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Resonator banjo
The instrument is built as a resonator banjo rather than another listed body type.
Product detailSKU #1500000031051
Recording KingBluegrass Series RK-R20 Songster Banjo
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The RK-R20 Songster is a right-handed, five-string resonator banjo with a mahogany neck and resonator, a rolled tone ring, and a gloss finish. Its 22-fret, 26-inch-scale layout uses a Revebond fingerboard, planetary tuning machines, and a maple bridge with an ebony cap. Built as part of Recording King’s Bluegrass Series, it is positioned for players starting out or stepping up into a resonator banjo.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Beginning players looking for a five-string, right-handed resonator banjo.
- Players stepping up to a Bluegrass Series resonator banjo with a mahogany neck and resonator.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who need an onboard pickup or preamp.
- Buyers who need a case or gig bag supplied with the banjo.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
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22 frets; 26-inch scale length
These are the instrument’s stated fret count and scale length.
Detail 03
No pickup/preamp
It is listed without a pickup or preamp.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Plan for a case or gig bag separately if you need one.
- 02Confirm that a right-handed instrument is appropriate for you.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is the RK-R20 right-handed?
Yes, it is listed as right-handed.
02How many strings does it have?
Five.
03Does it include a pickup or preamp?
No. It is listed with no pickup or preamp.
04Is a case included?
The case or gig bag is sold separately.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup/preamp
- No
7 detailsPlayability
- Saddle & nut
- Ebony, bone
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 5
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 5
- Scale Length
- 26-1/4"
8 detailsBody & build
- Back & sides
- Mahogany
- Body Type
- Resonator banjo
- Neck finish
- Gloss
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Revebond Neck wood: Mahogany Scale length: 26-1/4" Number of frets: 22 Neck finish: Gloss Bridge: Maple with ebony cap Saddle & nut: Ebony, bone Electronics Pickup/preamp: No Other Tuning machines: Planetary Orientation: Right handed Number of strings: 5 Case: Sold separately Country of origin: China
- Country of Origin
- China
- Body finish
- Gloss brown
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 26-1/4"
- Nut width
- 1-1/4"
12 detailsOther
- Neck shape
- C
- Case
- Sold separately
- Tier
- new
- Category Source
- detail
- Fingerboard
- Revebond
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Planetary
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Body type
- Resonator banjo
- Country of origin
- China
- Source Id
- site51500000031051
- Bridge
- Maple with ebony cap
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