This is the 2026 version of the Gold Tone BG-150F. Gold Tone updated the BG-150F for 2026 with a Presto tailpiece, a new fretboard inlay design and a new headstock inlay design. We list it separately from the earlier BG-150F because the two are built differently, and every photo on this page shows the 2026 version.

Gold Tone's 2026 update changed the tailpiece to a Presto, gave the fretboard and the headstock new inlay designs, and lists a 14 inch maple resonator where its earlier spec listed mahogany. The rim is an 11 inch multi-ply maple rim with a custom bevel, the tension hoop is an 11 inch brass notched hoop, and the armrest is Gold Tone's plain style where the earlier spec listed the engraved one.

Gold Tone's aim with the BG-150F is the look of the great pre-WWII banjos at a great price: a hearts and flowers style fretboard inlay and a 14 inch resonator. Instead of a heavy bell brass ring it uses an 11 inch rolled brass flat bar tone ring, a quarter inch brass rod, which brings the banjo in at about 8.5 pounds. Gold Tone says little is lost in sound quality or power, and that long gigs played standing up become much more bearable on the lighter banjo.

• 11 inch rolled brass flat bar tone ring, flat flange
• 11 inch multi-ply maple rim with custom bevel, 24 brackets, dual 11 inch coordinator rods
• 14 inch maple resonator
• 11 inch brass notched tension hoop, 11 inch Remo HC coated topside head
• Presto tailpiece, 5/8 inch maple bridge with ebony cap, armrest fits all GT plain
• Maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, 22 frets, hearts and flowers inlay in the 2026 design, two-way truss rod
• 1-3/16 inch nut, 26-3/16 inch scale
• GT Planetary tuners, A-style buttons, white ABS binding, chrome plated hardware
• Vintage brown, high gloss finish
• About 8.5 pounds
• Gig bag included, HD16 hard case optional

Questions? Call Geoff Hohwald at (404) 218-8580.