Bass banjo

Bass banjo

Other names	Cello banjo, Banjocello
Classification	String instrument (plucked)
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.322-5
Developed	Late 19th century
Playing range
Related instruments
banjo mandocello cello bass guitar double bass

There are multiple instruments referred to as a bass banjo. The first to enter real production was the five-string cello banjo, tuned one octave below a five-string banjo. This was followed by a four-string cello banjo, tuned CGDA in the same range as a cello or mandocello, and modified upright bass versions tuned EADG. More recently, true bass banjos, tuned EADG and played in conventional horizontal fashion have been introduced.