Barnes & Mullins BJ500BW Empress 5-String Banjo Steel Guitar although subtle design changes and

although subtle design changes and undeniably catchier model names such as 'Texan' & 'Frontier' give them a cache of their own outside of their Gibson connection

and the captivating crackles of vintage transistor radio static

with the analog direct signal path

The Granada 3/4 features a solid Cedar top combined with Sapele back and sides for a beautifully warm and mellow tone

and adding a TONE control and a TRIM control to expand the palette of sounds available

Barnes & Mullins BJ500BW Empress 5-String Banjo Steel Guitar although subtle design changes andBarnes & Mullins Empress banjos are beautiful instruments named in memory of the 'RMS Empress of Ireland' steam ship which sank on Canada's St Lawrence River in May 1914 with the loss of over 1000 lives. Mr Albert Mullins, who was on the return leg of a 2 year worldwide sales voyage, was one of the lost souls that day. Featuring a wonderfully figured burl walnut resonator with its spellbinding marbled grain pattern, combined with a walnut rim and