Gold Tone BU-1 Banjolele with Pickup and Bag

Gold Tone BU-1 Banjolele with Pickup and Bag
Product no: 9000-0051-1558 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

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. The result is an instrument with an 8-inch pot and a neck with a 395mm scale length, that even comes complete with a padded gig bag with a large accessory compartment.

The BU-1 Banjolele

The BU-1 Banjolele has been given an open-back construction and a maple pot which, together, shape a friendly, not-too-bright tone that's perfect for acoustic sets. The sound is then enhanced by the pre-installed 8-inch Remo Fiberskyn, an extremely durable artificial animal skin with a warm character. Inside the maple pot, you'll even find something that you don't come across quickly in this price range: a Hot Dot pickup to amplify your new sound.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Included accessories	gig bag, ukelele
Ukulele type	banjo
Number of strings	4
Left-handed/right-handed	right-handed
Colour	brown
Print/pattern	no
Ukulele sound	unspecified
With pickup	yes
Body construction	not applicable
Wood type (soundboard)	not applicable
Wood type (sides)	maple
Wood type (back)	not applicable

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	1,5 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	69,0 x 33,0 x 12,0 cm

Product specifications

Gold Tone BU-1 Banjolele
ukulele neck with banjo pot
weight: 1.25 kg
body
- type: open back banjo
- size: 8 in
- skin: 8 inch Remo low collar Fiberskyn
- sides: maple
- finish: vintage bruin, satin-gloss
neck
- material: maple
- finish: vintage bruin, satin-gloss
- fretboard: blackwood
- scale length: 15.63" (397 mm)
- binding: cream-coloured ABS
- number of frets: 18
- string nut material: Zero Glide
- string nut width: 1.19 inch / 36mm
- position markers: dots
electronics
- pickup: Hot Dot
hardware
- bridge: maple
- saddle: ebony
- hardware finish: chrome
- machine heads: Grover-style, open gear
- tailpiece: Vintage Gold Tone
- strings: .0,025, .0,036, .0,030, .0,023
included: bag

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Joris Fabri February 28, 2025

Wrote the following about Gold Tone BU-1 Banjolele with Pickup and Bag

Vlot bestelproces.
Banjolele goed verpakt en perfect in orde geleverd.
Goed afgesteld, stemmen en onmiddellijk bespeelbaar.
2 dagen vroeger geleverd dan gevraagd. Gelukkig was ik nog thuis om de banjolele in ontvangst te nemen.

Am Fla December 10, 2019

Wrote the following about Gold Tone BU-1 Banjolele with Pickup and Bag

Cet instrument correspond bien avec mes attentes. La qualité est bonne, le son aussi. La marque réputée qui fait un instrument avec micro à ce prix, il n'y a pas mieux (à moins qu'on souhaite dépenser plus).