OME Ikon Resonator Banjo | JLS No-Hole Tone Ring, High-Gloss

The OME Ikon is a professional-grade bluegrass resonator banjo, and this version is built with a JLS no-hole tone ring and a brilliant high-gloss finish. It is the first bluegrass resonator production model from OME, the oldest active banjo manufacturer in the United States, building banjos continuously since 1960 and now produced under Gold Tone Music Group in Titusville, Florida.

Brand new condition. Free shipping anywhere in the United States.

PRE-ORDER: estimated to ship around November 30, 2026, directly from OME in Titusville, Florida. Full payment is required at time of order. Your payment is fully refundable at any time before your order ships, for any reason and with no restocking fee.

Tone ring: a JLS no-hole tone ring, made by JLS (Jim Stull).

Specifications:

• Tone Ring: JLS No-Hole
• Finish: High-Gloss
• Rim: 11 inch 3-Ply Maple
• Neck: 5A Flamed Maple with OME Deco headstock
• Fingerboard: Ebony, 10 inch radius, 22 nickel frets
• Inlays: Art Deco Pearl and Abalone (headstock and fingerboard)
• Resonator: Flamed Maple with tortoise binding
• Armrest: Flamed Maple
• Tension Hoop: Notched Nickel
• Hooks: Nickel with Ball-End Nuts
• Flange: Custom OME One-Piece Cast
• Head: Remo Frosted High Collar
• Tuners: Rickard Cyclone (nickel) with tortoise buttons, 10:1 ratio
• Tailpiece: OME Harp (nickel)
• Bridge: OME Custom
• Nut: Bone, 1.3125 inch width
• Truss Rod: 2-Way Adjustable
• Coordinator Rods: Dual, 2-Way Adjustable
• Scale Length: 26-1/4 inch
• Strings: 5, tuned Open G (G D G B D)
• Case: Included
• Country of Origin: USA (Titusville, Florida)

Also available: the OME Ikon with a sand-cast bell-bronze JLS 20-hole tone ring, the same high-gloss instrument with that ring, and the OME Vintage Ikon, with a hand-rubbed satin finish and OME's vintage tone ring for a warmer, more traditional voice.

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