As has been stated above, Pete's first long neck banjo had two extra frets, allowing him to play in Bb using a lowered gCGBD tuning or in F using a lowered gDGBD tuning. His next long neck, which has become the standard for long neck banjos, added three extra frets, allowing him to play in A in lowered gCGBD and in E in lowered gDGBD. Most of the pop-folk groups from the sixties employed the long necks with three extra frets. Playing the long neck banjo with a capo on the third fret makes it a standard scale banjo.