International Jazz Banjo Newsletter

The Pietsch MasterVox is the highest quality banjo I have played. On stage, in recording studios, it always sounds great! Both its precise pitches and balanced tone are necessary for my performance and music. I can say that it has more function of the musical instrument than the Vegavox, which is the basis of the MasterVox.
●My MasterVox is a little oriental and has beautiful art deco figures, which I love. The most famous banjo collector in Japan (and maybe the world), Akira Tsumura, praises its artistic beauty.
●The Farquhar Cherrywood 2-leg 5/8 inch bridge is well suited to my MasterVox, so that it sounds a little like my favorite pre-war Vegavox. By preference, calfskin head can be put on the Mastervox.
●The MasterVox sounds loud and powerful because of the Huber tone ring. The Gibson Mastertone banjo has this tone ring and it provides much more powerful sound than the Vegavox. The MasterVox is an outstanding Vox!
●As the Pietsch banjo is built very well and precisely, the parts of Mastervox would not become badly distorted by weather.
I think that the MasterVox has every possibility of making various sound through adjusting head tension, selecting bridges, and picking techniques.
If you want to get an excellent, useful, and powerful banjo, you should
choose the Pietsch MasterVox!
Link to hear a tune I played on Pietsch banjo.
http://download.sound.jp/banjo/s/rondo.mp3
http://download.sound.jp/banjo/s/starsandstripes.mp3


Japanese 4-string banjoist
Ken Aoki
Nagareyama city
Chiba 2700112
JAPAN