Decided to return my banjo and use the proceeds from selling my Google Nexus 7 tablet and buy this
Mitchell MBJ200 Delux-5 String Banjo
It has a really nice neck and fretboard when compared to my Epiphone 100-MB and this one also comes with a resonator which gives me a much nicer sound. Last night it almost sounded like I was running it through some kind of modulator effect, like a flanger or something.