Vangoa 5 String Full Size Beginner Banjo Kit With Remo Head, Mahogany Resonator, Closed Back, Premium Bag for Adults, Teens, Starters

I bought this banjo for my husband, and he absolutely loves it! The quality is fantastic, exceeding our expectations. The sound is clear and rich, and the craftsmanship is impressive. This starter kit includes everything you need to get started, making it perfect for beginners. My husband has been playing it nonstop since he got it. Overall, it’s a great purchase and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a high-quality banjo kit!

The media could not be loaded.  For reference- I've been playing banjo for years, and my 7 year old son has recently become interested in learning how to play but he can't reach all of the frets on my full size instrument. I bought this one so he could use it to learn on, and I was worried that it would be a toy, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that this is a really solid little banjo.The build quality is great, a few little things here and there I could nitpick but nothing that affects the sound or playability so I won't even bother mentioning them.A few things to point out that I didn't see mentioned in other reviews (or I think other reviews got wrong):- You need to tune this banjo to at least open A, I have mine tuned to C. standard G tuning is too low and you'll get string buzz and unwanted bending when fretting notes- just not enough tension on a scale this short, has nothing to do with this specific banjo. You could switch to higher gauge strings and tune to G though if you wanted to.- the head on this is an authentic Remo WeatherKing. I saw another review dismiss the head as a 'cheap plastic head', which is misleading.- The banjo comes pre-strung for convenience, but the bridge is not yet installed for obvious reasons. If you have no experience setting up a banjo I strongly recommend taking it to a music store or finding somebody who knows what they're doing. If you already know how to set up a banjo there's nothing new here- takes 30 seconds to get everything intonated properly and you're off to the races, but if you are buying this as a gift for someone or getting it to learn on you're gonna hit your first major road block right here then come back and write a bad review about how it sounds out of tune on higher frets and make yourself look silly.- similar to the last comment, if you're not experienced with banjos (or stringed instruments in general), there's a period of 'elasticity' with the strings once you string it up and tune it for the first time. the first several days you setting up your banjo you'll need to constantly adjust your tuning until the strings stop stretching, but they will eventually stabilize. You can, of course, pre-stretch your strings but I won't get into that here. If you can't "keep it in tune" this is likely why, just keep tuning it and wait a while.Anyway, long story short- I bought this for my 7 year old and I find myself playing it more than my full size banjo because it's so light and convenient. I recommend playing some clawhammer songs on it while Tuned to C- sounds like a little hillbilly ukelele :)

The media could not be loaded.  For the price point, it’s actually an amazing little instrument. Easy to take with you anywhere you Go. Fun to pick on And has a surprisingly decent sound. The intonation can be a bit rough But overall, a bunch of fun.

I play for the fun of it and this is the perfect size to sit on a shelf next to my chair .. I pick it up often. I use a ukulele stand. It was very easy to set the bridge. I’ve only had to retune once, it holds a tune well. I thought I was going to want it restrung for open G but the open C tuning is just fine. Easy to play, the frets not as deep as full size banjo. A lot lighter but heavy enough to feel sturdy. (I’m 61 years old, female. My left shoulder gets tired on my big banjo :/ ) Awesome deal too! Very nice padded case and extra stuff!

This was a great first banjo for my 14 year old son. He loves it. It sounds really high quality. The only thing we had trouble with was the string snapped when we were tuning. We ended up getting better strings.

I wanted to learn the banjo, though I wasn't sure and didn't want to spend $2000 on something I'd lose interest in or found out I didn't like. This left handed banjo works and sounds great, it was easy to set up and tune. I'd like to get it set up professionally but I'm not finding it difficult to work with and I have no luthier within hours. It looks really nice, and sounds wonderful. I listening to a lesson online and then as I learn along, the online teacher's banjo sounds much the same as mine, I can tell if I'm learning something correctly. Is it the best? .. I doubt it .. but really it's hard to beat the price while I learn and decide if I want the banjo in my future. Having a left handed option is sooo wonderful!Update 10/22/22: Still playing it. I changed the strings to GHS PF135s, a much lighter set of strings which made fretting easier and I like the sound better with these strings. That's just something each person plays with but find a lighter set of strings, I think it makes for easier playing. I bought a different strap for it as well, a wider strap, some people like the thin ones, I didn't so much. Still sounds good 6 months later. No regrets.

Descent looking shipped in a fast manor and no damages to speak of. Great starter for a lefty

Ich hatte keine große Erwartungen als ich das Banjo bestellt habe.Es ist aber wirklich Brauchbar.Ich habe das Banjo in offener C-Dur Stimmung gestimmt und hier klingt es recht gut.Reichhaltiges Zubehör ist dabei ! Es sollte ein Spaß sein, aber es macht mir wirklich großen Spaß !

Once set up correctly and tuned, these are nice sounding banjos. The quality for the price is very good. It’s only a small banjo but is loud and bright.My bag zip popped. I got in touch with customer service for Vangoa. They are sending me a new padded bag.

Je suis très content avec ce banjo. C’est facile à mettre dans la voiture donc je peux faire le practice n'importe où. La qualité est bonne et il reste bien accordé.Je l'ai accordé comme GECGc afin que je puisse l’utiliser avec la même position de doigts comme mon banjo plein taille.À cause du taille du banjo les frets sont très étroit et plus haut du 15ème frette, le banjo devient un peu difficile à jouer.Quand j'ai acheté le banjo je devais serrer les supports du tête parce qu’ils étaient lâches.Finalement, le prix de ce banjo est fantastique.

Aunque siempre se puede mejorar algo, en cualquier instrumento, para el precio que tiene este banjo, suena y se toca bastante, pero que bastante bien. Además, viene con una funda acolchada muy decente y un bolsita con un montón de accesorios dentro.