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SONNY SMITH
SIGNATURE SERIES
B160K
FINISHES
TSB Sonny Smith
SONNY SMITH
RESONATOR
Flamed Maple
RIM
Maple
TONE RING
Bell Brass
HEAD
®
Remo
NECK
Flame Maple
FRETBOARD
Rosewood
TUNERS
Planetary
BRACKETS
24
ARM REST
Chrome
28
B160K
Banjo virtuoso Sonny Smith was the winner of the 1998 National Banjo Championship.
He now brings his banjo and fiddle playing and performing prowess to Tennessee,
where he performs full time in the Smoky Mountain Stringband at Dollywood by day
and in the Smoky Mountain Jubilee at night.
For the B160, Washburn collaborated with Smith who was eager to discuss the ideas
he had implemented in this instrument. "Back in the day, banjos were mainly played
by women. As a result, the instrument developed with a very narrow fretboard. We've
given this instrument a wider fretboard to accommodate bigger fingers. We've also
moved the 5th string nut between the 5th and 6th fret for improved tone, sustain and
intonation. We redesigned the headstock so that it's a bit smaller than the ones found
on modern banjos, fully bound it and gave it old style inlays. Banjo players just like that
vintage look," Sonny explained.
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B16K
B9
B9
B11K
B14K
N
N
N
FINISHES
RESONATOR
Mahogany
Mahogany
Mahogany
RIM
N/A
Mahogany
Maple
TONE RING
Cast Aluminum
Steel
Bell Brass
HEAD
Remo
®
Remo
®
Remo
®
NECK
Mahogany
Mahogany
Maple
FRETBOARD
Rosewood
Rosewood
Rosewood
TUNERS
Chrome Diecast
Chrome Diecast
Planetary
BRACKETS
30
24
24
ARM REST
Chrome
Chrome
Chrome
ACOUSTIC GUITAR CATALOG • WASHBURN.COM
BANJO
SERIES
B120K
B17K
B16K
B120K
B17K
TSB
Vintage
TSB
Flamed Maple
Maple
Flamed Maple
Maple
Maple
Maple
Bell Brass
Rolled Brass
Bell Brass
Remo
®
Remo
®
Remo
®
Maple
Maple
Maple
Rosewood
Rosewood
Rosewood
Planetary
Planetary
Planetary
24
24
24
Engraved Chrome
Distressed Bell Brass
Engraved Gold
29
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