Dean Backwoods 6 string Banjo Setup

[@Ironfist1908]

Thank you! I was given one of these by a guy who gave up on trying to fix it up. Gonna get it in shape now, thanks to you 👍🏻

[@ramiroquai125]

Thank you, man. I hope you are safe and in good health. Your video was helpful. I was having the same issue and found your video. Great Channel! Saludos desde Sudamérica.

[@stringmanguitars4329]

Thank you so much

[@SchmittycocoPop]

thx well done video. I bought a used Dean too. Using this video to set it up.

[@stringmanguitars4329]

Cool 👍

[@michaelmorgan6546]

Enjoyed video,thanks

[@cosmo58506]

love you man!

[@andreamotta8621]

good job, mate!

[@stringmanguitars4329]

Thank you for viewing!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

This instrument was originally designed for dixieland Jazz because this goes back to the 1920s and 30s before we had amplification. Louis Armstrong's Guitarist Johnny St Cyr played this instrument so if you listen to his music you're hearing the 6 String Banjo

[@stringmanguitars4329]

Interesting!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@stringmanguitars4329 Yes this Hybrid instrument has a long fine history.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@stringmanguitars4329 Johnny St Cyr played one of these

[@CliffMcAulay]

This was really helpful. Thank you.

[@stringmanguitars4329]

You are welcome!

[@guitargeargarage1482]

Thanks bunch great vid I learned so much (I’m working on one now). If possible can you reply with tailpiece height and mention what that height will be in relation to (hoop-ring or what)? And if ok pls also a good rule-of-thumb regarding sanding bottom of bridge to lower action (so approx how much bridge material removed will equal let’s say 2/64 or whatever # you’d work with such as if using caliper then sanding ect; and with nut slot too). Or if this too technical per se then how’d best would you handle action and tailpiece adjustments)?

[@stringmanguitars4329]

It’s 4/64” at the 17th fret. The bridge location (center of bridge) is 25.5” from nut, then you address from there to arrive at a point of the Es being intonated at the 12 Th fret. Thank you for the kind words and watching.

[@alexisbuchanan7125]

What size or type are the tuning hooks or J hooks I’m missing some

[@donnyboy911]

way cool. ?? but the actual action height from neck at the head compared a guitar. LOL have same model on bench . all good . looked at other vids and surprised that no one actually shows tuning a banjo( 4 string ) . they say "tuning" but assume you know what method you like.....ha ha.. i have no idea what i like...keep up the cool tutorials

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

This is tuned like a Guitar, but it's super loud as the Banjo head is acting like a super loud amplifier. It's that good old fashioned Dixieland Jazz sound.

[@joseitomusicnavarrete7286]

Cuales son los tonos de las 6 cuerdas

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

They use Standard Guitar strings

[@FireJRocks]

Have you seen any good string replacements , Brands ?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Good news because it's a terminator Tailpiece (takes both loop and ball ends strings) all you need is your favorite Acoustic (or Electric) Guitar string set.

[@chrisbystrak7967]

Came here to see how to get the back off and you skipped over that part. How do you get the back off?

[@stringmanguitars4329]

Do not recall. Several years ago.

[@Crlpope]

Can you show how to restring this banjo ? thanks

[@stringmanguitars4329]

It's not mine. It was years ago but it's very much like stringing a guitar.

[@toddstrain3893]

Nut to bridge what should that distance be?

[@stringmanguitars4329]

It's a 25.5" Scale. So nut to center of bridge is 25.5" then move either the low e or Hi E to get the outside strings intonated. but be sure to keep the center of the bridge as close as you can to 25.5".

[@seancoxe1094]

@@stringmanguitars4329 I often don't trust the specs of affordable foreign instruments. No matter what they claim the scale is, I measure from the nut to the twelfth fret. The distance from the twelfth fret to the bridge should be the same measurement.

[@stringmanguitars4329]

Sean Coxe right. That's a way to do it too. But I used my slotted straight edge. Realized it's a Fender scale. Set the bridge at 25.5. If you can intonate the two E strings, you've won.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@stringmanguitars4329 Yes it's like intonating the Archtop Guitar

[@simplecountrydrummer]

that is a setup you need a drummer that knows how to do a guitar setup for 🙂

[@johnharrington2400]

The difference between a good vintage guitar banjos verse the newer ones is enormous, far greater than the difference between vintage guitars verse modern guitars. Many of these newer guitar banjos are just awful sounding.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The 6 String Guitar Banjo tends to have a slightly larger & deeper body than a 5 String Banjo so that the lower notes speak more clearly. This is that good old fashioned Dixieland Jazz sound from the 1920s and 30s before we had amplification.

[@darz3829]

Ultimately it still has a tubby, ringy sound. DON'T use a 6 string for jazz.

[@24nikita]

You turned off the video when it came to do the adjustments to set it up, which was the whole object of the video. so we didn`t get to see the set up. Therefore a crap video.

[@stringmanguitars4329]

Thanks for watching!