Zero Glide Replacement Nut Installation WalkthroughGold Tone2026-09-18 | Zero Glide Replacement Nut Installation WalkthroughMastertone OB-300 Banjo | Scott CockerhamGold Tone2022-10-19 | In this video, Scott Cockerham, a long time representative of Gold Tone demonstrates his undeniable talent on the OB-300 as well as some key talking points of this particular instrument. Between the sound and looks of this Mastertone Orange Blossom banjo, the banjo really speaks for itself.
The OB-300 is, without reservation, the most beautiful flat head banjo you can buy at anywhere near its price. This gold-plated beauty has every feature you could ask for on a high-end professional banjo. A striking curly maple neck bound with matching curly maple and abalone-style binding catches the eyes; the sand-cast bell bronze flat head tone ring grabs the ears. This tone ring is used only in the world's finest banjos. A unique abalone-and-pearl-style truss rod cover matches the exquisite inlay found on the neck and the resonator. Unlike most vine-style fret-board inlay patterns, the OB-300's modified tree of life inlay features flowers as navigational markers at the appropriate fret positions to help you get around. Ingenious. If you want be heard AND noticed, this one's for you.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincGold Tone OB-250 Professional Lightweight Banjo?Gold Tone2022-10-15 | Want to lose three pounds and still play a banjo with traditional beauty and great tone? This Orange Blossom model, rather than employing a brass tone ring, features a "tone rim". The high-quality multi-ply maple rim is machined into the shape of a flat head tone ring, but its all-wood design puts your OB-250 on a diet. If you're troubled with neck or shoulder fatigue during those long parking lot jams, THIS is your banjo. All other OB-250 features are here, including curly maple binding on the maple neck and resonator, GT-Master planetary tuners, hearts & flowers inlay, one-piece curly maple veneer on the resonator, a gorgeous new tobacco-brown finish and a super setup done right here at the Florida Gold Tone shop. Available as left-handed model.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincGold Tone NEW GRE & GRS Metal Resonator Guitars!Gold Tone2022-08-16 | While its thin steel body provides sweet acoustic tone, The GRE really shines when plugged in. The magic made by its authentic "lipstick" pickup enhances any playing style, from bottleneck blues to precision fingerpicking. Available as left-handed model.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincGold Tone FitsAll Stand | Versatile Stringed Instrument StandGold Tone2022-07-26 | Have a stringed instrument without a home? The FitsAll Stringed Instrument Stand features an expandable design made to fit almost any stringed instrument! From instruments as small to a ukulele to as big as an acoustic bass, the FitsAll Stand is sure to meet your needs. It also collapses small enough to fit into the side pocket of most gig bags, making it a must-have for travelling musicians.
The Gold Tone Group has recently acquired JLS Tone Rings who is well known for subjecting filings of the bronze alloy from several pre-WWII Gibson tone rings to metallurgical analysis to determine just the right blend of tin, nickel, iron, lead and copper . This recipe enables the JLS tone ring to help you get great Bluegrass banjo tone.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincGold Tone | MicroBass Thumb RestGold Tone2022-07-20 | Designed by Gold Tone especially for our MicroBasses, the MBTR features a spring clip for quick mounting on the upper edge of the sound hole and can be positioned at different angles. Made of rosewood to match the M-bass fretboard, it can be used on any acoustic bass that has at least one inch of distance from the edge of the sound hole to any interior brace.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincGold Tones Dojo DLX Resonator BanjoGold Tone2022-07-12 | The sweet sustained tone of the Gold Tone Dojo DLX is so right for expressive fills and emotional solo play. The cutaway curly maple body has beautiful decorative bindings and carries a comfortable five-string banjo neck with planetary-gear tuners and a rosewood fretboard that any banjoist will feel at home on. The parallel-pull tailpiece exerts even pressure on the biscuit bridge atop the reverse-cone resonator for even tonal response. Stage players will appreciate the stacked humbucking pickup mounted just below the neck. Expand your sound horizon with a Dojo Deluxe.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincTimelapse | Chris Assembles a Mastertone “Bluegrass Heart” Béla Fleck Signature BanjoGold Tone2022-07-08 | The Gold Tone “Bluegrass Heart” Béla Fleck Signature Banjo is now a reality. Now YOU can play a professional-grade banjo that will provide the closest thing yet to the feel and the tone of Béla’s pre-war masterpiece. Every detail of this instrument is a result of personal, hands-on development by Béla, Marc and Wayne. The finest components available are used to optimize the sound and the playing experience. The Prucha Presto tailpiece, Rickard Cyclone 10:1 tuning machines (with custom, red-anodized brass buttons for added peghead mass), custom bridge and Little Mountain armrest all do their part to enhance tuning ease and stability, full-bodied tone and playing comfort.
