"I went out on the road with it (the Long Neck Crossfire). People went nuts! They fell in love with it. We started to get press based on loud electric banjo leads alone! It is new and it needs inventive players and technicians to define its parameters. I sit down with the banjo and a small amp and write leads that have never been written before for an instrument that has never been used in such a way. It has the fastest neck I have ever played, and I can beat any guitarist for speed by using the drone string. Face it, leads were made for banjo, not guitar. Banjo leads cut through a band better than guitar leads, and the tuning makes it easier to play. Chuck Berry leads on banjo are way easier to perform than on guitar!" _ T.G., NY, NY

 

“Just a note to let you guys know that my Deering Crossfire is probably the coolest thing I have ever owned! It really comes in handy when sitting in with some of the local rock & roll guys. (I can finally play rock & roll with a banjo “Trouble Free!” ...Thanks again for giving us banjo pickers a fighting chance in today’s modern music world, and keep up the good work!”- N.L, Springfield, MO