Accessible High Quality With Vintage Style

The Epiphone Mastertone Bowtie Open Back Banjo was inspired by Gibson™ Mastertone models with “Bowtie” cosmetics from the 1950s and 1960s and delivers high-quality with vintage style at an accessible price point. Perfect for clawhammer/frailing as well as Scruggs style players, it is equipped with a 26.4” scale length satin-finished mahogany neck that features the Gibson “scroll-style” headstock with mother-of-pearl Epiphone logo and Gibson Crown inlays, the bound laurel fretboard has 22 frets and classic mother-of-pearl Bowtie inlays and a Mastertone block inlay at the end of the fretboard. The rim is layered mahogany with a simple hoop tone ring, and the notched nickel tension hoop and 11” Remo® Fiberskyn® head are held in place with 24 nickel hooks. The Fiberskyn head contributes warm, full-range, vintage-inspired tones with outstanding definition and enhanced mid and low-range resonance. A premium gig bag is also included.

Body Style

Open Back Banjo

Body Shape

11" Open Back Banjo

Body Material

Layered Mahogany

Top

11" Remo Fiberskyn

Centerblock

Dual Coordinator Rods

Binding

Single ply, Fretboard

Body Finish

Gloss Body, Satin Neck

Profile

C

Scale Length

670.56 mm / 26.4 in

Fingerboard Material

Laurel

Fingerboard Radius

Flat

Neck Material

Mahogany

Fret Count

22

Frets

Narrow/Medium

Nut Material

Plastic

Nut Width

30.0 mm / 1.181 in

Inlays

Mother of Pearl Bowtie and Mastertone Block

Joint

Dual Coordinator Rods

Finish

Nickel

Bridge

5-string, Maple with Ebony Cap

Tailpiece

Turn of the Century Style

Tuning Machines

Planetary with Pearloid Button

Truss Rod

Dual Action

Truss Rod Cover

2-ply Bell, 3-hole, Black

Strap Buttons

None

Strings Gauge

.010, .012, .016, .023, .010

Case

Premium Gig Bag