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Specialty Banjos

For lack of a better title, we have called this category specialty banjos and includes instruments that are typically a hybrid of a banjo and another instrument. For example, the Dojo is a banjo neck on a dobro body, the banjola is a banjo neck on a mandola body, and the electric banjo has a banjo neck, on a stratocaster body with a small banjo head built in. For the banjo player looking for a truly unique souns and playing experience, there is a specialty banjo waiting for you here!

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Gold Tone Dojo
Gold Tone Dojo
The original Dojo has great string action and a lively sustain. The mahogany body provides a crisp tone and is a welcome addition to the 5 string players arsenal. Mahogany body, biscuit-style design, decorative body binding, unique body style, incredible sustain, straightline tailpiece.
Product# DOJO
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Gold Tone Banjola
Gold Tone Banjola
With a standard 5-string banjo neck and the body of a mandolin (or mandola), the Banjola is a beautiful instrument with exquisite tone and sustain that you won't find in a standard 5-string banjo.
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Gold Tone Dojo Deluxe
Gold Tone Dojo Deluxe
Every 5-string player needs a Dojo. Incredible sustain and pleasing tone make Dojos great alternative instruments. These instruments are similar in sound to resonator guitars, but have banjo tuning. For additional sound styles, try using a slide. Dojos are a lot lighter than banjos and also make great practice instruments.
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Gold Tone EBT Traditional Electric Banjo
Gold Tone EBT Traditional Electric Banjo
The Gold Tone EBT is a unique 5-string electric banjo that is traditionally styled for the “country-look” with a similar tone to the popular Gold Tone EBM-5. The EBT, like a normal banjo, has an extremely fast response allowing hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides to be accomplished with incredible ease. Even unplugged, this electric 5-string has an excellent banjo tone due to the hollow sound chamber within the body. The tobacco sunburst curly maple top is pleasantly set off by the gold hardware. It has easy to reach control knobs for quick tone and volume changes. This model features a dual pickup design with a hidden humbucking pickup under head and a stacked humbucker at the neck position. Other features include a “Tele-style” body, rosewood fingerboard with snowflake inlays, an 8″ banjo head and tone ring, and a Straightline tailpiece. Whether you are new to the banjo or want to add a new sound to your existing arsenal, the EBT may be just what you are looking for!
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Gold Tone Banjola Deluxe
Gold Tone Banjola Deluxe
Same basic features as the Banjola except with ebony fingerboard, hearts and flowers inlay and fiddle style headstock. The headstock design allows the use of D tuners which work great with the Banjolas sustain.
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Gold Tone Bass Banjo BB-400+
Gold Tone Bass Banjo BB-400+
A new sound for bass players, the BB-400+ has an uncanny resemblance to the tone of an upright acoustic bass with our special sliding magnetic pickup. It is especially suited to play slap bass techniques. Bass players are amazed at this new tone. A slim maple neck and a 14″ maple body makes the Banjo Bass a comfortable instrument to play. Features include sliding magnetic pickup, a 14” Renaissance head with thumb guide, radiused fingerboard, stainless-steel tailpiece, bone nut, and high-quality tuning machines. Whether you are new to the bass guitar or are looking for a new sound to add to your arsenal, the BB-400+ may just be what you are looking for. Includes Hardshell Case
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Gold Tone EBM Electric 5-String Banjo
Gold Tone EBM Electric 5-String Banjo
The Gold Tone EBM-5 is a unique F-style 5-string electric banjo that looks as good as it sounds. The EBM-5, like a normal banjo, has an extremely fast response allowing hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides to be accomplished with incredible ease. Even unplugged, this electric banjo has an excellent banjo tone due to the hollow sound chamber within the body. The two-tone tobacco sunburst is pleasantly set off by the gold hardware. It has easy to reach control knobs for quick tone and volume changes. This model features a dual pickup design with a hidden humbucking pickup under head and a single coil pickup at neck position. Other features include a mahogany “F-style” body, ebony fingerboard with snowflake inlays, an 8″ banjo head and tone ring, and a Straightline tailpiece. Whether you are new to the banjo or want to add a new sound to your existing arsenal, the EBM-5 may be just what you are looking for!
Product# EBM-5
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Pat Cloud Banjola
Pat Cloud Banjola
This top professional banjola has many upgrades from our original highly successful Banjola. A wider body, pin style bridge (Instead of floating), maple/abalone full body binding, multi layered veneer back of headstock, rising sun inlay, maple heel cap, and a dual stereo out transducer/magnetic pick up. A great stage instrument as the amplified tone is unique and sustaining, and it has a very "fat" tone because of the stereo pick up arrangement.
Product# PCBANJOLA
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