Gold Tone is very proud to offer this flagship instrument and we hope that you get as much pleasure from owning and playing it as we had in creating it.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincBest Affordable Banjo with Pickup | Gold Tone CC 100R+Gold Tone2022-06-15 | The CC-100R is a newbie player's dream come true. It is the only modestly-priced full-featured banjo that comes with a maple neck with a two-way adjustable truss rod and separate rosewood fretboard, a hard-rock maple rim with twin coordinator rods, and it's CONVERTIBLE! The natural-blonde finished CC-100R has a resonator that's easily removed for true openback playing, helping new players become comfortable with different playing styles with just one banjo. Gold Tone's superb factory setup in Florida further adds to the CC-100R's value.
The Plus has all of the CC-100R's features but has a vintage-style high-gloss sunburst finish, and is upgraded with Gold Tone GT Master planetary tuning machines, an engraved arm rest and twenty-four tension hooks. Available as left-handed model.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincEarl Scruggs Gibson Banjo Neck Replacement! Béla Fleck Neck!Gold Tone2022-06-07 | In this video, Chris, our lead luthier, completed a Béla Fleck Signature neck replacement on a Gibson Earl Scruggs Mastertone banjo. This custom part replacement was requested by the customer. Follow along as Chris goes though the tedious process of replacing this neck.
These ingenious Cam D-Tuners by Dave Brown are so much easier to use and only Cam D-tuners produce the authentic tone of the D tuners used by Earl Scruggs on songs like Earl's Breakdown and Flint Hill Special.
Cheat-A-Keys Cam Tuners are special D tuners for banjo for playing Earl Scruggs Banjo Classics like Flint Hill Special, Earl's Breakdown, Randy Lynn Rag, Foggy Mountain Chimes and other classic banjo songs that use D tuners. The Cheat-A-Keys Cam D- Tuners produce great tone with NO holes drilled.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincGold Tones Wayne Rogers Signature 7-String Banjitar!Gold Tone2022-05-21 | The WR-7 is a banjitar for guitar players truly trying to emulate that banjo sound! The unique design features doubled strings on the low E (similar to a 12-string guitar) which acts as a drone string (like the 5th string on a banjo). Now when striking the 6th string, the double octave string will ring simulating the drone string of a 5-string banjo. Includes pre-installed SMP pickup and gig bag.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincElectric Banjo Guitar! Gold Tone ES-Banjitar!Gold Tone2022-05-20 | The ES-Banjitar features an 8" tone ring and banjo head, dual pickup configuration with a stacked humbucker in the neck position and a hidden humbucking pickup beneath the banjo head in the bridge position, volume and tone controls, Straightline tailpiece, mahogany body, maple neck with bound rosewood fingerboard, and low string action. The ES-Banjitar has a scale length of 25-1/2" and uses standard ball-end guitar strings. Final assembly and complete setup performed at the Gold Tone Factory in Florida. Available as left-handed model.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincElectric Banjo Guitar! Gold Tone EB-6!Gold Tone2022-05-19 | The EB-6 Banjitar's tone is generated by a custom Remo pre-tuned eight-inch banjo head that never needs re-tensioning, providing enhanced tuning stability. The contour-carved mahogany body and Canadian maple neck with rosewood fretboard make for a nicely balanced banjo guitar that won't be a burden after long sets. The stacked humbucking pickup is highly feedback-resistant and faithfully captures the plunky banjo tone and fast decay of this versatile instrument. The heavy Terminator tailpiece accept ball-end or loop-end strings. Available as left-handed model.