Gold ToneEBM-5 Electric Solidbody 5-String Banjo For Left Hand Players Sunburst
Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Designed for left-handed players, Gold Tone’s EBM-5 is a five-string electric banjo with an F-style mahogany body, hollow sound chamber, and an 8-inch banjo head with aluminum tone ring. A humbucker sits below the head at the bridge, joined by a neck-position pickup. The three-way selector chooses neck, bridge, or both. In the combined setting, the two pickup-volume knobs can blend their levels; a master tone knob completes the control set. Reachable controls support quick changes while playing.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Left-handed players shifting among neck, bridge, and blended pickup settings during arrangements.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Right-handed players; the EBM-5 is built with a left-handed orientation.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm the left-handed orientation matches your playing preference.
- 02An HDE hard case is optional.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How does the pickup selector work?
Up selects the neck pickup, center activates both pickups, and down selects the bridge pickup.
02Can the two pickups be blended?
Yes. With the selector centered, both pickups are active and their individual volume knobs can be blended.
03What tuning is listed?
GDGBD.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsSound
- Tone Ring
- 8 inch Aluminum
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck
- Maple
- Bridge
- Maple with Ebony Cap
- Pickups
- Humbucker & Stacked Single Coil
6 detailsPlayability
- Strings
- .011, .024w, .016, .013, .011
- Orientation
- Left handed
- Nut Width
- 1
- Number of Frets
- 21
- Number of Strings
- .011, .024w, .016, .013, .011
- Scale Length
- 26
11 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Sunburst
- Binding
- White Celluloid
- Top
- Mahogany
- Body Finish
- Tobacco Sunburst
- Finish
- Tobacco Sunburst
- Hardware
- Gold Plated
- Inlay
- Snowflake
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Back Amp Sides
- Mahogany
- Color Finish
- Sunburst
- Tailpiece
- EB Style Straightline
1 detailsSize & weight
- Weight
- 8.3
2 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- HDE (Optional)
- Hard Case
- HDE (Optional)
6 detailsOther
- Head
- 8 inch Remo
- Truss Rod
- Two-Way Adjustable
- Tension Hoop
- Top Tension-Style
- Tuning
- GDGBD
- Buttons
- C-Style Perloid
- Tuners
- GT Master Planets
