Deering Crossfire
Electric Banjo









deering crossfire banjo

The Deering Crossfire has made many inroads in contemporary banjo—Bela Fleck is one of the main exponents taking this banjo into innovative realms unheard of to this day.

Many years ago the Deering's saw that Country Music, which originated with banjo as a primary instrument, no longer included one in their bands. Talking with banjoists in Nashville, the Deerings found out why. When electric guitars came on the scene, and bands were using amplification there was an inherent problem with acoustic banjos. Because of the highly sensitive head, the banjos would feed back when used in an amplified setting. So Country bands left banjos behind and many banjo players in Nashville had to find other work.

To meet these changing needs Greg Deering put his mind to solving the problem of why banjos would feedback, and patented the Deering electric banjo.

The banjo has now been reborn in Country, Jazz, & Pop, hitting the top of the Charts with the Dixie Chicks, Diamond Rio, Garth Brooks, Indigo Girls, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and many others.

The Deering Crossfire electric banjo has set banjo players free to play in any amplified musical setting.

  • (22 frets, scale length 26.25")
  • Designed to play as loud as an electric guitar
  • No feedback problems
  • Double, active pick-ups under the head
  • Selector switch to blend both pick-ups or select each singly
  • The neck pick-up provides a round, full, mellower tone
  • The bridge pick-up is a crisp, penetrating, sharp, snappy tone
  • Volume and tone control knobs
  • Active electronics for more power and lively response
  • Alder wood body for best tone and weight
  • Easy access to head adjustments from the back of the body
  • Ergonomic, comfortable, slender body shape
  • Deering's famous slender, low profile shaped neck for easy playing
  • Brass tone hoop under the head
  • High gloss black body color (custom colors available, special order)
  • Natural Blond Rock Maple Neck
  • Ebony Fingerboard for durability
  • Diamond shaped Mother of Pearl position marker inlays
  • Strap buttons installed
  • Two-way adjustable truss rod
  • Sealed geared quality tuning machines
  • Geared fifth peg (tuner)
  • Nickel Plated
  • Lifetime Warranty
  • Handmade in CA, U.S.A.

 

Call for price, Also available in 4-string, tenor or plectrum models.