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Meteor ELECTRIC Banjo
The Nechville Meteor lists at $3500.00. Call for your price.
Top is of maple with dark sunburst, high gloss finish. The neck is usually of curly maple, although other woods are available. The Meteor a nice radius to the fingerboard. Two  pickups are installed: a piezo for true banjo sound, and a magnetic pickup for an electric banjo sound--so that you can blend the two for different gradiations of tone.  It also has a tone control and two volume controls. This is one of the best electric banjos we have played. It looks, sounds, and plays great! Standard fingerboard inlay in the Hexagon Inlay.
Pictured is the Galaxy inlay, which adds $420.00 to the list price.

List: $3500.00 CALL FOR SPECIAL PRICE

Optional: EMG81 pickup with built-in battery & preamp: add $175.00.
Wider range of tone, bigger tone quality. Bela's banjo uses this pick-up. The piezo pick-up is the 2nd pick-up, and can be dialed in for a good banjo tone quality.

(With this option, the EMG81 replaces the magnetic pick-up in the standard Meteor.)

OPTIONAL FOR METEOR & UNIVERSAL METEOR (see below) 1.) The EMG81 pickup: ADD: $175.00 2.) Inlay: Hexagon is standard Galaxy: ADD $420 or Cascade: ADD $420 3.) Custom Color - "Northern Lights": ADD: $400 Emerald Green, Deep Red, Purple 4.) Phantom Tunnelled 5th String: $300 5.) Built In 5th String Capo: $400

Click to see Meteor with Northern Lights, RED finish, Galaxy inlay, Tunnelled 5th peg

Click to see the standard Hexagon inlay.

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AMAZON Meteor 5-String   (Picture not on this page)    Click for pictures.
  Cocobolo wood/phantom neck with tunneled 5th string (no inlay on fingerboard).
  List: $4850.00 Call or email for Special Price

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Universal Meteor 5-String Banjo List: $4400.00
An electric banjo like the standard meteor, and also has synthesizer capability. Electronics are built in, which are compatiable with the Roland and other synthesizers. It has the Roland plug and also works with 1/4" jack and virtual guitar; The synthesizer pick-up is in the bridge -one for each string (tiny and not visible).
The Universal Meteor is built with the electronics to work with the GR-33 Roland synthesizer, in addition to being a regular electric banjo that will plug into a guitar amplifier. With the Universal Meteor, the Roland Synthesizer, and the right software*, you can also connect to your computer, play your banjo and the computer will write the tablature or musical notes you are playing.

The Universal Meteor is a synthesizer controller as well as being an awesome electric banjo by itself. The Universal is ready to plug into a regular amp and play as-is or it can be played through a guitar synthesizer such as the Roland GR-33 or the Axon Pitch to Midi Converters. The addition of the small banjo head used on the other Meteors provides an authentic banjo look and sound. The bridge on the Universal contains individual pickups for each string. We make use of the latest piezo technology for the most accurate tracking available and the increased mass of the bridge provides increased sustain to the authentic banjo sound. Nechville carries everything you need to start playing electronic music without limits! The controls built into the Universal allow you to scroll through hundreds of sampled instrument sounds while blending in the actual sound of the instrument. You will be amazed by the freedom you have by being able to accompany yourself with percussion, horns, orchestra, human voice sounds, and so on. Several options also exist for customizing your Universal Meteor. Exotic woods, custom colored finishes, custom inlay patterns and more. The Universal Meteor comes in a custom fitted sturdy, but light weight road case. Standard Universal Meteor with case

*(See Guitar Finale and Tabledit Software.)

THIS IS SO MUCH FUN! (Roland Synthesizer is additional.)

List: $4400.00 CALL for Special Price
Galaxy inlay pattern: Add $300
Cascade Inlay & Roland Synthesizer are additional...see below.

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Meteorite Electric Banjo
The Meteorite is the "down-to-Earth" version of our Meteor electric banjo. For anyone just looking for a great banjo sound that can be played in any setting, at any volume level, the Meteorite was made for you. The Meteorite shares the same basic shape and look of the Meteor, but without the magnetic pickup. It has our built-in Piezo pickup/preamp system with volume and tone controls. The low-profile maple neck features the Geometric peghead, exotic super-dense wood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays. Custom colors are available upon request, with standard color being a warm Cherry brown wood stain on the body and neck. The special request, Shooting Star Meteorite features a white top for a more familiar look on stage. The black, white, and brown of the Shooting Star will make you look like the King of Western Swing. Meteorite comes with a well-padded gig bag.
Retail Price: $2270.00 Call for your special price.

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Pulsar Meteor: Brazilian Rosewood & cocobolo:$4,250.00
Cosmos Meteor: Plugs into a guitar synthesizer - warm banjo sound: $4,200.00

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Roland Synthesizer
Use with speakers to sound like an incredible band! Make the banjo sound like just about anything you want to sound like! Add drums, bells and whistles to you picking and more! Midi capable - can use with your computer!
GR33 Roland Synthesizer List: $995.00 Your Price: $695.00

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ELECTRIC OPTIONS
Roland Snythesizer: (List: 995.00) ADD $695.00
EMG 81 - Wide Humbucker: ADD $175.00
Pulsar Automatic Wah-wah: $450.
Exotic Wood upgrade: Call
Synthesizer PickUp and Controls: Add 950.
Gold Plating on Frame, Tuners, Tailpiece, Strap buttons: Add: $495.00

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