Banjo Full Size 5 String Tenor Banjolele Guitar with Banjo Kit Tuner Gig Bag, Stringed Musical Instruments for Adult Beginner，DBJ-200

Great starter banjo set. I'm just starting out, but the included tuning tool made it incredibly easy to get set up. Beautiful banjo too! Excited to learn more music on this!

I bought this for my husband as a gift for Christmas. He has been wanting a banjo for a real long time. This one here was a perfect! Perfect price and with all the extras included! I was so happy when I found this banjo! I wish I got a picture of my husband's face while he was opening his gift. When he finally looked up to me with his eyes, they were filled with tears, pride and joy!

I like this Banjolele. It did require constant tunings for about two weeks! Once that was done and set up completed I ended up with a nice instrument to add to my collection!

This is a treat instrument.

Pretty nice banjo! It looks fantastic, the hardware and setup seem pretty good. It comes without the bridge installed so you need to either take to a professional for installation, or if confident you can find tutorials online (what I did). After setting up the bridge, I set to tuning it. You’ll need to use the included tool to tighten up the tuning machines, as it wouldn’t stay in tune at first. The short 5th string is particularly susceptible to going out of tune. I’m a novice on banjo, so it could just be me. All in all, a good instrument - I’ll have to wait and see if it stays in tune better over time. Most instruments require time for the strings to stretch a bit and to adjust to climate of where you’re using it. It’s a fun way to get into a new genre. I can’t comment if it’s good for experts, but as an entry-level banjo it’s a great option. Comes with a bunch of accessories, including a very nice case and strap. I would have liked some finger picks instead of the pack of flat picks, but I plan to pick up on my own. Give it a try if you need a good banjo at an affordable cost.

First off, I am a guitar/ukulele player, but am always looking for new instruments. Always been "banjo curious", so I decided to pick this one up. Pros: Seems to be well made. The gloss finish is perfect on mine, and the build quality is excellent. Has a Remo banjo head, which is nice. I know Remo from their drums, and it's good stuff. Comes with extra stings, tuner, gig bag, strap and picks. Not sure why it comes with picks... Cons: About the only con I can think of here is that it comes with picks, when you really need finger picks to play banjo correctly. Not a big deal, as I bought a set from my local music store for under $5, but it would've been nice if they were included. Final thoughts: Good banjo for anyone who wants to learn how to play, and it's a good price as well. One other thing I will add, is that the top string uses a friction tuner. If you find this slipping, and not keeping tune, tighten the end screw a bit, and that should lock it down.

So it sounds decent for the price and comes with a lot of extras which is great. That being said mine arrived with very sharp fret ends. I play other instruments and so I have the tools to address this but they were for sure sharp enough to leave you bleeding if you aren't careful. Also the material it's made out of is quite soft, while filing down the fret ends with moderate pressure I managed to gouge the edge of the fret board on a couple of frets. Lastly the tuners feel awful. They feel like they are toys and are going to break as you tune them

Fantastic instrument as advertised. Fun to play and stays in tune very good. Very well made also.

I was looking for a replacement/upgrade for an old ukulele that I have had for quite some time. I have bought from Donner before and have great experience with them providing quality at a good price and as soon as I saw this banjolele it piqued my interest and thought I would give it a shot. I am glad that I did. This is so much louder than the ukulele that I had been using, and the sound of the banjolele is great. The packaging was very secure. Everything arrived in good condition. Coming with a complete kit including strap, drum head tightener, plectrums, spare strings and electric tuner is very useful to get set up and playing straight away. And there is a great cary case (not a hard case, but well padded and comfortable to cary using either the shoulder straps or handle. I didn’t find a measure with the kit, but that is not important as placing the bridge is pretty easy. Just measure nut to 12th fret and use that as the distance from 12th fret to bridge then - once tuned - use the electric tuner to ensure that when pressing the 12th fret it is the same note (one octave higher) and in tune same as the open string note (if not shift the bridge a touch until the tuning is correct). Once done the intonation was spot on. After a couple of days the new strings were stretched out and keeping in tune well. This is a great little instrument and a lot of fun to play. Uses the same tuning as ukulele but with a banjo sound. The drum head is Remo brand, so a good quality brand name which can be tightened well to influence the crispness of the sound. The back is easily removable by unscrewing the 6 screws so this instrument can be played as an open back banjolele… There is a lot of sound possibilities to mess about with on this instrument. I’m very glad I got this and can already tell I am going to have a lot of fun with it.

I was fortunate to be offered free banjo lessons and enjoyed learning but desperately wanted one of my own to practice and play on. All the banjos I looked at were either ‘antiques’ and not in great shape or were super expensive. I found this one and loved the look and the mahogany AND the price. It’s 5 string, but if you want 4 string it’s easy to mute the 5th string. The 5th string makes it super versatile. You can tune it to guitar or violin(mandolin) for a more classic banjo sound and play around with the extra string. Showing my banjo to my teacher and getting his approval in its sound was the final ‘woohoo’! And I’m pleased with my purchase and the quality of my instrument. It comes with everything, including a very well padded soft case and a tuner with battery. Picks, a strap, all the basics including spare strings! I feel so lucky to have found this instrument, it’s got a great sound and it’s very easy to play. It holds its tuning and tunes easily. It looks beautiful and had a lot of work put into making it

This was a good introduction to the banjolele for me, but if you’re a somewhat experienced musician you’ll notice that this thing has pretty poor intonation and struggles to stay in tune. It’s a neat sounding instrument but leaves a lot to be desired. Lent it to my boss hoping she’d purchase it but she also found the quality lacking. Cool for a beginner but if you’re serious at save another $100 and go for the Gold tone little gem. It might be 2x the price but it’s 5x better

Very well made and a lot of fun to play. I am new to playing banjo but have played guitar for years so really just comparing this banjo to my background with that. I can say the banjo is well made and appears to have a good setup and tone. One thing that it do not include was instructions for setting up the bridge as that came attached separately for packing reasons I assume. The bridge should be mounted the same distance as the measurement from the nut to the 12th fret. This should set the intonation fairly reasonably. The banjo came with extra strings, picks, a really decent soft case, cloth for cleaning and a tuner. Overall a very good package. The resonator also comes off if you prefer a different tone and or to reduce the sound. This comes off with 4 easy to remove thumb screws. The setup on it was quite good, however the bridge it came with was subpar and I upgraded to a name brand bridge that seemed to improve the playability and tone. It was roughly an $11 upgrade. I would recommend this banjo to anyone starting out or that (like me) had an interest in trying out the banjo.

What i like about this banjolele is its size. Living in a studio apartment, and owning a few instruments myself, making an addition to my collection is always a hassle. Unlike a traditional ukelele, this banjolele brings the southern vibes to any ukelele piece. Playing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole classics, or classic hits from the Super Mario franchise with a banjo twist definitely brings nostalgia in a new form. The included accessories are a nice to have for any beginner, if a string snaps, or the drumhead needs replacement, the accessories got you covered. One thing to note when setting this banjolele up for the first time, you might need to spend some time tuning it properly, as mine was not tuned out of the box. For anyone familiar with string instruments, this is a pretty standard thing to expect, especially at this budget friendly price point, but for the beginner out there, just remember to put some time into tuning it properly. Thankfully, the included tuner works great, and if you need an alternative to it, DATuner on phone always works. Overall, pretty good I must say, the Remo drumhead, the included accessories and a relatively simple design makes this viable as a beginner instrument for anyone, as long as proper effort is put into the initial tuning of this banjolele, anyone can sound good.