Detail 01
Two-way adjustable truss rod
The neck adjustment is specified as two-way adjustable.
Product detailSKU #1500000273912
Gold ToneMaple Mountain Openback Banjo Gloss Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Gold Tone’s MM-150 is an open-back banjo built around a 1/2-inch maple rim, a scalloped three-piece brass Whyte Laydie-style tone ring, and an 11-inch Renaissance head. Its maple neck has a comfortable profile and carries a scooped select-wood fingerboard with snowflake inlays. Planetary tuners, a No-Knot tailpiece, and an early-1900s-style armrest round out the hardware. It leaves the Gold Tone factory completely set up and is listed in GDGBD tuning.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Getting started with an open-back banjo that Gold Tone has completely set up.
- Working with a neck that pairs a frailing scoop with snowflake inlays.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
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.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The listed tuning is GDGBD.
- 02A pickup is optional.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does the MM-150 include a pickup?
Pickups are optional.
02What tuning is listed for this banjo?
GDGBD.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsSound
- Tone Ring
- White Ladye
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck
- Maple
- Bridge
- Maple with Ebony Cap
- Pickups
- Optional
5 detailsPlayability
- Strings
- .011, .024w, .016, .013, .011
- Nut Width
- 1
- Number of Frets
- 18
- Number of Strings
- .011, .024w, .016, .013, .011
- Scale Length
- 26
9 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Binding
- Black ABS
- Body Finish
- Natural Gloss
- Finish
- Natural Gloss
- Hardware
- Chrome Plated
- Inlay
- Snowflake
- Fingerboard Material
- Select Wood with Scoop
- Color Finish
- Gold
- Tailpiece
- No-Knot
1 detailsSize & weight
- Weight
- 6.5
9 detailsOther
- Armrest
- Reproduction of early
- Head
- 11 inch HC Renaissance
- Rim
- 1/2 inch Maple
- Truss Rod
- Two-Way Adjustable
- Tension Hoop
- Notched Brass
- Tuning
- GDGBD
- Buttons
- A-Style
- Tuners
- Planetary
- Brackets
- 24
