundy plush-lined original TKL case, itself in excellent condition. Great instrument, great buy price.
On consignment, $3300.00. - Sold

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Belmont Bluegrass Banjo - Pre-Loved. C2007

As new condition. Coming out of the same factory as the top of the range Martinez's (at $2199). Fingerstyle is impressed with the tasteful choice of woods and high build quality....Click here for more photos and details

With hard case. On consignment, $1650.00AUS.

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MATON BG808 - 2007 - PRE-LOVED with Maton Deluxe Case

Oz Guitars say of this instrument: "We cannot overstate the power and the punch of the BG808 Series. Within the smaller shape lies a mighty bass response and a focussed projection, ideally suited for the recording studio."

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Comes with a Maton Deluxe hard case. On Consignment, $1350.

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D.P. HOPKINS "WOODIE" CONVERTIBLE - NEW - Sold

For those who have got past the 'heavy is better' theory,
this little banjo is an absolute delight! I say 'little' because although its dimensions are standard, it weighs less than most bluegrass banjos of this quality and price. (Air travellers take note!)

Block construction Tony Pass submerged woods rim is cunningly shaped to continue the rim into a tone-ring. There's nothing whimpy about the sound coming out of THIS banjo! Keep the head tensioned and listen to the excellent response across the whole tonal range.

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Listen to soundbytes of this banjo:

"Stewart's Dream" from Ron Stewart's CD "Time Stands Still" played by Wendy Holman with apologies to Ron

With hard case. $5950.00.

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Deering "John Hartford" Signature Model - Pre-Loved - 2003 - Sold

Wooden tone ring banjos are the talk of the banjo world right now proving a banjo doesn't have to be heavy to produce great sounds. This one weighs in at approx 2.5kgs lighter than standard cast tone ring and that's partly because of the 5-ply TKL case!

Deering were one of the first manufacturers to market a bluegrass-style banjo of this type with a celebrity picker's endorsement. John Hartford wrote a string of best-selling songs during his lifetime such as 'Gentle On My Mind' and was the narrator and musical demonstrator in the award-winning TV series, "Music From the Civil War".... Click here for more details and photos

Listen to soundbytes of this banjo:

Merrywang composed by Tony Ellis.

Shady Grove tab by Lee Marcus

On consignment $3,600 List price new, $4399 US in nickel-finish, gold would be extra. Sold

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WHITE SWALLOW OLD TIMEY (Black Beauty) - New

$1900 including hard case

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There are thousands of banjos advertised every day.  Where do you start?  How do you avoid a rip-off?  If you’re buying ‘by remote’ who can you trust to pick out a diamond, not a lemon?  Ever been to a jam and had the “which one’s mine” confusion?  If pride of ownership is important, then look here for a quality instrument you won’t /find by the dozen in Australia/meet on the next corner. Tell us what you’re looking for! It’s a big wide world of banjos out there… we have a network of contacts to help locate the banjo you’re dreaming of. Fingerstyle takes pride in recommending the right banjo for your requirements and budget.

A big benefit of buying from Fingerstyle is that we are well-informed.  Capable of a quick response to the marketplace, we can offer fellow pickers the best of the newest releases.  We appreciate the joy others get from owning and playing an instrument that’s right for them - and possibly one of a kind. 

If a banjo is here on consignment Fingerstyle promises fair disclosure to the buyer, and a fair market price to the seller. 

Finally, we offer a unique service - to tweak your banjo to its maximum capability with customised retro-fit accessories such as spikes, pro bridges and tailpieces

We are happy to discuss the possibility of a trade-ins on your current banjo (after examination). If you’d like to sell your unwanted instrument on this site, contact us with a description including its age and condition. We’ll reply within 48 hours. Also, we pay cash for some pre-loved instruments. (subject to examination.)