Thanks for removing Guest Brian's post (just before my last post) from this thread which was a sort of pyramid scam, unrealted to the banjo. I'd rather die a thousand deaths than participate in that sort of rip-off.
The next several posts are related to Guest Brian's spam, which has no place here and was thankfully removed.
I'd recommend a Gold tone banjo, new for under $1,000. They have a great tone and lots of volume.