Gibson Granada Flying Eagle (1995)

Description

Gibson had sky-high expectations to meet when they reintroduced the Granada in 1986 - but even the most hard-to-impress pickers were floored by the modern, reimagined incarnation of one of the company's most storied banjos. This 1995 model, which dates from near to the end of the company's second tango with the model, proves its worth the second you put your picks to its strings. The Granada keeps up with the very best of them, and features a bright, projecting, and percussive sound that leaps right to the forefront of a stringband with only the slightest push from the player. Like many of the company's most famous banjos, the Granada features all-maple construction with a Mastertone 20-hole tone ring and a one-piece flange for what many players still consider to be the gold standard in bluegrass specs. But the Granada also features engraved gold hardware from top to bottom, and this variation boasts the company's classic Flying Eagle inlay pattern on the fingerboard for a beautiful, vintage-inspired aesthetic.

We find this instrument to be in very good condition, with a below-average amount of wear and tear, especially considering it's fast approaching its 30th birthday. All hardware is original, and the neck boasts moderate relief to keep the action low as one ascends the neck. Most dents and divots center on the back of the resonator, and are relatively minimal. The gloss finish is still in very good condition and has not yet broken in and pulled into the tonewoods. Finally, there is a small amount of tarnish on the gold hardware, but nothing that significantly impacts the banjo's visual appeal. Included in the price is the original hard-shell case.

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