I wanted a 6-string banjo in the worst way about 34 years ago. So I got one---mostly because I could play a guitar already and, being pretty lazy, didn't want to learn to play the banjo. I kept the thing about 6 weeks mostly out of stubbornness. I hated it as soon as I began playing it. It wasn NOT a satisfactory substitute for the great sounds you can get from a 5-string banjo played the correct way.

Those are just some observations from a fellow who has been there. But try it---you might like it.

Art Thieme