The OB-250 has been called the "best bluegrass banjo" The OB-250 is endorsed by bluegrass legend Frank Wakefield. A slim neck and excellent setup make the OB-250 a great choice for the serious bluegrass musician. Also available is the OB-250G, our new gold plated addition and the OB-250LN Long neck. Lifetime warranty.
Features include maple neck, ebony fingerboard, maple body, maple resonator, one-piece zinc-alloy flange (for that pre-war sound), brass tone ring, brass counter hoop, Straight Line tailpiece, two way adjustable truss rod, and planetary tuning machines. Cosmetics include highly flamed maple resonator in two-toned brown sunburst, genuine mother of pearl headstock inlay, and hearts and flower neck inlay.
An awesome deal on a quality banjo. The price in comparison to the quality and sound is incredible-Ross Nickerson
OB-250's have just been upgraded and improved by Gold Tone! Tobacco Brown Finish and other improvements.
We also have the OB 250 Gold, The OB 250 Archtop, OB 250 Wide neck, Ob 250 Plus and the awesome OB 250 LW Lighter weight wood rim version. All models can be seen with demo videos at BanjoTeacher.com
OB-250 - Includes, a one year membership to BanjoTeacher.com and Fundamentals of Five String Banjo by Ross Nickerson, a 45 page book with two CDs and DVD, or another Ross Nickerson Book/CD/DVD of your choice. FREE SHIPPING, HARD CASE AND INTELLI TUNER,