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Recording King RKOH-05
$299.99 IN STOCK
Like the original Montgomery Ward mail order instruments from the first half of the century, Dirty 30s banjos are the ideal companion for singer-songwriters, folk stylists or traveling troubadours.
The Recording King Dirty 30s Open Back Banjo packs excellent playability and historic vibe into a retro-infused package.
With a great looking satin finish, maple neck and Remo Recording King banjo head, the Dirty 30s resonator banjos have classic banjo tone and are light enough to take on the road with ease.
-REMO Fiberskin Recording King Head
-22 fret Revebond fingerboard
-maple neck
-26-1/4"scale length
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Presto-Style tailpiece
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Like the original Montgomery Ward mail order instruments from the first half of the century, Dirty 30s banjos are the ideal companion for singer-songwriters, folk stylists or traveling troubadours.
The Recording King Dirty 30s Open Back Banjo packs excellent playability and historic vibe into a retro-infused package.
With a great looking satin finish, maple neck and Remo Recording King banjo head, the Dirty 30s resonator banjos have classic banjo tone and are light enough to take on the road with ease.
-REMO Fiberskin Recording King Head
-22 fret Revebond fingerboard
-maple neck
-26-1/4"scale length
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Presto-Style tailpiece
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Recording RKH-05
$399.99 OUT OF STOCK
Like the original Montgomery Ward mail order instruments from the first half of the century, Dirty 30s banjos are the ideal companion for singer-songwriters, folk stylists or traveling troubadours.
The Recording King Dirty 30s Resonator Banjo packs excellent playability and historic vibe into a retro-infused package.
With a great looking satin finish, maple neck and Remo Recording King banjo head, the Dirty 30s resonator banjos have classic banjo tone and are light enough to take on the road with ease.
-Remo Recording King Head
-22 fret Revebond fingerboard
-maple neck
-Maple Resonator
-26-1/4"scale length
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Presto-Style tailpiece
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Like the original Montgomery Ward mail order instruments from the first half of the century, Dirty 30s banjos are the ideal companion for singer-songwriters, folk stylists or traveling troubadours.
The Recording King Dirty 30s Resonator Banjo packs excellent playability and historic vibe into a retro-infused package.
With a great looking satin finish, maple neck and Remo Recording King banjo head, the Dirty 30s resonator banjos have classic banjo tone and are light enough to take on the road with ease.
-Remo Recording King Head
-22 fret Revebond fingerboard
-maple neck
-Maple Resonator
-26-1/4"scale length
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Presto-Style tailpiece
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Gold Tone AC-1
$269.99 OUT OF STOCK
Proclaimed "Best in Show / MUST Stock" instrument at the 2016 Summer NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show in Nashville, Tennessee, the Gold Tone AC-1 sets the bar for an economical, well-made, great-sounding and durable beginner banjo. No other maker on the planet offers so much to the novice banjoist for so little: $269.99 WITH gig bag! Our superior-sounding composite rim mated to a slim, playable neck, produces a banjo that weighs LESS THAN FOUR POUNDS. The AC-1 is the perfect choice for beginners, travel use or for a child's first banjo. Handsome, with its matching black neck, rim, Zero Glide nut and tuner buttons, the AC-1 is professionally set up in Gold Tone's Florida shop and comes with our FIVE YEAR transferrable warranty
-11" Remo LC Frosted head
-11" Flat Bar tone ring
-ZeroGlide Nut
-22 fret rosewood fingerboard with scoop
-Nato neck
-Single 11" Coordinator Rod
-Guitar Style tuning machines
-26 3/16" scale length
