This Golden Honey colored Crossfire electric banjo is a stage
performer's dream come true and will play as loud as an electric guitar
without feedback. It can be used with electronic effects, pedals, etc.
With tone a volume controls on the banjo itself and an actual working
banjo head stretched over a brass tone ring, this banjo has the
convenience of an electric guitar but with a banjo sound.
This Crossfire has two powerful, active, magnetic pick-ups under the
head; one in the neck position and the other by the bridge and both
powered by a single 9 volt battery.. By a flick of the toggle switch,
you can play the bridge pick-up or the near-the-neck pickup or both at
the same time.
You can plug this Crossfire into any keyboard amp, acoustic amp,
guitar amp or run it directly into your PA system. While it will sound
different in these systems, your versatile Crossfire can play through
many systems. You can play almost silently if you play it un-plugged
which can extend your practice hours at home or in a hotel.
Whether high volume on stage, or un-plugged on the couch when the
kids are sleeping, this Crossfire will work with you in every
environment
Deering Crossfire Electric Banjo Features:
Neck:
Blond Maple with an Ebony Fretboard
Diamond Shaped Mother of Pearl inlays
The neck has an adjustable truss-rod
22 Nickel-Silver Frets
Body:
Alder Body Stained Golden Honey
Highly Polished Gloss Finish
Brass Notched Tension Hoop
11″ Frosted Top Head
Rolled Brass Tone Ring
24 Round Hooks with ¼″ Hex Nuts
Two EMG Magnetic Pick-ups are Under the Head
Three Way Pick-up Switch
Tone & Volume Adjustment Knobs
Active Electronics
1/4″ Jack Plug
Tone:
It has a banjo tone and can be altered with effects pedals and midi interfaces.
It will not sound exactly like an acoustic banjo just as an electric
guitar does not sound the same as an acoustic guitar. You can increase
the bass or treble with the turn of a knob!
Tuned:G,D,G,B,D,
Can easily be tuned in other tunings as well.
Includes a Deering Crossfire Delta Case
Dimensions:
22 Frets
Neck Width at the Nut 1 ¼″
Scale Length Nut to Bridge 26 ¼″
Overall Instrument Length 38 ½″
Body Diameter 13 ½″
Instrument Weight 9.6 lbs
Warranty:
The trust and pride we share in our product gives us the confidence to
grant every owner of a Deering banjo a Lifetime Warranty ensuring the
quality of our materials and workmanship
A closer look at the Deering CROSSFIRE ELECTRIC Banjo
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THE BODY: |
THE NECK: |
Standard 11" head size
Brass tone ring
Alder Body
Two active magnetic pickups
Tone and volume controls and pickup selector switch
Easy access to head tightening nuts
Body mounted jack |
Hard rock maple neck
Ebony fingerboard
Adjustable truss rod
Slender low profile
Precision geared tuners
Pearl diamond inlays |
The Patented Deering Crossfire Electric Banjo plays with the power of an
electric guitar and the sound of a banjo. This is the most powerful banjo
available and makes the banjo player an equal with any instrument or group,
electric or acoustic, without the feedback problems associated with
amplifying acoustic instruments. In addition to being completely unique in
the music industry and only available from Deering Banjos, this is a superb
stage instrument.
TONE:
The two active magnetic pickups provide a wide frequency response to
reproduce a powerful sound. One pickup is under the bridge and the other is
under the strings near the neck.
The maple and ebony bridge has strips of metal on the bottom to capture the
sound of the vibrating head as well as the strings for a penetrating banjo
sound.
There are tone and volume controls on the banjo body as well as a three way
select switch that controls which pickup is being used as well as a selection
for the two to play together. This also gives the player control while on
stage or even in the middle of a performance.
The functioning banjo head and brass tone ring make this a truly electric
banjo, not a solid body guitar with five strings. The standard size 11 inch
head is easily adjustable through the back of the banjo by tightening 24
brackets.
PLAYABILITY:
The neck is slender with a low profile for fast accurate fingering and
comfortable for large and small hands. The ebony fingerboard is polished
to a slick, fast, surface.
The neck is made of hard, rock maple and finished with a high gloss finish
that has a smooth and fast feel as well as having a striking contrast to the
high gloss black body.
The two way adjustable truss rod provides precision adjustment to maintain
superb playability without buzzing.
The Crossfire banjo can be played un-amplified almost silently which makes
practicing at night or while traveling in hotel rooms practical and
enjoyable. (Or, practicing with amplified headphones allows the player to
play with volume privately.)
The body mounted jack allows the player to plug in with the same ease of an
electric guitar and uses any high quality electric guitar cord.
WARRANTY:
The carefully selected materials, combined with Deering's world renown
craftsmanship and building techniques make it easy to protect the Deering
banjo buyer with a lifetime warranty against defects in materials and
workmanship.
QUIZ
| Questions |
Answers |
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1. What is the benefit of performing with a Deering Crossfire banjo? |
As the most powerful banjo available, the Deering Crossfire makes the banjo player an equal with any instrument or group, electric or acoustic, without the feedback problems associated with amplifying acoustic instruments. |
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2. What are the advantages of using two active magnetic pickups? |
They provide a wide frequency response to reproduce a powerful banjo sound. |
| 3. How is the sound of the vibrating head captured? |
With metal strips on the bottom of the bridge. |
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4. What is the advantage to having tone, volume and select controls on the Crossfire body? |
This gives the player control while on stage or even in the middle of a performance. |
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5. Is the Crossfire made like an electric guitar? |
No. The Crossfire has a functioning banjo head and brass tone ring making it a truly electric banjo. |
| 6. Is the head a standard size and is it hard to adjust? |
The head is the standard 11" size and easy to adjust through the back of the banjo. |
| 7. What is the advantage of the Crossfire's slender, low profile neck? |
It is fast and accurate for fingering and comfortable for large and small hands. |
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8. What is the fingerboard made of and how is it finished? |
It is Ebony and polished to a slick fast surface. |
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9. What is the neck made of? |
Hard, rock maple. |
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10. What is the advantage of the two way adjustable truss rod? |
The two way adjustable truss rod provides precision adjustment to maintain superb playability without buzzing. |
| 11. Can the Crossfire be played un-amplified? |
The Crossfire can be played un-amplified almost silently which makes practicing at night or while traveling in hotel rooms practical and enjoyable. (Or, practicing with amplified headphones allows the player to
play with volume privately.) |
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12. Does the Crossfire require a special cord to plug into an amp? |
No. The body mounted jack allows the player to plug in with the same ease of an electric guitar and uses any high quality electric guitar cord. |
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13. Is there a warranty for the Crossfire? |
Yes. The carefully selected materials, combined with Deering's world renown craftsmanship and building techniques make it easy to protect the Deering banjo buyer with a lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. |
