The Gold Tone AC-1 5 String Open Back Banjo was awarded Best In Show in the Summer edition of NAMM in 2016 for more than good reason. This uber-serious entry-level banjo is fitted with a Remo skin and comes with a gig bag.
A tad bigger and more versatile than a standard mandolin, the Gold Tone Mandocello features a single-cut body complete with two f-style soundholes.
If you're itching for a banjo sound and are already used to playing the ukulele, but your fingers are (still) too small for a banjo, Gold Tone have a great solution: the BU-1 Banjolele; a hybrid instrument with the body of a banjo and the neck of a uke.
A lap steel guitar, also known as a slide guitar, is a guitar that you lay flat on your lap or on a stand. An example is the Gold Tone GT-Weissenborn, made to Herman Weissenborn's original design.
Mashing up a banjo and a baritone ukulele, the Gold Tone BUB Banjolele is a great instrument for musicians that want the best of both worlds.
Cut out for bluegrass and able to cover the entire folk music spectrum, the Gold Tone GM-50+ A-style mandolin features a built-in pickup so you can plug it in and perform on stage.
A great pick for gigging musicians, the Gold Tone EB-5 banjo features a built-in pickup and a pre-tuned Remo PTS banjo head that never needs tuning up. This electric banjo even comes complete with a protective gig bag.
You can't decide whether you want a warm open-back or a bright closed-back banjo, and you don't have the budget to buy two. Then, of course, you look for the Gold Tone CC-100R Cripple Creek banjo, because it's both!
The Gold Tone AC-12A five-string banjo features an A-style design, which not only means that it can play anything in the A-major key, but has a slightly shorter neck, making things more comfortable for players with a smaller hand-span.
The Gold Tone AC-1FL fretless banjo offers a supple-and-light playing feel and comes complete with a gig bag so you can hit the road right away.
The Gold Tone AC-4 4-String Open Banjo is a great beginner model offering brilliant quality at a sympathetic price. It comes complete with a professional 11-inch Remo LC Frosted head and a sturdy carry bag.
The Gold Tone CC-50 Cripple Creek is a friendly-priced banjo offering everything expected of a more expensive instrument, making it ideal for beginners and advanced players who'd like a second banjo to hone their skills.
If you're looking to join a bluegrass or fok band, the Gold Tone AC-5 5 String Closed Back Banjo is your ticket in. Equipped with an arm rest, dual-action truss rod, Remo Fiberskyn and complete with gig bag.
Gold Tone introduce the AC-1LN: a flexible 5-string banjo that features a long neck and an open back and can take on anything from folk and country to bluegrass.
To offer all wandering banjo-players a manageable instrument that's fully prepped for the road, Gold Tone offer an extra-light, short-scale 5-string. The globe-trotting AC-Traveler comes complete with its own gig bag.
Two worlds collide in the mind-bending form of the Gold Tone Little Gem Banjo Uke. Bright ukulele sound from a banjo-shaped body finished with nylon strings tuned in C, G, E, A.
Want the sound of a banjo, but not the accompanying mute? Then Gold Tone has the MUTE Ultimate Mute for you, a brass mute that you slide over your bridge. This keeps your sound level civilised.
Strings for a six-string mandolin are hard to find. Gold Tone does have them, with the FGS Mando-Guitar F-style Custom Strings. This is a set of six strings specifically for F-style Mando guitars. With bronze windings.
Much neater, easier and far better looking than an old rag or ball of socks, the Gold Tone FitsAll Banjo Damper is an adjustable mute that hands banjo players full control over their sound.
Pull every last bit of sound out of your mandocello with the Gold Tone MCS Mandocello Strings! This pack includes eight fresh strings in the following gauges: 0.020w, 0.020w, 0.034w, 0.034w, 0.044w, 0.044w, 0.070w, 0.070w.
While the Microbass is a solid instrument, finding the right set of strings for it can be tough. Thankfully, Gold Tone serve up this complete pack of MBLNS Microbass Silverbacks: a full set of silver-wound nylon strings exclusively calibrated for the Microbass.
While standard guitar straps are easy to find, sadly, they're incompatible with banjos. Not to worry though, Gold Tone present the CS-BK Cloth Banjo Strap: a dependable banjo strap that's not only made of durable textiles but comes finished with strong leather ends.