-16 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Vintage Style Tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Proclaimed "Best in Show / MUST Stock" instrument at the 2016 Summer NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show in Nashville, Tennessee, the Gold Tone AC-1 sets the bar for an economical, well-made, great-sounding and durable beginner banjo. No other maker on the planet offers so much to the novice banjoist for so little: $269.99 WITH gig bag! Our superior-sounding composite rim mated to a slim, playable neck, produces a banjo that weighs LESS THAN FOUR POUNDS. The AC-1 is the perfect choice for beginners, travel use or for a child's first banjo. Handsome, with its matching black neck, rim, Zero Glide nut and tuner buttons, the AC-1 is professionally set up in Gold Tone's Florida shop and comes with our FIVE YEAR transferrable warranty
-11" Remo LC Frosted head
-11" Flat Bar tone ring
-ZeroGlide Nut
-22 fret rosewood fingerboard with scoop
-Nato neck
-Single 11" Coordinator Rod
-Guitar Style tuning machines
-26 3/16" scale length
-16 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Vintage Style Tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Gold Tone AC-12
$299.99 OUT OF STOCK
A 12-inch, full-featured old-time openback banjo for $299.99?! YES. The Gold Tone AC-12 is the latest addition to our ever-more complete lineup of clawhammer banjos. It has everything the new old-time banjo player could want: a generous 1 7/16" string nut width (our ZeroGlide nut comes standard), a separate rosewood fretboard on a nato mahogany neck with frailing scoop, an adjustable two-way truss rod with peghead-located adjuster, a durable and great-sounding 12-inch composite rim with coordinator rod for fine action adjustment, a good-looking and functional tailpiece for easy string-changes and proper down-pressure. Ultra-light at just FIVE POUNDS (!!!), this featherweight can save your back while you trudge around the festival grounds. All this and a serviceable gig bag for just chickenfeed.
-12" Remo LC Frosted head
-12" Flat Bar tone ring
-1 7/16" ZeroGlide Nut
-12 fret rosewood fingerboard with scoop
-Nato neck
-Single 12" Coordinator Rod
-Guitar Style tuning machines
-26 3/16" scale length
-16 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-no-knot Tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
A 12-inch, full-featured old-time openback banjo for $299.99?! YES. The Gold Tone AC-12 is the latest addition to our ever-more complete lineup of clawhammer banjos. It has everything the new old-time banjo player could want: a generous 1 7/16" string nut width (our ZeroGlide nut comes standard), a separate rosewood fretboard on a nato mahogany neck with frailing scoop, an adjustable two-way truss rod with peghead-located adjuster, a durable and great-sounding 12-inch composite rim with coordinator rod for fine action adjustment, a good-looking and functional tailpiece for easy string-changes and proper down-pressure. Ultra-light at just FIVE POUNDS (!!!), this featherweight can save your back while you trudge around the festival grounds. All this and a serviceable gig bag for just chickenfeed.
-12" Remo LC Frosted head
-12" Flat Bar tone ring
-1 7/16" ZeroGlide Nut
-12 fret rosewood fingerboard with scoop
-Nato neck
-Single 12" Coordinator Rod
-Guitar Style tuning machines
-26 3/16" scale length
-16 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-no-knot Tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Gold Tone AC-Traveler
$269.99 IN STOCK
An A-scale short neck version of our popular AC-1 5-string banjo. The composite makes it very durable. The size makes it lightweight and easy to transport, which is perfect for travelling, taking to the beach or for a child to play on. Includes gig bag.
-11" Remo LC Frosted head
-11" Flat Bar tone ring
-ZeroGlide Nut
-22 fret rosewood fingerboard
-Nato neck
-Single 11" Coordinator Rod
-Guitar Style tuning machines
-23 1/2" scale length
-16 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Vintage Style Tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
An A-scale short neck version of our popular AC-1 5-string banjo. The composite makes it very durable. The size makes it lightweight and easy to transport, which is perfect for travelling, taking to the beach or for a child to play on. Includes gig bag.
