I Played the Cheapest Banjo on Amazon Against a $3,000 One

Grab my free Quick Start Guide to the Banjo here: https://banjoskills.com/quickstart-guide I bought the cheapest banjo on Amazon ($160) and put it head to head against my $3,000 vintage banjo to answer one question: if you're starting out, do you actually need to spend big money to sound good? I set the cheap one up, played them both, and gave you my honest verdict. And if you've been playing a few months and you're starting to wonder whether your cheap banjo is the reason you're stuck, this one's for you too. A 30-minute course covering the basics: holding the banjo, tuning it, and playing your first tune. Chapters: 0:00 The $160 vs $3,000 question 0:30 Unboxing the cheapest banjo on Amazon 1:35 Setting it up 3:18 How does it actually sound? 4:13 Cheap vs $3,000: the comparison 6:33 My honest verdict 8:47 What to do next The banjos: Cheap one: Mulucky open-back (the second cheapest on Amazon at the time) Expensive one: Deering Vega Vintage Star Also pictured: Deering Goodtime Got a question or want to tell me about your first banjo? Drop it in the comments.