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincGold Tone GT-750 Banjitar Played by Gareth Pearson!Gold Tone2022-05-19 | This companion of our GT-500 banjo guitar features a unique premium twenty-hole bell brass tone ring, chosen for its chime-y sound and long sustain. This ring also provides greater volume and a more tightly focused tone. The GT-750 has a fully-bound curly maple resonator and a hard rock maple neck with a bound rosewood fingerboard. The included Gold Tone SMP Sliding Magnetic Pickup includes a convenient volume control and pumps exciting banjo tone through your amp or PA system. Available as left-handed model.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincGareth Pearson Performance at Gold Tone Music GroupGold Tone2022-05-17 | Here at Gold Tone Music Group we had the absolute privilege of having guitarist Gareth Pearson come visit us at our headquarters in Titusville, Florida. During this visit, we showed Gareth around the facility and we were lucky enough to have a private performance by him. We hope that you enjoy it as much as we did!
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincWatch the GT-500 Banjitar Played by Gareth PearsonGold Tone2022-05-17 | The Gold Tone GT-500 6-string Banjitar is the most sought after 6-string banjo guitar in its class. it was designed by guitar players for guitar players. Traditionally-styled with a maple rim and maple resonator, the GT-500's pot assembly joins with a comfortable maple neck crowned with a rosewood fingerboard. Available as left-handed model.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincGareth Pearson Plays the Cripple Creek Banjitar!Gold Tone2022-05-15 | The CC-Banjitar was our first banjo guitar and its popularity remains strong due its unsurpassed combination of great build quality, valued features and low price. This member of Gold Tone's Cripple Creek family of banjo-based instruments enables guitarists to play banjo-like sounds without having to learn a new instrument. Available as left-handed model as well!
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincBZ-1000 Guitar-Bodied Bouzouki MandolinGold Tone2021-02-23 | The Irish bouzouki (or cittern) Is a versatile instrument that can be tuned many ways (GDAD, GDAE, ADAD, and CFAD). It likely first appeared in 1969 when Irish musician Dónal Lunny was given a Greek bouzouki by a friend. Being left-handed, Lunny reversed the strings and mounted them in unison, changing the character of the instrument. This modified bouzouki became fully integrated into Irish folk music when Lunny popularized it in his band, Planxty, in 1972. Our BZ-500 is set up with octave strings for the third and fourth courses and unison strings for the first and second courses. It produces dramatic traditional Irish tone and is easy to play thanks to the precision setup by Gold Tone's skilled luthiers.
goldtonemusicgroup.com facebook.com/goldtoneinc twitter.com/goldtoneinc instagram.com/goldtoneincWayne Rogers Signature Model 7-String Banjitar — WR-7Gold Tone2020-09-01 | A true innovation, this 12" body banjo may be played guitar style or 6-string banjo style (adding an extra bass note). A first ever, the 6 course is a paired bass note with a double octave — this provides a more realistic banjo sound for the guitarists and a combination bass/high note drone for banjo players.
Features: • 12" Body w/ Rolled Brass Tone Ring • Trailing Scoop • Capo Spike on 5th Gret for High Drone • SMP Pickup • Curly Maple Wood Armrest • Radius Fingerboard • Heavy Duty Terminator Tailpiece
Unfortunately in a 2-3 hour jam, a 9 lb banjo can be a problem. Last week Wayne and our luthiers customized a light banjo using a composite rim, fitted with the skirt and ring bar from a White Ladye tone ring. We were amazed at the quality of the tone and are considering making it a lightweight model at 5 lbs. Here's our friend Scott playing some bluegrass licks on it at the jam.