Gold Tone Dojo-DLX Deluxe Resonator Banjo with Pickup and Bag

The Gold Tone Dojo-DLX is what happens when a resonator guitar and a five-string banjo meet on genuinely equal terms. A cutaway curly maple body with decorative binding carries a reverse-cone resonator and a biscuit bridge, while the neck above it is a proper five-string banjo neck with planetary-gear tuners and a rosewood fretboard. The result is a sweet, sustaining voice that suits expressive fills and solo playing far more than a bluegrass banjo ever will.

A parallel-pull tailpiece keeps even pressure across the biscuit bridge for a balanced response string to string, and a stacked single-coil humbucking pickup sits just below the neck for players taking it to a stage. Gold Tone builds it with a Zero Glide nut, which is a meaningful difference in intonation and open-string tone. This is a banjo for players who want a sound nobody else in the room is making.

This instrument ships factory-fresh direct from Gold Tone, where every instrument receives a professional setup at their Titusville, Florida shop before it leaves. It arrives with its gig bag and the full Gold Tone manufacturer warranty.

Why Buy From Banjo Warehouse

We are an authorized Gold Tone dealer, so this is a genuine new instrument covered by the full manufacturer warranty. The shop is run by Geoff Hohwald, author of the Banjo Primer and co-designer of the Gold Tone OB-Standard, with over 45 years in the banjo world — and our team is here by phone or email if you want help deciding whether the Dojo-DLX is the right fit. Financing is available through PayPal Pay in 4 and 3/6/12/24-month plans, all with no late fees, plus Afterpay.

Dojo-DLX Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Dojo-DLX a banjo or a resonator guitar?

It is a banjo. It has a five-string banjo neck and is played like a banjo. What it borrows from the resonator-guitar world is the cone: instead of a bluegrass tone ring and resonator back, the sound is produced by a reverse cone and biscuit bridge, which is where the sweeter, more sustaining voice comes from.

Can I plug it in?

Yes. A stacked single-coil humbucking pickup is mounted below the neck, so it is ready for a stage or a recording session without adding an external pickup.

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