-11" Remo LC Frosted head
-11" Flat Bar tone ring
-ZeroGlide Nut
-22 fret rosewood fingerboard
-Nato neck
-Single 11" Coordinator Rod
-Guitar Style tuning machines
-23 1/2" scale length
-16 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Vintage Style Tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Gold Tone AC-1LN Long neck
$299.99 IN STOCK
Proclaimed "Best in Show / MUST Stock" instrument at the 2016 Summer NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show in Nashville, Tennessee, the Gold Tone AC series sets the bar for an economical, well-made, great-sounding and durable beginner banjo. Now, we are proud to offer a Long Neck option for $299.99 WITH gig bag! Our superior-sounding composite rim mated to a slim, playable neck, produces a banjo that weighs LESS THAN FOUR POUNDS. The AC-1LN is the perfect choice for beginner claw hammer players, travel use or for a child's first banjo. Handsome, with its matching black neck, rim, Zero Glide nut and tuner buttons, the AC-1LN is professionally set up in Gold Tone's Florida shop and comes with our THREE YEAR transferrable warranty.
-11" Remo LC Frosted head
-11" Flat Bar tone ring
-ZeroGlide Nut
-22 fret rosewood fingerboard
-Nato neck
-Single 11" Coordinator Rod
-Guitar Style tuning machines
-32" scale length
-16 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Vintage Style Tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Proclaimed "Best in Show / MUST Stock" instrument at the 2016 Summer NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show in Nashville, Tennessee, the Gold Tone AC series sets the bar for an economical, well-made, great-sounding and durable beginner banjo. Now, we are proud to offer a Long Neck option for $299.99 WITH gig bag! Our superior-sounding composite rim mated to a slim, playable neck, produces a banjo that weighs LESS THAN FOUR POUNDS. The AC-1LN is the perfect choice for beginner claw hammer players, travel use or for a child's first banjo. Handsome, with its matching black neck, rim, Zero Glide nut and tuner buttons, the AC-1LN is professionally set up in Gold Tone's Florida shop and comes with our THREE YEAR transferrable warranty.
-11" Remo LC Frosted head
-11" Flat Bar tone ring
-ZeroGlide Nut
-22 fret rosewood fingerboard
-Nato neck
-Single 11" Coordinator Rod
-Guitar Style tuning machines
-32" scale length
-16 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Vintage Style Tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Gold Tone AC-1FL Fretless
$279.99 OUT OF STOCK
Proclaimed "Best in Show / MUST Stock" instrument at the 2016 Summer NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show in Nashville, Tennessee, the Gold Tone AC-1 sets the bar for an economical, well-made, great-sounding and durable beginner banjo. No other maker on the planet offers so much to the novice banjoist for so little: $279.99 WITH gig bag! Our superior-sounding composite rim mated to a slim, playable neck, produces a banjo that weighs LESS THAN FOUR POUNDS. The AC-1 is the perfect choice for beginners, travel use or for a child's first banjo. Handsome, with its matching black neck, rim, Zero Glide nut and tuner buttons, the AC-1 is professionally set up in Gold Tone's Florida shop and comes with our THREE YEAR transferrable warranty.
-11" Remo LC Frosted head
-11" Flat Bar tone ring
-ZeroGlide Nut
-rosewood fingerboard
-Nato neck
-Single 11" Coordinator Rod
-Guitar Style tuning machines
-32" scale length
-16 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Vintage Style Tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Proclaimed "Best in Show / MUST Stock" instrument at the 2016 Summer NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show in Nashville, Tennessee, the Gold Tone AC-1 sets the bar for an economical, well-made, great-sounding and durable beginner banjo. No other maker on the planet offers so much to the novice banjoist for so little: $279.99 WITH gig bag! Our superior-sounding composite rim mated to a slim, playable neck, produces a banjo that weighs LESS THAN FOUR POUNDS. The AC-1 is the perfect choice for beginners, travel use or for a child's first banjo. Handsome, with its matching black neck, rim, Zero Glide nut and tuner buttons, the AC-1 is professionally set up in Gold Tone's Florida shop and comes with our THREE YEAR transferrable warranty.
