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Gold Tone SMP pickup
It emphasizes bass notes and provides piercing banjo-style treble.

Independent shopping perspective
The left-handed GT-500 is a six-string banjitar built around a maple rim, maple resonator, steel tone ring, maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard. It brings acoustic volume and sustain to the instrument’s setup, while the Gold Tone SMP pickup emphasizes bass notes alongside piercing banjo-style treble. Use it when you want the acoustic instrument available on its own, with an onboard pickup option for amplified playing. It is finished in natural gloss.


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What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.

Detail 01
It emphasizes bass notes and provides piercing banjo-style treble.
Detail 02
The instrument uses a steel tone ring within its maple-based construction.
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Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
Yes. It uses a Gold Tone SMP pickup.
The rim, resonator, and neck are maple, and the fingerboard is rosewood.
Yes. This is the left-handed model.
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