Gold Tone BUS/L Soprano-Scale Banjo Ukulele Left-Handed with Case

The Gold Tone BUS/L is the soprano-scale member of Gold Tone’s banjo-ukulele family, built left-handed at the factory rather than converted. It is tuned GCEA — standard ukulele tuning — so every chord shape and scale pattern you already know as a uke player transfers to it directly. The 13-1/2″ soprano scale with 16 frets gives you the tight, punchy voice and close fret spacing that players associate with a traditional ukulele.

All four instruments in Gold Tone’s banjo-ukulele range — soprano, concert, tenor and baritone — share the same 8-inch multi-ply maple rim and pot assembly, so the BUS/L gets the same well-proven foundation as its siblings; what changes between them is the scale length of the neck and, on the baritone alone, the tuning. The 8-inch Remo MC Smooth head and maple flat-back resonator give the BUS/L a bright, focused bark that carries further than a wood-body ukulele.

The maple neck carries a select wood fingerboard with mini-dot inlays and a 1-3/8" ZeroGlide nut, which keeps open strings in tune as reliably as fretted ones. Grover-style tuners hold pitch, the bridge is maple with an ebony cap, and the EZ-String tailpiece and chrome hardware finish it in the traditional style. It weighs about 2.6 lbs.

Gold Tone BUS/L Soprano-Scale Banjo Ukulele Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the BUS/L tuned?

GCEA, which is standard ukulele tuning. If you already play soprano, concert or tenor ukulele, everything you know transfers directly — no new chord shapes to learn. Note that it is the baritone BUB, not this instrument, that is tuned DGBE like the top four strings of a guitar; if guitar tuning is what you are after, that is the model to look at.

What is the difference between the models in this range?

They share the same 8-inch maple pot; the scale length of the neck is what changes. Gold Tone builds the soprano at 13-1/2", the concert at 15-1/2", the tenor at 17" and the baritone at 19". The first three are tuned GCEA; only the baritone is tuned DGBE. This one is the soprano at 13-1/2″.

Why Buy From Banjo Warehouse

Banjo Warehouse is an authorized Gold Tone dealer, so your BUS/L carries the full transferable lifetime warranty Gold Tone stands behind. Flexible financing is available through PayPal Pay in 4 and 3, 6, 12, and 24-month plans with no late fees, plus Afterpay.