The price is cheap and it will do the job. I looked at and played a Morgan Monroe Creekside slope shoulder acoustic.I went over ir pretty good the only thing I found was the nut slot for the D and B strings were cut just a little low the action out of the box was 3/32in at the 12th fret neck set was on the money the high E string was 2/32in.I raised the nut slot for G and. My main draw is that the Morgan Monroe has a Whyte Laydie tone ring, and the Gold Tone has a simple brass hoop. The Morgan Monroe Rocky Top Banjo RT 01 is a great banjo to get started on. Be the first to review Morgan Monroe Rocky Top Mandolin A Style Cancel reply. Morgan Monroe Rocky Top Mandolin A Style 169.95. I paid $450 for my GT (case included) so I wouldn't feel bad trading it for the MM. Banjo Strings (5) Classical Guitar Nylon (11) In-Store Sale (3) Mandolin Strings (3) Mandolins (3). But looking at the used market, they seem to be about the same. Does that sound like a fair deal? Buying new, the Gold Tone is a higher priced banjo than the Morgan Monroe. I was thinking of offering a trade to the guy, straight up. He's asking $450 (case included), which seems like a fair price from what I can tell. I've read some reviews and listened to some videos and they seem alright, but I just figured I'd ask here to get some more thoughts. The Price banjo would score a 10 on my scale, but the Morgan Monroe would be a good 8 to 8 1/2. See more ideas about monroe, banjo, hoedown. I played a 4000 Gary Price banjo when I went to pick up this one, and though the Price banjo was a little brighter and was, of course, an impressive banjo, the Morgan Monroe held its own, especially considering what I paid for it. A Morgan Monroe Cameron (MCOB) popped up on my local craigslist and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with them. Explore Morgan Monroe Fine Instrumentss board 'Morgan Monroe Banjos', followed by 171 people on Pinterest.

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