Gold Tone GME-6 Solid Body Electric Mandolin with Gig Bag
$ 629.99
The Gold Tone GME-6 is a double-cutaway solid body electric mandolin built for players who want real amplified punch — from Texas Swing and hillbilly jazz to blues and rock. A dual-rail mini humbucker delivers warm, feedback-free tone through a solid alder body, and the slim maple neck makes it immediately comfortable for both mandolin players and guitarists crossing over. Every GME-6 ships from Banjo Warehouse with a professional setup already done, so it plays great right out of the box.
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I’ve spent a long time watching electric mandolins come and go, and the Gold Tone GME-6 is one of those instruments that just makes sense. The double-cutaway solid alder body gives you full upper-fret access, and the dual-rail mini humbucker pickup delivers that thick, warm grunt that hum-canceling designs are famous for — no feedback squeal, no thin single-coil ice-pick tone, just a full, musical voice that sits beautifully in a mix whether you’re playing Western swing, classic country, jazz, or something closer to rock and roll. The cream high-gloss finish looks stunning on stage, and the chrome hardware gives it a classic vintage feel without any of the tuning instability that vintage-style hardware sometimes brings. This is an electric mandolin that professionals will enjoy and beginners will grow into.
Under the hood, Gold Tone built the GME-6 right. The maple neck — with its integral maple fingerboard and traditional dot inlays — is slim and fast, and the two-way adjustable truss rod means the neck can be dialed in for any playing style or climate. The ZeroGlide nut at 1-1/16″ keeps open strings perfectly in tune with the fretted ones, which is something cheaper electric mandolins consistently get wrong. The compensated cast metal bridge with individual saddle adjustment for both height and intonation means this instrument can be set up precisely — not just approximately. At 3.4 lbs., it’s light enough to wear all night, and the 13-7/8″ scale length will feel immediately familiar to anyone coming from an acoustic mandolin. Tuned standard GDAE with .040w–.011 strings. Padded gig bag included.
Every instrument receives a professional factory setup at Gold Tone in Titusville, Florida before it ships. The truss rod relief is checked and adjusted, the action is set at the nut and bridge to comfortable playing heights, intonation is verified at each saddle, and a full playability inspection is performed. This isn’t a quick once-over — it’s a real setup, the kind you’d normally pay a shop extra for. You shouldn’t have to take a new instrument straight to a luthier before you can enjoy it, and with this factory setup, you won’t have to.
Why Buy From Banjo Warehouse
Banjo Warehouse is an authorized Gold Tone dealer, which means every GME-6 we sell comes with full manufacturer warranty support and you’re buying a genuine, new instrument — not gray-market or diverted stock. I’ve been in the fretted instrument business for more than 45 years. I co-own Watch & Learn in Atlanta, and I’ve worked directly with Gold Tone on instrument design — including co-designing the OB-Standard with them — so when I say this instrument is built right, I’m speaking from real experience, not a sales sheet. We want you to end up with the right instrument, and we’re happy to talk through any questions before you buy. Financing is available through PayPal Pay in 4, Afterpay, and 3, 6, 12, and 24-month payment plans — all with no late fees — so you can get playing now without waiting until you’ve saved the full amount.
Gold Tone GME-6 Specifications
| Body Material | Solid Alder (Top, Back & Sides) |
| Finish | Cream / High Gloss |
| Neck Material | Maple |
| Fingerboard | Maple (Integral) |
| Frets | 20 |
| Inlay | Traditional Black Dot |
| Truss Rod | Two-Way Adjustable |
| Nut | 1-1/16″ ZeroGlide |
| Scale Length | 13-7/8″ |
| Tuners | Sealed Guitar-Style |
| Tuner Buttons | Metal |
| Pickup | Dual-Rail Mini Humbucker |
| Controls | Volume and Tone |
| Bridge | Compensated Cast Metal with Individual Saddle Adjustment |
| Hardware | Chrome Plated |
| String Gauge | .040w, .026w, .016, .011 |
| Tuning | GDAE |
| Weight | 3.4 lbs. |
| Gig Bag | Padded, Included |
| Setup Location | Titusville, FL, USA (Gold Tone) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a mandolin player pick up the GME-6 without learning a new tuning or technique?
Absolutely. The GME-6 is tuned standard GDAE — exactly the same as an acoustic mandolin — and the 13-7/8″ scale length is very close to a standard mandolin scale. If you already play mandolin, you can plug this in and be making music within minutes. The main adjustment is getting used to the solid-body feel and the lighter acoustic feedback, but your chords, scales, and technique transfer directly.
What styles of music is the GME-6 best suited for?
Gold Tone designed this instrument with Texas Swing and hillbilly jazz in mind, and it excels at both. The humbucker pickup gives you a warm, full tone that sits naturally in a jazz or country band context. That said, players use electric mandolins across a surprisingly wide range of styles — blues, classic rock, folk, bluegrass with amplification — and the GME-6’s versatile voice handles all of it well. The tone control lets you dial back the highs for a rounder jazz sound or open it up for more articulate picking clarity.
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