-11" Remo LC Frosted head
-11" Flat Bar tone ring
-ZeroGlide Nut
-rosewood fingerboard
-Nato neck
-Single 11" Coordinator Rod
-Guitar Style tuning machines
-32" scale length
-16 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Vintage Style Tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Gold Tone CC-Carlin12
$799.00 IN STOCK
Bob Carlin has taught hundreds of people to play Old Time banjo, so it's only logical to make his signature banjo specs available to new players by way of a Cripple Creek (CC) version. Undeniably a world-beating value in a twelve-inch clawhammer banjo, the CC-Carlin12 has all the right stuff: a nut width of 1 and 3/8", a two-way truss rod in the maple neck, scooped black-bound fretboard with dot inlays and a three-ply maple rim. Set up by Gold Tone's luthiers to play perfectly right out of the included gig bag, the CC-Carlin12 is an unbeatable buy.
-12" Remo MC Renaissance
-18 fret rosewood fingerboard with scoop
-maple neck
-1-3/16" ZeroGlide Nut
-12" Rolled Brass Flat Bar tone ring
-2 coordinating rods
-planetary tuners with geared 5th string tuner
-26 3/16" scale length
-24 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Vintage style tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Bob Carlin has taught hundreds of people to play Old Time banjo, so it's only logical to make his signature banjo specs available to new players by way of a Cripple Creek (CC) version. Undeniably a world-beating value in a twelve-inch clawhammer banjo, the CC-Carlin12 has all the right stuff: a nut width of 1 and 3/8", a two-way truss rod in the maple neck, scooped black-bound fretboard with dot inlays and a three-ply maple rim. Set up by Gold Tone's luthiers to play perfectly right out of the included gig bag, the CC-Carlin12 is an unbeatable buy.
-12" Remo MC Renaissance
-18 fret rosewood fingerboard with scoop
-maple neck
-1-3/16" ZeroGlide Nut
-12" Rolled Brass Flat Bar tone ring
-2 coordinating rods
-planetary tuners with geared 5th string tuner
-26 3/16" scale length
-24 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Vintage style tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Gold Tone CB-100
$899.00 OUT OF STOCK
The CB-100 offers the clawhammer player EVERY desirable feature in a moderately-priced instrument that will hold up on those rigorous festival weekends. This banjo has it all; a maple vintage-design neck with scooped rosewood fingerboard, rolled brass rod tone ring, Remo Renaissance head, No Knot tailpiece, planetary-gear tuning machines and a unique Gold Tone-designed dowel stick containing a hidden coordinator rod for quick and easy string action adjustments. Professionally set up at the Gold Tone Factory in Florida.
-11" Remo HC Remo Renaissance head
-11" Rolled Brass Flat Bar
-1-3/16" ZeroGlide Nut
-17 fret rosewood fingerboard with scoop
-maple neck
-wooden dowel
-planetary tuners with geared 5th string tuner
-26 3/16" scale length
-24 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-no-knot tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
The CB-100 offers the clawhammer player EVERY desirable feature in a moderately-priced instrument that will hold up on those rigorous festival weekends. This banjo has it all; a maple vintage-design neck with scooped rosewood fingerboard, rolled brass rod tone ring, Remo Renaissance head, No Knot tailpiece, planetary-gear tuning machines and a unique Gold Tone-designed dowel stick containing a hidden coordinator rod for quick and easy string action adjustments. Professionally set up at the Gold Tone Factory in Florida.
-11" Remo HC Remo Renaissance head
-11" Rolled Brass Flat Bar
-1-3/16" ZeroGlide Nut
-17 fret rosewood fingerboard with scoop
-maple neck
-wooden dowel
-planetary tuners with geared 5th string tuner
-26 3/16" scale length
-24 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-no-knot tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Gold Tone BG-150F
$949.99 OUT OF STOCK
The Gold Tone BG-150F brings the beautiful appearance of the great pre-WWII banjos to a new, lower price point. This banjo offers the player the lovely hearts-and-flowers fretboard inlay and the fully-bound neck and fourteen-inch resonator of the Gold Tone BG-250F combined with lightweight playing comfort (made possible by installing a quarter-inch brass-rod tone ring rather than the nearly three-pound bell brass ring in the BG-250F). Little is lost in sound quality or power, and long gigs played standing up become much more bearable. Comes with a gig bag! Available as left-handed model.
