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What's included
- Yes - Hardshell Case
- Acoustic Shoppe flatpicks, one in each gauge
- A thank-you card and seasonal stickers
- D'Addario Humidipak starter kit
- AcoustiCare Bluetooth humidity and temperature tracker
We add the Humidipak kit and the AcoustiCare tracker because this instrument ships under our Dread-Not Guarantee.
Deering Vega Avett Star Signature Banjo #0008
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Most items ship within 24 hours. Any exception is noted on the listing.
What's included
- Yes - Hardshell Case
- Acoustic Shoppe flatpicks, one in each gauge
- A thank-you card and seasonal stickers
- D'Addario Humidipak starter kit
- AcoustiCare Bluetooth humidity and temperature tracker
We add the Humidipak kit and the AcoustiCare tracker because this instrument ships under our Dread-Not Guarantee.
Why buy from The Acoustic Shoppe
- A twelve-time NAMM Top 100 Dealer (2015–2026)
- The #1 worldwide Eastman acoustic guitar dealer
- Every instrument ships after our 23-Point Professional Inspection
- 30-day in-home trial and a 1-year trade-in credit of up to 90% (pre-tax, less round-trip shipping)
Questions about this instrument?
Every one of us plays. Virtual demos available on request.
Description
The Deering Vega Avett Star Signature Banjo pairs a 12-inch open-back rim with a Dobson tone ring, giving Scott Avett's design a rounder, more intimate voice than its resonator sibling. Built on Deering's classic Vega Vintage Star platform, it's an open-back that trades bark for warmth without losing note definition.
The wider 12-inch maple rim adds depth most open-backs can't match, softening the attack while letting notes bloom and sustain. It's built for players who lean into frailing and clawhammer, where that rounded, natural voice does the talking — but the ebony fingerboard and 22 nickel-silver frets keep it precise enough for melodic and three-finger styles too.
Scott Avett's own inlay designs run the length of the ebony fingerboard, while the peghead carries Vega's classic star — a nod to the platform this banjo is built on. The quartersawn maple neck wears a dark walnut stain under a satin finish, matched to a wooden Deering armrest and nickel-plated hardware throughout. For a player chasing the deep, textured voice of a vintage open-back with the reliability of a new instrument, this is a banjo built to be played, not just displayed.
Specifications
Overview
- Style
- Open-Back
- Model
- Vega Avett Star
- Condition
- Dread-Not Guarantee, New
- Scale Length
- 26.25"
- Nut Width
- 1.25"
- Number of Strings
- 5
- Handedness
- Right-Handed
- Warranty
- Lifetime
Body
- Finish Type
- Satin
- Color
- Walnut
Pot
- Tone Ring
- Dobson
- Rim
- 12" Thinner 3-Ply Violin Grade Maple
- Rim Diameter
- 12"
- Head
- 12" Renaissance Low Crown
- Tension Hoop
- Beveled Steel
- Hooks & Nuts
- 24 Flat J-Hooks, 9/32" Hex Nuts
- Armrest
- Matched Wooden Deering Armrest
Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck Wood
- Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Shape
- Vega "D" Shape
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay
- Scott Avett Designed Inlays
- Scale Length
- 26.25"
- Nut Width
- 1.25"
- Nut Material
- Ebony
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Neck Finish
- Satin
Hardware & Electronics
- Tuning Machines
- Deering Planetary (Black Buttons) w/ Gotoh Geared 5th String Tuner
- Bridge
- 5/8" Deering Smile Bridge
- Tailpiece
- Deering Knot-Less
- Hardware Color
- Nickel
In the Case
- Case / Gig Bag
- Yes - Hardshell Case
- Strings
- Deering Light Gauge, factory tuned G D G B D