Made from nickel-plated steel and set up for six-string guitar-style banjos and mandolins, this pack of Gold Tone BTS Banjitar Strings includes gauges .052 to .010 and each string features a universal looped end.
If you want both an open-back banjo and one with a resonator, you can run into quite a bit of budget problems. Not so with the Gold Tone CC-TENOR Cripple Creek Tenor Banjo. This is because the resonator is easy to disassemble.
It can be tough to find a good pack of bouzouki strings, so this pack of Gold Tone BZS Bouzouki Loop/Bronze Strings will be a life-saver for any bouzouki player. Expect warm sound with just enough brightness.
The Gold Tone AC-1 5 String Open Back Banjo was named Best in Show at the 2016 Summer NAMM for a reason. Indeed, this is a very serious left-handed beginner banjo at a good price. With bag and Removel.
Even though a closed-back banjo is pretty loud on its own, sometimes you need just that little extra volume. For that purpose, Gold Tone present the AC-6+ Banjitar with moveable magnetic SMP+ pickup.
Even though closed-back banjos are pretty loud by themselves, sometimes you need that extra bit of volume. That's why Gold Tone has the AC-6+/L Banjitar, a left-handed guitar banjo with a sliding magnetic SMP+ element.
Mashing up a banjo and a concert ukulele, the Gold Tone BUC Banjolele is a great instrument for musicians that want the best of both worlds.
Not sure whether you should get a ukulele or a banjo? Well, how about a banjolele! This Gold Tone BUS Banjolele is the perfect hybrid with the scale length of a soprano uke, making it perfect for beginners and more advanced players alike.
Mashing up a banjo and a tenor ukulele, the Gold Tone BUT Banjolele is a great instrument for musicians that want the best of both worlds.
You can't decide whether you want an open back or closed back banjo, and you don't have the budget to buy two banjos. Then, of course, you look for the Gold Tone CC-100R Cripple Creek banjo, because it's both!
Being a banjo that's both a resonator and an open-back banjo in one, there's a lot of banjo in the Gold Tone CC-50RP.
If you're a guitarist who has a song that demands the bright sound of a banjo, but you don't know anybody who plays one, this Gold Tone CC-Banjitar Cripple Creek is ideal. It sounds like a banjo but plays like a guitar!
For any and all banjo players to be, Gold Tone present their complete CC-BG Cripple Creek starter set packed with all the essentials needed to get off on the right foot.
Gold Tone has launched a "beginner's" banjo with the CC-Irish Tenor. In quotes, because despite the price, this is a strong piece of craftsmanship.
For smaller people and children, a banjo can sometimes be just a bit too big. If not the Gold Tone CC-MINI Cripple Creek Mini Banjo. It has a scale of 19.75 inches and a bowl diameter of 8 inches. Comes with case.
If you've always dreamed of playing banjo, but have no clue where to start, then Gold Tone offer the complete CC-OT Cripple Creek Banjo Clawhammer pack to point you in the right direction. A banjo, bag, strap and lesson DVD!
The Gold Tone CC-PLECTRUM Cripple Creek Plectrum Banjo is the ideal banjo for when you want the rhythmic sound of a plectrum banjo but don't have a big budget. Despite the price, it is still a strong piece of craftsmanship.
A great pick for gigging musicians, the Gold Tone EB-6 banjitar features a built-in pickup and a pre-tuned Remo PTS banjo head that never needs tuning up. This electric banjo even comes complete with a protective gig bag.
Ever wondered what you'd get when you combine the sound and feel of a guitar with that of a mandolin? Enter the Gold Tone F-6 Mando-Guitar!
The Gold Tone RESOUKE is a resonator ukulele with a concert-style scale length. It's a lot louder than a standard uke, packs more sustain, and features a removable hand rest. Gig bag included.
Looking for a real resonator ukulele? Get a load of the Gold Tone RESOUKE TENOR. This high-quality model features a brass body and a biscuit cone resonator, and comes including a sturdy gig bag.
The Gold Tone AC-12 five-string banjo has an open-back design, features a ZeroGlide nut and due to the composite body, is beautifully balanced and lightweight. This model comes complete with a form-fitting gig bag.