DeeringGoodtime Six-R Left-Handed 6-String Resonator Banjo
Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Designed for left-handed players, the Goodtime Six-R is a six-string resonator banjo tuned E-A-D-G-B-E. Its resonator sits behind an 11-inch, three-ply violin-grade maple rim, creating a chamber and a surface that directs sound forward instead of into the player’s body. That makes it suited to bigger stages, while the six-string layout lets guitarists bring familiar material to banjo rather than treating it as a replacement guitar.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Bigger-stage playing where its resonator sends sound forward toward the audience rather than against the player’s body.
- Guitarists applying familiar E-A-D-G-B-E material to a six-string banjo alongside their guitar.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Right-handed players.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How is the Goodtime Six-R tuned?
It comes tuned E, A, D, G, B, E.
02What does the resonator do?
It creates a sound chamber and provides a surface that sends sound forward toward the audience.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
10 detailsPlayability
- Hooks Amp Nuts
- 16 Flat J-Hooks and 9/32 inch Hex Nuts
- Nut Material
- Lexan Polycarbonate
- Frets
- 22 Pressed In Nickel Silver Frets
- Neck Width At The Nut
- 1 11/16 inch
- Scale Length Nut to Bridge
- 26 1/4 inch
- String Gauges
- 10, 13, 17, 26w, 36w, 46w
- Orientation
- Left handed
- Nut Width
- 1
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Neck Shape
- Comfortable "D" Shape
12 detailsBody & build
- Hardware Plating
- Nickel
- Body Finish
- Satin
- Finish
- Hand Rubbed Polyurethane with Carnuba Wax Finish
- Resonator Finish
- Satin
- Neck Wood
- Rock Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Pau Ferro Fingerboard With a 15” Radius
- Resonator Wood
- 3-Ply Poplar/Poplar/Maple
- Body Style
- Comfortable "D" Shape
- Resonator Sidewalls
- Straight
- Body Shape
- Comfortable "D" Shape
- Tailpiece
- Deering Patented Goodtime Tailpiece
- Neck Finish
- Satin
4 detailsSize & weight
- Weight Approx
- 5.5 lbs
- Resonator Diameter
- 13 7/8 inch
- Overall Instrument Length
- 38 inch
- Rim Diameter
- 11 inch
9 detailsOther
- Armrest
- Goodtime Armrest
- Head
- 11 inch Top Frosted High Crown
- Rim
- 3-Ply Violin Grade Maple
- Resonator Stain
- None
- Truss Rod
- Dual Action Truss Rod
- Tension Hoop
- Beveled Steel Tension Hoop
- Tuners
- Sealed Geared Tuners
- Comes Tuned
- E, A, D, G, B ,E
- Flange
- 2-Piece Goodtime Flange
