I helped a student find this banjo and it looks like he never played it at all. The Helix banjos typically use Gold tone necks and hardware with Larry's unique rim design. It weighs in at 7.2 lbs and sounds incredible for such a lightweight banjo. I would sell the neck by itself for 200 with the tuners. That way I could just put a right handed neck on and keep it. A very nice stay lite case included.