It is said that Joel Walker Sweeney of Virginia may have created the "5-string" banjo by adding a fifth string (thumb string) with a peg mounted halfway up the neck of the banjo. It is disputed at ...

The Earl Scruggs Golden Deluxe Banjo (£1,199) is a replica of the Gibson RB-Granada Mastertone five-string banjo ... and a maple neck with a laurel fretboard still offer a fine build and Epiphone ...

The fifth string is shorter than the others, and is attached to a tuning peg sticking out of the side of the neck. Another common banjo variation depends on whether the instrument is classic and ...