Vintage style fingerpicks made by hand by Richie Dotson in Virginia.
Air-dried old growth maple bridge, made by hand by Richie Dotson.
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Nine gospel favorites arranged for beginners, with free online video and audio access.
Nineteen bluegrass songs arranged for the advancing beginner, with free online video and audio access.
The Gold Tone A-6 is a uniquely voiced mando-guitar tuned like a standard guitar but built with mandolin-style construction — giving you that punchy, chimey midrange in a familiar six-string format. A solid spruce top, maple back and sides, and a built-in bridge transducer pickup make it equally at home on stage or in the living room. Every A-6 is professionally set up at Gold Tone's factory in Titusville, FL, plus the gig bag is already included.
The Gold Tone A-6/L is the left-handed version of Gold Tone's beloved A-style mando-guitar — a six-string instrument tuned EADGBE that gives guitar players instant access to the punchy, percussive voice of a mandolin-scale instrument. Built with a solid spruce top, maple back and sides, and a built-in bridge transducer pickup, it arrives professionally set up and ready to play. Financing is available with no late fees.
This is the left-handed version of the Gold Tone AC-1 — the award-winning openback 5-string that won Best in Show at the 2016 Summer NAMM. Weighing under four pounds thanks to its innovative composite rim, it's one of the best-sounding and most playable entry-level banjos on the market, and now southpaw players can enjoy it too. Professionally set up at the Gold Tone factory in Titusville, Florida, so it plays great right out of the box.
The Gold Tone AC-12A is a featherweight 12-inch openback built specifically for old-time clawhammer playing — generous nut width, a proper frailing scoop, and a composite rim that sounds better than it has any right to at this price. At just five pounds, it's the banjo your shoulders will thank you for after a long weekend of festival jamming. Professionally set up at Gold Tone's factory in Titusville, FL and ready to play the moment it arrives.
The Gold Tone AC-12FL is a purpose-built clawhammer banjo that packs serious old-time credentials into a featherweight five-pound package. A 12-inch composite rim, ZeroGlide nut, frailing scoop, and two-way truss rod give beginners and festival veterans alike everything they need right out of the box. Includes a gig bag and ships to you professionally set up at Gold Tone's factory in Titusville, FL.
The fretless version of Gold Tone's best-selling AC-1: same lightweight 11-inch composite openback, with a fretless neck for old-time and clawhammer playing. Aquila Nylgut strings, under 4 lbs, gig bag included.
This is the left-handed version of the Gold Tone AC-1, the award-winning acoustic composite openback banjo that won Best in Show at the 2016 Summer NAMM Show. Weighing under four pounds, it's an ideal first banjo for left-handed beginners, younger players, or anyone who wants a lightweight, travel-friendly instrument that actually sounds great. Every AC-1 is professionally set up at Gold Tone's factory in Titusville, FL to play comfortably right out of the box.
The Gold Tone AC-1 is a lightweight, great-sounding openback banjo built around an innovative composite rim that keeps the whole instrument under four pounds — making it an ideal first banjo, travel companion, or starter instrument for a younger player. Named "Best in Show / MUST Stock" at the 2016 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, it punches well above its price point. Every AC-1 we ship has been professionally set up at Gold Tone's factory in Titusville, FL so it plays its best right out of the box.