**2025 Gold Tone WL-250 White Ladye 5-String Open-Back Banjo with Hard Shell Case – Excellent Condition**

Up for sale is a 2025 Gold Tone WL-250 White Ladye, one of Gold Tone’s most popular and highly regarded open-back banjos. This is a recent example in excellent condition, showing only the lightest signs of careful use (if any). It plays and sounds fantastic right out of the case.

The WL-250 is a modern tribute to the legendary A.C. Fairbanks Whyte Laydie banjos. It features an accurate replica of the classic three-piece Whyte Laydie (Electric-style) tone ring paired with an 11" 3-ply maple rim. The result is the classic open-back voice: clear, articulate, punchy yet plunky, with excellent volume and balance—ideal for old-time, clawhammer, folk, and traditional styles.

**Key features:**

- 11" Whyte Laydie tone ring

- 11" 3-ply maple rim with notched tension hoop

- Maple neck with comfortable profile

- Bound ebony fingerboard with frailing scoop and cloud inlays

- 18 frets, two-way adjustable truss rod

- Zero Glide nut (1-3/16")

- GT Planetary tuners

- Maple bridge with ebony cap

- No-Knot tailpiece

- Dual 11" coordinator rods

- Vintage-style armrest

- Chrome hardware

- 11" Remo HC Renaissance head

- Vintage Brown high-gloss finish

- Scale length: 26-3/16"

- Weight: approx. 6.7 lbs

- Tuned GDGBD

This banjo was professionally set up at the Gold Tone factory in Titusville, Florida. It includes the original hard shell case.

Excellent condition overall. Finish is clean and glossy, frets show minimal to no wear, hardware is bright, and the instrument is structurally solid with no issues. Ready to play.

A great opportunity to own a current-production Gold Tone WL-250 that delivers authentic Whyte Laydie-inspired tone without the vintage price tag.

Please message with any questions. Happy to provide additional photos or details.