UPDATED 03/13/07
Deering Goodtime News Releases
Released by Deering Banjos on 3/27/03:
Deering Introduces the Goodtime Left-Handed Option at no Extra Cost
The Deering Banjo Company is proving yet again that stisfying customer needs is of primary importance. Deering has added left-handed styling to their ever popular Goodtime Banjo line at no extra cost to the customer. The rock maple, 5-string Goodtime banjo is the world's most popular selling introduuctory levelbanjo, retailing from $299 through $589. Adding the left-handed style to all four banjos in the Goodtime line expands the availability of fine instruments to a new segment of banjo enthusiasts.
Many customers have called the factory requesting left-handed Goodtime banjos. The Deering Banjo Company has been working on meeting this need. Moving to a new factory facility, training new personnel and updating manufacturing techniques have allowed the dream of the left-handed banjoist to be fulfilled in an introductory level banjo with an already great track record.
Played by professional banjoists like Dan Garrett, Dan Levenson, Roy Clark, Steve Bargonetti and Rik Barron, the Goodtime banjo has a sweet sound packaged in a light-weight and easily portable form. Thousands of banjo players have found the openback, resonator and tone-ring models to be the most effective tool to bring them along in their love of banjo music and the various styles of banjo playing.
June 1, 2002
GOODTIME SPECIAL OPENBACK JOINS DEERING BANJO LINE-UP
Deering Banjo Company continues to add to the versatility of our banjo line by introducing the Goodtime Special Openback model to the already exciting line of Goodtime Banjos. Created in response to customer requests, this rock-maple banjo has the same bright, crisp sound and ease of playability you have come to expect of our Goodtime banjos with the added power, sustain, and ring that comes with the addition of an 1/8" thick steel, bluegrass style tone ring. Our old-timey banjoists at any level of expertise will love the openback feature giving the banjo the same sweetness of the Goodtime and Goodtime 2 but with the added bell-like "ping" that you would expect of more expensive models. The Goodtime Special Openback currently retails for only $479! The Goodtime Banjos are noted for their light weight and portability, making them ideal for traveling or camping. Professional musicians like Dan Garrett and Dan Levenson have already recorded CDs with our Goodtime Openback and Goodtime Resonator 2 models. The addition of the Goodtime Openback Special gives the beginner, intermediate, and experienced banjoist an American-made, better-than-entry-level banjo to meet their needs.
11/30/2001
Deering Banjo Company unveils the “Goodtime Special” Banjo
Deering Banjo fills the hottest selling “gap” in the market today with the exciting new Goodtime
Special banjo. Based on the popular, best selling Goodtime and Goodtime 2 banjos, this maple neck and resonator banjo is now hand fitted with the new “Goodtime Special Tone Ring,” creating a tone and playability that rivals competitive banjos costing 4 times more.
The banjo market have been hungry for an American made, quality banjo in the mid-price range that plays and adjust easily and has a responsive, bright, and crisp sound. ‘Customers don’t mind spending the money for a mid-priced banjo, but generally don’t want to buy an import in that price range…” says one Deering banjo dealer. Deering’s “Goodtime Special” retails for $599 and is the ideal banjo for this neglected price point.
One of America’s number one pop music groups, the Dixie Chicks, are having a similar effect on the banjo that the Beatle’s had on the electric guitar. Since the Dixie Chicks feature a banjo prominently, the banjo is now being seen by millions around the world and young people are buying Deering banjos to emulate their favorite artists.
Deering’s vast banjo building experience has answered the market’s need for a better quality banjo, at a price that makes it affordable for everyone. Professionals will buy the Goodtime Special for a traveling or camping banjo. Beginners will buy it as a better quality entry-level banjo. Intermediate players will trade in their low quality banjos for the Goodtime Special.
The Goodtime Special banjo perfectly fills this demand for a hand-made, better than entry level, mid-priced banjo from America’s premiere banjo maker.