-11" Remo HC Coated Topside head
-11" Rolled Brass Flat Bar
-1-3/16" ZeroGlide Nut
-22 fret rosewood fingerboard
-maple neck
-Dual 11" Coordinating Rods
-Gold Tone Planetary Tuners with geared 5th string tuner
-26 3/16" scale length
-24 brackets
-14" Mahogany resonator
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Terminator tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
The Gold Tone BG-150F brings the beautiful appearance of the great pre-WWII banjos to a new, lower price point. This banjo offers the player the lovely hearts-and-flowers fretboard inlay and the fully-bound neck and fourteen-inch resonator of the Gold Tone BG-250F combined with lightweight playing comfort (made possible by installing a quarter-inch brass-rod tone ring rather than the nearly three-pound bell brass ring in the BG-250F). Little is lost in sound quality or power, and long gigs played standing up become much more bearable. Comes with a gig bag! Available as left-handed model.
-11" Remo HC Coated Topside head
-11" Rolled Brass Flat Bar
-1-3/16" ZeroGlide Nut
-22 fret rosewood fingerboard
-maple neck
-Dual 11" Coordinating Rods
-Gold Tone Planetary Tuners with geared 5th string tuner
-26 3/16" scale length
-24 brackets
-14" Mahogany resonator
-maple bridge with ebony top
-Terminator tailpiece
-includes gig bag
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
Gold Tone MM-150LN
$1299.99 IN STOCK
The Maple Mountain 150LN exemplifies Gold Tone's mission: to give you the best instrument for your money. The MM-150 was our first openback banjo and this long necked version offers features found on many higher-priced banjos for less than you'd expect to pay. The half-inch-thick maple rim carries an authentically-designed Whyte Laydie-style scalloped three-piece brass tone ring under an eleven-inch Remo Renaissance head. Premium parts include a comfortable maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with snowflake inlays and a frailing scoop, vintage Fairbanks-style headstock design, planetary tuners, a reproduction of the early 1900s armrest (secured by the banjo's bracket hooks), and No Knot tailpiece. The MM-150LN is completely set up at the Gold Tone Factory.
-11" Remo HC Remo Renaissance head
-11" White Ladye tone ring
-1-3/16" ZeroGlide Nut
-21 fret rosewood fingerboard with scoop
-maple neck
-wooden dowel
-planetary tuners with geared 5th string tuner
-32" scale length
-24 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-no-knot tailpiece
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
The Maple Mountain 150LN exemplifies Gold Tone's mission: to give you the best instrument for your money. The MM-150 was our first openback banjo and this long necked version offers features found on many higher-priced banjos for less than you'd expect to pay. The half-inch-thick maple rim carries an authentically-designed Whyte Laydie-style scalloped three-piece brass tone ring under an eleven-inch Remo Renaissance head. Premium parts include a comfortable maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with snowflake inlays and a frailing scoop, vintage Fairbanks-style headstock design, planetary tuners, a reproduction of the early 1900s armrest (secured by the banjo's bracket hooks), and No Knot tailpiece. The MM-150LN is completely set up at the Gold Tone Factory.
-11" Remo HC Remo Renaissance head
-11" White Ladye tone ring
-1-3/16" ZeroGlide Nut
-21 fret rosewood fingerboard with scoop
-maple neck
-wooden dowel
-planetary tuners with geared 5th string tuner
-32" scale length
-24 brackets
-maple bridge with ebony top
-no-knot tailpiece
-for more information call us at 607-272-2602
-text us at 607-592-4135
-email us at info@guitarworks.com
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