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title: John Rankin Interview With His New Goodtime Solana 6
description: New Orleans guitarist John Rankin plays and talks about his new Deering Goodtime Solana 6 banjo and why it is the perfect 6-string banjo for him.
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# [John Rankin Interview With His New Goodtime Solana 6](https://blog.deeringbanjos.com/john-rankin-interview-with-his-new-goodtime-solana-6)

 Written by [David Bandrowski](https://blog.deeringbanjos.com/author/david-bandrowski) | Jun 12, 2015 3:03:25 PM

New Orleans guitarist John Rankin plays and talks about his new Deering [Goodtime Solana 6 banjo](http://www.deeringbanjos.com/pages/solana) and why it is the perfect 6-string banjo for him.

Find out more about the Goodtime Solana 6 at: [deeringbanjos.com/solana](http://www.deeringbanjos.com/pages/solana)Learn more about John Rankin at: [johnrankin.net](http://johnrankin.net)

Listen to John play through some other classic tunes, Winin' Boy Blues by Jelly Roll Morton, and Pennies From Heaven.

[View full post](https://blog.deeringbanjos.com/john-rankin-interview-with-his-new-goodtime-solana-6)

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