Name: Eastwood Banjotar Electric Banjo
Brand: MRG Series
SKU: 3560
Price: 649.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Eastwood Banjotar Electric Banjo #color_black

$649.00 USD

Color — Black

Black

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Estimated In-Stock Date: December 11, 2026
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Story

In the early 1960s, a small Japanese brand called Winston (built by Kawai) quietly released a banjo-guitar that most of you have probably never heard of. Some people noticed the 6-string version, but almost nobody noticed the 5-string. It was rarer, stranger, and destined to become the kind of instrument you only hear about from someone who knows a guy.

The Eastwood Banjotar is our love letter to that overlooked 5-string oddity.

The Banjotar plays with the feel and tuning of a true 5-string banjo, but its voice sits somewhere else entirely. There’s a quick attack and percussive edge, softened by an electric-leaning warmth that gives notes room to bloom. It’s responsive, a little unruly, and proudly niche. Pick it clean, drive it hard, or let it hover in between: it meets you there every time!

Features & Specs

Body: Mahogany, Tone Chambered
Pickups: 2x Warren Ellis Blade Single Coil
Switching: Individual on-off
Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone
Bridge: Custom 5-String S-Style
Neck: Maple, Bolt-on
Fingerboard: Rosewood, Block Markers
Scale Length: 25 1/2"
Width at the Nut: 1 5/16"
Hardware: Kluson Style Nickel/Chrome
Tuning: gDGBD

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Case Fit

Premium Soft Case: Standard Guitar Optional Add-On

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Eastwood Banjotar Electric Banjo

$649.00 USD

BODY
Body Wood	Mahogany
Body Construction	Semi-hollow
Body Binding	Double-bound
Body Finish	Gloss
NECK
Neck Shape	Modern C
Neck Wood	Maple
Neck Joint	Bolt-on
Neck Finish	Gloss
Fretboard Wood	Rosewood
Fretboard Radius	12 in
Fretboard Binding	Bound
Inlays	Pearloid/MOTO
Frets	28
Nut Material	Plastic
Nut Width	1 5/16 in
Neck Width (Twelfth Fret)	1.892 in
Neck Depth (First Fret)	0.846 in
Neck Depth (Twelfth Fret)	0.874 in
Truss Rod Nut	4 mm
MEASUREMENTS
Scale Length	25 1/2 in
Average Weight	5.5 lbs
Total Length	38.50 in
Body Length	14.25 in
Lower Bout	14.00 in
Body Depth	2.01 in
Overall Depth	2.51 in
ELECTRONICS
Neck Pickup	Warren Ellis Blade Single Coil
Neck Pickup Type	Single coil
Neck Pickup Resistance	6.7 k
Bridge Pickup	Warren Ellis Blade Single Coil
Bridge Pickup Type	Single coil
Bridge Pickup Resistance	6.7 k
Switch Controls	2 sliders: neck on/off, bridge on/off
Knob Controls	Volume, tone
HARDWARE
Hardware Finish	Chrome
Bridge	Fully adjustable S-style
String Spacing	10.0 mm
Tuners	Schaller-style
Knob Type	Vintage-style speed knob, black
Pickguard	White 3-ply
Truss Rod Cover	Black 2-ply
STRINGS
Number of Strings	5
Factory Tuning	G4-D3-G3-B3-D4
String Gauges	9-10-13-20w-9